4 Great Resources for Advent
11/25/2017
Because faithful preparation takes a little time. … More 4 Great Resources for Advent
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10 Things Your Toddler Will Actually Eat This Thanksgiving
11/20/2017
If you’ll be serving food to tiny humans, don’t overthink the side dishes.
Trust me on this one. … More 10 Things Your Toddler Will Actually Eat This Thanksgiving
5 Survival Tips for When You’re Solo Parenting
09/18/2017
Daryl traveled to a pastor’s conference a couple weeks ago. I was genuinely thrilled he was going – he hasn’t spent a night without the kids since before our second born arrived, and times of focused study, rest, and renewal are a gift. I was also terrified he was going. It would be me and … More 5 Survival Tips for When You’re Solo Parenting
Don’t Give Away the Time (Soul Space Thursday)
09/07/2017
I like to joke that most things in life can be explained by scenes from either The Office (the American version, of course) or The West Wing. Take this scene from The Office, for example, where Holly Flax tries to explain time theft to her officemates. That, to the company, taking extra time at the water cooler … More Don’t Give Away the Time (Soul Space Thursday)
10 Ways Raising Kids is Basically Science Fiction
02/28/2017
Living with tiny humans is not unlike Star Trek… 1. When you suddenly realize it’s waaaaaay too quiet Oh no, oh no, oh no oh no oh no. Please, PLEASE tell me they didn’t discover my hidden lipstick stash. Welcome to the foreign planet that is now your living room. 2. When you try to … More 10 Ways Raising Kids is Basically Science Fiction
10 Reactions Parents of Young Kids Will Understand
02/21/2017
1. When you can’t EVER let your guard down around glasses or silverware Our baby has a reach of like eight feet if he sees something sharp, breakable, or shiny. Go-go-Gadget ARMS! 2. When your close friend who gave you a hard time for being a nap stickler has a baby of her own and texts you, “Oh … More 10 Reactions Parents of Young Kids Will Understand
10 Valentines to Give your Kids
02/14/2017
I don’t remember so much Valentine’s Day pressure in my younger years. My mom would make us heart-shaped pancakes, we’d eat way too many of those tiny chalk-flavored candies at school, we’d exchange some cheap paper Valentine cards with our classmates, and that’d be it. Then social media happened. And suddenly it wasn’t enough to tell … More 10 Valentines to Give your Kids
Since Laughter is the Best Medicine…
01/30/2017
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…
10 Gifs That Sum Up Parenting a Preschooler
01/24/2017
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
Top 10 Signs You’re at Your Childhood Home
01/03/2017
I just got back from ten days in northern Wisconsin (folks from northern Wisconsin always specify the northern because southern Wisconsin is cities and farmland, while the north is woods and lakes and white-tailed deer and air so fresh your lungs practically say “thank you” with each exhale). I grew up there, and my parents still live … More Top 10 Signs You’re at Your Childhood Home
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