Before we get started, I’m excited to announce the winner of yesterday’s giveaway of MAGNETIC by Lynn Cowell. DRUM ROLL PLEASE……… And the winner is – Micah Day! Congratulations Micah! You’ll be receiving an email with info about how to receive you book! SUPER EXCITED for you! —————————————————————– My momma used to say, “Hind sight is 20/20.” But I never really understood what that meant until I was old enough to look back and discover that time is like a really good teacher that showed up to give you all the answers after you already graduated. Looking in the …
5 Reasons Why You Should Read to Your Children?
Do you read to your children? When my children were young, I loved curling up against the headboard with my boys in my arms and a book in my hand as I read a story to them before I tucked them in. I LOVED story time – and so did they… even when they were older. But to be honest, with dishes to do, baths to take, teeth to brush, homework to finish and laundry to fold, I often struggled to settle down long enough to read to my children. Maybe you feel the same way too. Always something to …
Schooling
Homeschooler I don’t wear it like a badge of honor, but it is my label. A job I accepted last year with fear and trepidation. And this year I take it up again a little wiser and still concerned that I educate my children well. I am a mom who longs to raise kids who love to learn. I want them to be life-long learners. I want them to love good books and communicate well in both written and spoken word. I secretly hope they love science and learn to look at math as a challenge, not an obstacle. I …
Teen Sues Parents
IT’S A PARENT’S NIGHTMARE A child with a terminal illness. A child die in a car accident. A child get on drugs. A child be kidnapped. How would you complete the sentence, “It would be a nightmare for my child to______________________” Although there are several ways we might complete the above sentence, none of us would end it with “sue me.” YET IT HAPPENED. A high school senior filed suit against her mother and father for financial support and college tuition. The teen’s justification? “(They) should be required to provide for my support and education until I can stand on …
Frozen MOMents
This verse caused me to pause this morning: “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” Ephesians 5:15-17 I began to ponder the moments that have frozen in my mind at some point or another. Often when I do this, I remember slip-ups, mine to others & others to me. Betrayals. Abuses and hurts. I recall missed opportunities–with my husband, my children, my sister, my friends, that one in the grocery store, the …
Welcome Mat: The Key to Teaching Your Children Thankfulness
The first time I remember making it a heart-goal to teach our children appreciation began this way… At our son’s 6th birthday party, during the gift opening portion: Son: (wildly tearing at the paper) What is it? Oh it’s a battleship. My Grammy already got me this. Then, he opened the next gift. Son: (pulling off the bow and paper, tossing the card aside, unread): A Nerf gun! My Grammy got me one of these just last week. In front of all the parents and children watching, I wanted to die then and there on the spot. My son needed …