learning, creating, and celebrating with your family all year
Getting prepared for a first apartment has been on my mind a lot over the past year. In particular, I’ve been thinking about essentials someone would need for their first home. Last May, my son moved out at the age of 21. He moved in with a friend who already had a house. Logan packed all his stuff in boxes and drove… Read More
Thirty Fun Summer Ideas for Teens and their Parents is by Kris of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers: It’s official. I am now the mom of a houseful of big kids. It takes more than a park day and a kids’ meal to entertain them. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t feel that it’s my job to entertain them all summer long, but… Read More
10 Bible Songs to Teach Your Children is a post from contributing writer Dianna Kennedy. (This post contains affiliate links) If you’re a mother, you’ll teach your children a song or two while they’re small. Children often learn by repetition – like singing the same songs over and over! It’s never too early to lead our little ones to Christ… Read More
The following post is from contributing writer Christine of Christine Trevino. Sometimes great ideas are born out of conflict. My husband and I sat on opposite sides of the dining room table with quiet tears shared between us. I came to the conversation feeling unappreciated for the contribution I was making to our family, and so did he. At some… Read More
{The following is a sponsored post by Banana Boat®.} While we love when we can have lazy summer days spent in the air conditioning while binge watching television shows, I also love that summertime means that we can fit in fun experiences, both indoors and outdoors, that we might not have time for during the school year. One of those great… Read More
Fathers have often been portrayed in one of two ways in media. They’ve often been shown as either the emotionally distant breadwinner or the bumbling goofball that can never quite get things right. That first example is the one that is usually portrayed as the most “manly,” which I think is just sad. Having been married for 19 years, with almost 16… Read More