Monday Mommy GIF 18
05/22/2017
Husband: I thought maybe you needed a girls’ night out. Me:
Category: Family life
10 Tips for Flying With Littles
05/16/2017
We just flew across the country with our two boys, ages 4 and 1. Because, you know, we like a challenge. Just kidding, it’s because Daddy was graduating with his PhD. (Can you HEAR the hallelujahs? SE-RI-OUS-LY.) Plane travel isn’t a new thing for us, though. Because my family lives in the Midwest and we … More 10 Tips for Flying With Littles
10 Tips for Camping with Kids
05/09/2017
We went camping as a family for the first time last week. Two kids. Two nights. Three adults (all the praise hands, a dear friend visited from Chicago and braved the wilds with our brood). I’ll admit, I was a little terrified. Part of my fear was borne from a childhood of camping trips. We made … More 10 Tips for Camping with Kids
Monday Mommy GIFs 17
05/08/2017
When your kid says something unintentionally inappropriate but totally hilarious, and you can’t react or they will say that inappropriate thing over and over and over again…
The Impossible God * 10 Minute Devotional
04/27/2017
We read a children’s Bible to our 4-year-old every night before bed. He always asks a lot of questions, both because he’s genuinely interested, and because each question he asks allows him another minute or two of bedtime delay. A few nights ago we read the story of the Red Sea from Exodus 14 and 15. You … More The Impossible God * 10 Minute Devotional
10 Tips for Small Space Living
04/25/2017
We live in a smallish space. 1200 square feet, to be exact. If you live in NYC, you may be thinking, “That’s enormous!” If you live anywhere else, you probably think that’s on the tinier side. A small space can be a challenge. For one thing, by the time it’s 6:30am my kids are READY TO GO (because … More 10 Tips for Small Space Living
Faith, Frugality, and Feasting * 10 Minute Devotional
04/20/2017
I’m a pretty frugal person. It probably started when I was born in Wisconsin, a state where thou-shalt-live-humbly. Everyone drives Toyotas and Fords and Subarus. Millionaires live in log cabins. As an elementary schooler I literally didn’t know people could buy clothes from the front of the store. I thought those were just for show, since everyone I knew always headed straight … More Faith, Frugality, and Feasting * 10 Minute Devotional
Dirty, Dirty Feet * 10 Minute Devotional
04/13/2017
Back in Jesus’ day, people had dirty feet. Sandals, dirt roads, lots of animals… you do the math. [I led chapel for our preschool a couple weeks ago and mentioned that Jesus and his disciples probably stepped in poop all the time, forgetting the cardinal rule of talking to 3- and 4-year olds: Do Not … More Dirty, Dirty Feet * 10 Minute Devotional
How to Explain Good Friday to a Preschooler, and Other Things Seminary Never Taught Me
04/12/2017
Good Friday is this Friday, April 14. Good Friday is all about the death of Jesus. The horrific, bloody death of Jesus. This day is one of cornerstones of the Christian faith. It’s important. Essential, even. I want my kids to have a grasp of it from their earliest days. To have heard about the … More How to Explain Good Friday to a Preschooler, and Other Things Seminary Never Taught Me
10 Lessons Siblings Teach You
03/21/2017
Nothing is sacred That boy you like? That sweater you saved up for over a month to buy? The verbal tic you can’t seem to get over? That boy will be told of your feelings. That sweater will be borrowed (without asking) and stained. That verbal tic will be mocked incessantly. Welcome to having siblings. 2. … More 10 Lessons Siblings Teach You
Courtney Ellis 