Mondays are a busy day for me. I work Monday evenings and I run kids to piano in the early afternoon. I like to start the week off on the right foot homeschooling, not cutting corners or letting anything slide. I wake determined. Breakfast on … [Read more...] about When You Think You Have a Busy Monday Ahead
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One Thing Well: Learning to Value the Process
His voice wafted up the stairs with a familiar ring “Mooooooooom!” It’s grating sometimes, all the “mooooooooom”s. Unsettling like a baby’s cry, it rattles me. My own mother told me once that she believes God gave each mom a unique connection to … [Read more...] about One Thing Well: Learning to Value the Process
Does Prayer Really Matter?
Some days the problems stack up faster than the dishes do. A bill comes in by surprise, clearly that child is behind in spelling, busy seems to be taking over our schedule and the hints of disrespect between the little people compound. What a … [Read more...] about Does Prayer Really Matter?
How to Teach Your Daughter She is Enough
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our full disclosure policy here. I watched her from the ballet studio’s observation window. She is only 8 and it was her first ever audition for a show. The Nutcracker. Even through … [Read more...] about How to Teach Your Daughter She is Enough
Trading Good for Best: How Busy is Robbing our Families
I’ve wanted to decorate for fall for weeks now. Setting out a few favorite decorations to mark the seasons is a tradition in our home. My children love it. I love it. It has become a part of our family culture. Maybe this afternoon, I’ll get … [Read more...] about Trading Good for Best: How Busy is Robbing our Families
How to Diffuse Conflict
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our full disclosure policy here. I still remember the first time I walked into my sister-in-law's home. It was new. I’m sure it was clean. But neither of those were the lasting … [Read more...] about How to Diffuse Conflict
