Large Family Raising Fruit John 15:5
There are so many great children’s Bible songs, more than the 2 I had recently shared as being Ellenor’s favorites. Here’s a list of a bunch more of our family favorites. Praise Him, Praise Him, All Ye Little Children This Little Light of Mine The …
Ellie’s 2 favorite children’s songs right now are “Ho Ho Ho Hosanna” & “A Great Gray Elephant.” Every time I put her to bed she demands we sing “Ho ho” & “Elephant”. She knows the words & sings along with me for most of it. …
I feel one of the biggest problems we have in our society today is that we’ve lost our vision for how God created Family. God created wives to serve their families. We were created for work. This is our purpose! We have become lazy. And …
I have been thinking a lot lately about self control. As I’ve been studying about it, I am realizing it is a lot bigger than we really think at first glance. Self-control covers SO many facets. Things like kids whining is actually a lack of …
I recently read a great little book by Durenda Wilson called “The Unhurried Homeschooler“. It was very encouraging & easy to read (& short!). I then looked up the author & realized she does regular podcasts. I have never been one to listen to many …
Ellenor was being a bit of a handful last night as I was trying to get her ready for bed. I remembered that she had a fairly early dinner & didn’t eat very much so I figured she was hungry. I sat her down with …
A few weeks ago, we were doing some shopping at Costco after a Doctor appointment & I saw a 2 or 3 year old little girl riding in the shopping cart. The little girl was mesmerized by something she was watching on Mom’s phone. It …
Married couples – Make date nights important, especially if you have children living at home! Even if you do not have kids, or are empty nesters….whatever season you are in, it is important! Over the years, date nights have looked very different for us. Sometimes …
We recently discovered reusable food pouches. It is interesting to me how much parenting “things” have changed in the past 19 years since we were new parents. There are so many new options, neat things that were not around then. A few of my favorites …
Our youngest kids LOVE to help out. Especially when working side by side (don’t we all?!) with myself or anyone. It takes longer to get stuff done when training children. But, oh, it is so worth it! Years ago as a young mother I was …