I know it’s only October, but I can’t help straining my eyes toward the next month of the calendar, and the holiday it celebrates: I love Thanksgiving. Time with family. Delicious food. The warm colors of autumn decorating the house while we eat pumpkin pie. The spirit of thanksgiving wraps my heart in joy like the ooey-gooey… View more
(Scroll to bottom of post for download.) Recently, I had the privilege of contributing to a blog series over at Intentional in Life about Raising Godly Boys. After some prayer and reflection, I decided to write my post about “Raising Godly Boys with Anxious Little Hearts” because anxiety has been a part of the parenting… View more
Free Printable Bible Verse & Prayer Cards For Your Kids! It started out as a mother-son tiff about screen time. My kids had just meandered downstairs from their bedrooms, in full Spring Break relaxation mode. My son reached for the iPad, and my eyebrows shot up. “You’re not planning to start with screens already, are… View more
Free Printable List Below! I still remember my son’s innocent expression of alarm when, at the age of two, I put a short-sleeve shirt on him on one of the first warm days of spring: “It’s broke, mommy,” he said as he tried to tug the sleeves down his arms. I assured him that short… View more
Ah, bathtime! It’s been a few years since I’ve had babies or toddlers in the house, but I still remember the joys of seeing my babies splashing around in the tub. Every time I patted my kids dry, I knew it would be just a few more minutes before they’d be tucked into bed and… View more
I’ll never forget that moment. Driving home from a grocery run, I listened to the chaos of my young kids, strapped in carseats behind me. I don’t remember what they argued about. I don’t remember who whined the loudest or who strained the hardest to kick at their sibling despite the constraints of the car. … View more
Earlier this month, I shuffled through my storage area, trying to find a “Hello Spring!” sign I stashed away last year. Scanning the boxes, my heart smiled when I noticed one scrawled with the label “Baby Books.” An idea quickly popped into my mind. (My husband starts having panic attacks when I look at baby things… View more
Free Printables! Now that the birds have returned to nearby treetops and spring flowers have finally started peeking out from the ground, I’m excited to enjoy time with my family outdoors. Board games and cocoa have been replaced by jaunts to area trails, followed by a trip to the ice cream shop. There’s just something… View more
Anyone with an ear toward current events can feel it—race concerns are still raw and real in our country. Opinions abound on every side of the issue, and at all points in between. I recently issued a plea to fellow white mothers, asking them to leave “colorblindness” behind and start engaging the issue of race…. View more
I recently wrote a post about trying to find purpose in the “small days.” It was quiet and reflective, and full of pretty little metaphors I like to sprinkle over words like powdered sugar on a donut. (See how I did that?) But let’s face it: Sometimes life isn’t all that pretty. Sometimes you just… View more
