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…
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…
Grieving When They’re Leaving
There is a real and unique kind of grief that comes when your baby grows up and leaves home. A few months ago, kid #6 and I were talking about…
Are Twos Really Terrible?
Before we had kids I heard about the "terrible twos." When our oldest was approaching 2 years old, I was mentally preparing myeslf for his coming fits and tantrums and…
To Ourselves and Our Posterity
This month we celebrated the anniversary of the United States of America. This country was set up to be ruled by laws instead of kings in order to give all…
Advice for Hospital Births
I'd first written this at the end of my post Feeling Good in Pregnancy, but I decided it was enough to read in one sitting by itself. Here's what I've…