When my kids heard that we were going to homeschool again this year, they immediately started putting in requests for all the topics/subjects they wanted to learn. Spanish for kids was at the top of their list. I thought it would be fun to learn Spanish together as a family, so I started researching “how…
Playing games with kids can be a lot of fun. In fact, one of my favorite ways to spend time with my kids is to play a board game or card game with them. But even though it’s my favorite, it doesn’t always end up being the happy and enjoyable time I had hoped. When…
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I recently read an article that said: “There are three important times of the day for a parent and child to connect, first thing in the morning, after school or nap, and at bedtime” [How Busy Moms Can Have Happy Mornings]. My immediate reaction was, “Yikes. I’m generally at my worst during these three times….
Throwing some chicken and a few simple ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning means having a delicious and filling dinner ready to go whenever our busy family can gather together around the table. Here are some of my favorite crockpot chicken recipes – perfect for a quick and easy family dinner. Even though I…
Last Christmas, I’d had it. I was tired of the “me” mentality that seeped into the Christmas season. It was time to find a way to get my kids focused on the reason we celebrate the holiday – a season of blessing. Each day of Advent, as we counted down to Christmas Day, we opened…
I came across an article via my Facebook feed last week that was titled, “How Not to Teach Your Children the Bible.” I wasn’t able to read it right then, but because of the source of the article and the friend who had shared it, I knew I would want to read it later, so…