I won't even pretend we have a perfect marriage because--we don't. We love each other. We are committed to each other. But even with these firm beliefs, there's that tiny detail that we often forget--we are human. So, we hurt each other. Now that you know I'm not speaking from a platform of "we've got it all together", let me share what we do to keep connected in our marriage. With every child that the Lord has blessed us with, our life gets busier. Our children are still ... continue reading...
That Time I Let Them Be…
That Time I Let Them Be... I'm really good at letting them create and imagine but it has to be within my parameters and my comfort zone. I begin to slowly unravel when it starts getting really dirty and loud. Can you relate? He walked in through the front door with a sparkle in his eye and mischievous smile. I immediately knew something was up. I asked him what he and his brothers were doing and he responded sheepishly--nothing much, just…a long pause… and the word building came out ... continue reading...
My Souls Cry to Create: DIY Painted Mug
It's interesting what my heart and soul gravitates to when I'm searching for something more. When I'm seeking rest. When I'm needing to process. When I've found peace, love and comfort and I'm needing to express it. I'm pulled towards my souls inner craving--no it's not chocolate. Though some days you can find me curled up with a jar of nutella and a cup of tea. I begin my hungry stricken search looking for blank canvases. Everything and anything around me has the possibility of ... continue reading...
Surviving a Road Trip with a Toddler: Tips and Activities
Our first road trip with our baby was absolutely awful. Our mission: Drive through the night so that our baby could sleep pretty much throughout the whole trip. But the exact opposite happened--he cried through the night. We were moving, stressed and low on sleep, so you can imagine how awful this road trip was from the get go, but then you add a baby not sleeping the whole night and now it's in the MISERABLE--JUST SHOOT ME category. Obviously, it wasn't his fault so we didn't blame him but ... continue reading...
The Worst Way to Compliment Your Children
I didn't even realize I was doing this--The Worst Way to Compliment Your Children. I'm taking this awesome class with my son to empower him and help him build healthy neural connections. The teacher shared some thing simple that really stood out to me was this (I'm paraphrasing): You need to end a positive, encouraging sentence with a period. Don't add a "but" and then continue with criticism or negative words. All your child will hear is the negative that you ended with. I Don't Do ... continue reading...
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