This weekend, cure our family will be heading out to the tree farm to choose the perfect Christmas tree. We usually spend an hour or more hiking through the rows of trees looking at the firs, dosage spruces and pine and then come back to the first tree we looked at and grab that one. Like most Christmas events, it’s tradition. This year, if we are going to be spending all … [Read more...] about Identifying Your Christmas Tree
Guest Post: The Homeschool Baby, Laura Booz
The UPS truck delivered our orchard: 35 skinny saplings, wrapped in brown paper, and piled on our driveway. It didn’t look like much, but we had a field, and we had a vision, and we were fixin’ to turn those sticks into apple trees. So we sunk our shovels into the earth. If we didn’t know any better, we would have taken one look at the tiny root balls and the thin trunks and … [Read more...] about Guest Post: The Homeschool Baby, Laura Booz
Thankful for the Challenges
Most of the time we forget that our daughter has some special challenges. We simply view her as who she is, rx a valuable member of our family. Other times it is painfully obvious that she is not like most typical five-year-old girls. Those are the times that almost catch me by surprise, and can take my breath away. Everyday trials take the biggest toll on us. Simple … [Read more...] about Thankful for the Challenges
Give Them Grace Preview Chapter 3 – Why Am I Working So Hard?!
Parenting is hard work. How many times have you said that? Or at least thought it? I think I felt it double today. And then I felt like a failure. Can you relate at all? Please tell me you can... In a survey conducted by Focus on the Family, the most frequent comment from mothers was that they felt like failures. (p. 54) And the reason I feel like a failure? Because … [Read more...] about Give Them Grace Preview Chapter 3 – Why Am I Working So Hard?!
Black Friday Review – Truth in the Tinsel
I am overly excited to review Amanda White's new ebook, Truth in the Tinsel, an advent experience for little hands! I have been stalking Amanda's blog Impress Your Kids for awhile now - picking up great ideas to do with my youngest son. Nervous to introduce myself to Amanda at Relevant - I was so overjoyed to spend some quality time chatting with her. Amanda's heart … [Read more...] about Black Friday Review – Truth in the Tinsel