Recently, I tried a new approach to hosting a gathering that I must admit was excruciating to implement. To execute this experiment took self-control and discipline. The result was freedom. Freedom and life. Precious family memories have been created in our home when we have spent time sharing our life and our home with our […]
Today’s post is a follow-up to the previous post, Chores, A Tradition? Part One. I mentioned that we have started and stopped many different chore systems in our home. We have used chore charts, we have used online chore sites, we have used the index card system. You name it, we have likely tried it. […]
Chores, a tradition? I don’t think so! That is what your kids would be thinking of this post. Ok, so maybe chores aren’t actually a tradition, per se. But they do accomplish some of the same goals that traditions accomplish. Though chores might not create the warm, fuzzy experiences that say eating chocolate chip cookies […]
As I was preparing dinner, Zachary burst through the door from baseball practice. My hand flew up to stop him in his tracks in hopes of preventing mud tracks from the baseball field from being spread across the kitchen floor. He panted, “Mom, come here, there is a baby bird outside.” Everyone dropped what they were doing […]
The more we show our children how valued and loved they are, the greater our opportunities for creating rich experiences with them will be. When they know they are loved unconditionally, they will trust us. When they trust us, they will allow us into their lives. Our children are bombarded by the world daily. They […]
My boys are constantly drawing me pictures or writing me notes. Their sweet pictures are precious to me, and I hated them being stuffed into drawers and boxes. I wanted the boys to know that their time and effort to create something was appreciated and loved. I also wanted their creations to be organized in a […]
Congrats, Jen Hunt! I hope you and the girls enjoy some fun with this. Wishing everyone a memorable Memorial Day Weekend!
