Theia’s been asking a lot of questions which have led to some awesome conversations. Brian and I are both amazed at how even at 4 years old there is so much their little heads and hearts can take in. She quietly sat at the table and drew this picture, and glued a cross of yarn […]
I just love this photo of Mase riding in the rain. It reminds me to have fun, relax, forget the rules, “the shoulds”, the “have to’s”. It say go! It says JOY! Freedom! It says let go. Forget what others may say or think. Live for the audience of the One who called me. I […]
have you ever… felt overwhelmed by life? felt amazed how fast the weekends go and then it’s actually Monday again? experienced how fast the weeks go, that you just aren’t quite ready for a new one start? just wanted to forget the to do list, the cleaning list, the long list of emails and phone […]
Each and every morning I sit down at my desk and look at my computer. Right beneath the screen are these words on a little card. I got this from a bible study I did a couple years ago. Each little gem represents one of the kids. I read these words every morning with hope […]
This picture was taken after a fun family night of pizza and ice cream. We wanted to take a walk afterwards on the trail and enjoy the beautiful evening just a little longer. The girls were having nothing to do with it. They stood firm and held their ground. It was a frustrating moment. I’m […]
last week brian was out of town. i’m pleased to say that overall my week went really well with the kids. but that doesn’t mean we ALL weren’t ready to see daddy when he came home. even though the week went well we seemed to have had more than usual talks about obedience. you know […]
In my 5 1/2 years of being a mom I am happy to say there are a few things I have figured out. Not that I do these things well all of the time but it isn’t a point of confusion or mystery to me anymore. One of these things is how to help my […]
In my 5 1/2 years of being a mom I am happy to say there are a few things I have figured out. Not that I do these things well all of the time but it isn’t a point of confusion or mystery to me anymore. One of these things is how to help my […]
Last Fall Brian and I attended a parenting class hosted at a local church. The series we went through was the Family Discipleship Ministry by Craig Castor. We both really like it and would recommend checking it out at www.parentingministry.org/. One of the many suggestions we took from our parenting class was establishing family rules […]
A while back I posted my new idea of using timers to give the kids alone time/ reading time and to give me a little break during a crazy time of the day. We started off at 10 min for each of the kids and we are now up to 25 min. Mason is at […]