We have a rule in our home for gifts for our kids: no batteries. It’s been tough sometimes but I feel like I have perfected our Christmas shopping with no batteries involved! Here is what I bought THIS year for my kiddos to help keep them off screens and using their imaginations! Oh! And we […]
Children
You Can’t Save Your Children
My husband prays EVERY night for the salvation of our children. Is there really anything more important for us to pray as parents? I think not. But we can’t save them. We can’t reach into their hearts and cram the gospel in there and make it grow. We can’t homeschool them as a guarantee that they […]
3 Opportune Times To Share The Gospel With Your Kids
#1 When they tell you all the good stuff they did that day. The other day one of my littles came to me and said: “Today I did extra chores. I cleaned the downstairs without you asking and I gave my toy to my sister.” This child is one of those kiddos that really wants […]
Forget About Your Child’s Self-Esteem
There has never been a time in history where self-esteem has been more of a focus. You can’t walk through an elementary school hallway or enter a psychologist’s office without hearing about the importance of our children having self-esteem. I say it’s not working. In fact, I think it is making things worse! Focusing on […]
3 Things I Do To Make The House Run More Smoothly
So many things to do. So many ways to do them. Here are three ways I do things to make our house with 6 children 10 and under run more smoothly. 1. Set a timer. I love my little black and white timer. We have a schedule that is blocked out in 30 minute increments. […]
Why Am I the Weird One?!
I am pregnant with baby number 7. Most people think that’s weird. In fact, someone asked my brother the other day: “Why would she do that?!” As if I had committed some terrible crime or something…Others have commented about how I “did this to myself” as if being pregnant with my precious child was the […]