To Spank or Not to Spank
In 2002, my new husband and I were wanting to have children. I was also a college student taking a marriage and family studies class. For a research project, I…
Weaning Your Baby
Weaning your baby from breastfeeding is bittersweet. Of all our ten babies, the last time I breastfed our #7 stands out in my memory. He was almost 18 months old.…
6 Screen free Activities for Kids
"I'm bored!" they tell me. Sometimes I sigh. Sometimes I offer ideas. Sometimes I say, "Being bored sometimes is good for you." But I never say, "Go watch a show."…
Love for Each Child
Being a parent of multiple children brings multiple joys and challenges. One of the callenges is trying to take time to let each child know that they are loved. Here…
Making Time for Everything
The Bible tells us, "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven." (Eccl 3:1) I think this is very true in parenting. There's…
A Shepherd Experience
This Christmastime, I wanted to give my home & micro-school kids a shepherd experience. I knew we had a fun day coming up, so that would make the perfect opportunity.…
Helping Littles with Big Feelings
I've written before about "terrible twos," along with running ones and grouchy threes. These little ones all have big feelings sometimes, and they usually seem overly dramatic for whatever the…
A Mom’s Day
Maybe you are a parent wondering if life for you is like it is for other parents. Maybe you are thinking about having kids and want to know what it…
5 Fam Faves, Healthified
I've written before about our diet, and how it changed for the better over a decade ago. Sometimes people think that making a healthy meal means there's no flavor, but…
A Fun Day
One of the things we do in our home/microschool is to have what we call "fun days." For us that means that we put away our normal work and lessons…