Family Game Night: 10 Great Games You Need
Now that many of us are finding ourselves home and spending WAY more time than ever before with our families (thanks to COVID-19), we are all looking for ways to keep the kids – and ourselves – entertained. My solution is easy: FAMILY GAME NIGHT! Check out this list of 10 of my favorite games that are sure to add some life into your typical game night.
Establishing a Homeschool Routine During COVID-19: A Homeschool Mom’s Insight
With the spread of COVID-19 and resultant school closures, kids everywhere are suddenly being homeschooled, and parents everywhere are losing their minds on how to possibly manage this. As a homeschool mom, I have insight into what might help…
3 Steps to Replace Counting to 3 When Your Child Won’t Listen
We hear it all the time – a kid acts up, and the parent begins to count toward the dreaded 3. It is a form of discipline that most parents use, but I never have – and never will. Read about why counting to three only teaches your child to not take you seriously, and follow these 3 steps to establishing a more effective system so that your child will begin to listen to you the first time you say something – no counting needed!
Why I Want My Kids to Lose
In the era of participation trophies, competition is slowly becoming extinct. Field day used to be a day of striving to win ribbons, but now everyone goes home a winner. But I don’t want my kids to always win. In fact, sometimes I want them to lose…
I am Not a Better Mother Than You Just Because I Have More Kids
When I had my first child, I was given all of the congratulatory remarks that you would expect when you have a baby, and people were genuinely happy for me. However, no one marveled at the fact that I had that child. No one treated me like I had accomplished something amazing. Having one child, though wonderful, was not necessarily remarkable. It did not make me special…
GIVE ANYWAY – Why I Ignore the Voice that Tells Me to be Greedy
There are so many reasons we can give ourselves for why the person standing at the intersection with the homeless sign is not actually deserving of our contribution – why we should drive away without a glance and not give them a penny of our hard-earned money. But I say we should do it anyway – we should GIVE ANYWAY…
Why Do We Diminish Childlike Faith?
When I encouraged my daughter to bring a situation to God in prayer, I realized in hindsight that I was constantly making sure she knew that her prayer might not be answered, that she should be prepared for the worst, even though she had complete faith. This ultimately led to me to ask myself why I was seeking to diminish her childlike faith…
