Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
This morning I read Psalm 105 as I was preparing for my little 2-5 year old Second Hour Class. This week we’ll be talking about Joseph, and my job is to teach them that we can trust God even in hardship, because God always plans …
Have you ever had the feeling that life is not fulfilling? Are you ever unsatisfied with life as you know it? My little girl encountered this on a very small-scale one day when I went announced that we were going to the Dairy Queen. …
Homeschooling looks different for every family, and this year we will have a “homeschooling first” because we are going to continue to homeschool during the summer. I know. I got a knot in my stomach, too, when I realized that this is what we need …
My son is in the process of joining the Civil Air Patrol which until recently I knew very little about. In fact, although my grandfather and great uncles all served in the military, I personally have very little military knowledge at all (this cannot …
Have you ever had a disagreement with someone that escalated for some unknown reason? Maybe they responded sinfully, and said hurtful things? Maybe you responded sinfully by dishing it back or writing them off. If you turn on any current TV sitcom, “family life” is …
Five ways we send mixed messages to our kids: 1. Teach them that knowing and loving God is the most important aspect of life but then neglect reading His word to them and put everything else before Sunday worship: sleep, housework, baseball, family parties, work, …
Today I posted a video on the JoyFilled Days Facebook page about why you should loosely schedule your toddlers days. You can go here to see it. When my firstborn was only two- three years old, I started noticing that whenever I called her to …
I rarely talk about child discipline on my blog. Training, yes. Discipline, no. When moms ask me for help, I will help. But I rarely, if ever, tell someone how to discipline a child. And there is good reason for that. #1. I don’t …