Kid: Why does my block tower keep falling down? Me: Well, because your base isn’t big enough and it’s top heavy, so you need to build a bigger base. Kid: Why? Me: Because that’s the way the blocks are designed. See, you need to set them up more like this. Kid: Why? Me: HELP ME OUT HERE, … More Monday Mommy Gif 4
There are some nasty illnesses going around and our fam fell prey to some last week. It was miserable. First the baby, who we had to take to the Emergency Department because he was, you know, not able to breathe (he’s fine now, but it aged his poor parents 10 years). Then the preschooler, who missed a day … More Since Laughter is the Best Medicine…
When one kid gets the stomach flu and then gives it to the other kid.
How can a person be so grown-up and yet so frustratingly not all at the same time? Raise your hand if you’ve said things like these and gotten similar reactions from your 2-5 year old… 🙋🙋🙋 1. “You have to put on a jacket.” 2. “No dessert unless you take one bite of everything.” 3. “Be nice to Aunt Mabel. … More 10 Gifs That Sum Up Parenting a Preschooler
Finding a last minute babysitter.
As told with a little help from the brilliant 1996 movie That Thing You Do… When you first announce you’re headed to seminary, your friends are like, “Well, if you want to make a lot of money, you probably shouldn’t be a pastor.” 2. You spend your seminary years in a library and you’re all: 3. Then … More 10 Gifs That Perfectly Sum Up Being a Pastor
To start your Mondays off right… Introducing Monday Mommy gifs! (Because there’s not enough coffee in the worrrrrrld.) When you finally get the kids to bed…
1. Eat Less Sugar Yeah. I have a sweet tooth. Or maybe I have only sweet teeth. Since Diabetes runs in my family, it’s high time I got a bit of a handle on my Icees-and-Swedish-Fish obsession. (I have the palate of an eight-year-old. Don’t judge.) But here’s the thing: choosing to restrict something usually just makes me … More 5 New Years’ Resolutions I’m Not Making (and What I’m Doing Instead)
A little humor for your holiday. … More Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving…
Because it might be a loooooong day. … More 10 Things to Do on Election Day
Courtney Ellis 