Parenting w/Love & Baggage
Grace is Having Bladder Issues
I don’t know if it’s all the caffeine she ate yesterday from all the candy, but she’s frustrated because she’s had to go several times this morning! (I have similar issues with caffeine and going, so I’ll have to watch to see if it’s hereditary!)So to help her frustration I’ve come up with a couple…
My Book’s Here!
I just received an email from a lady who said she went to pick up a copy of “Anytime Prayers for Everyday Moms,” a book she worked on and she saw my name! I guess we worked on the same book! Hope I can recognized my own prayers!I have been waiting over a year for…
Time to Make the Salad?
Remember that old Dunkin Donuts commercial where the chubby man would shuffle into the store, eyelids heavy, and then he’d drone “Time to make the donuts?” Well, substitute salad for donuts and put my face on his, and you got the enthusiasm I feel about making the pre-dinner greenery.Growing up it was my job to…
Teaching Your Kids to Soar
This book totally changed the way I viewed each of my children. In fact, I think it’s time I read through it again. When my oldest was two, he drove me crazy with his bossiness and his involvement in everyone’s business. He was demanding, confrontational with other children, and often had trouble in social situations.…
Experiencing God in Parenting
As I’ve been Experiencing Christ Within, I’ve also been challenged in my parenting. A while ago God led me from my restrictive, by-the-book parenting to a more Grace based parenting. It wasn’t an easy switch, and I still struggle with doling out consequences as my first reaction to parenting. But I’ve learned over the last…
I’ve Given Up On Parenting Advice
Well, not really, but I’m getting there. Over at Intent, one mom has learned to shrug off the advice of others and hear the voice of God for her own family. I think if we listen more to the voice of God instead of looking to some formula on raising our kids, we all would…
Gracie’s First Day of Preschool
This is Gracie’s third year of preschool. The first year, when she was 2 1/2 she LOVED preschool and didn’t think twice about going into the class. Then half way through preschool things changed. She started being clingy and not wanting to let go of me when I dropped her off. It was my first…
My Home is Alive with the Sound of Music
For me, nothing is more beautiful than listening to my children sing. When Chris, my oldest, was two years old I caught him changing the words to the popular children’s song “itsy, bitsy, spider.” In perfect tune, he sang “I want some pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes…” I knew at that moment that he was gifted…
My Life is One BIG Mess
Do you ever feel like your life is a mess? You know, toys thrown all over the room, and clothes scattered across the bedroom floor. No matter how much I clean, throw away, give away, and sell, the mess just seems to multiply.Twice a year I gather up the kids old clothes and toys for…
My Eyes Are Bigger Than My Schedule
I’m beginning to think I’ve bitten off more I can chew.Homeschool is just around the corner, albeit our corner is at least two weeks away. But the activities seem to be starting up. Homeschool PE, Flag football, Musical Theatre, dance, gymnastics, swimming! Thank goodness Timmy (6) told me early this summer. “Mom, don’t sign me…