31 Days: Stop, Drop, and Pray

Oct 8, 2012

It’s Monday. Oh yes, it is. Even though the work of a parent doesn’t take a break for the weekend, there’s just something about Mondays that can pile on the chaos. Ok, it’s not just Mondays. Stressful days can pop up any {or every} day of the...

31 Days: Banish Hurry

Oct 7, 2012

This is a really hard post for me to write because I am not good at this family tie. And that means it is probably one of the things about our family life I need to work on most. Ann Voskamp is the one who first made me realize the damage that can be done to a family...

31 Days: Fresh Air

Oct 6, 2012

Confession: We aren’t really an “outdoorsy” family. That doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy ANYTHING outside, but we don’t naturally gravitate to outdoor activities. But I want us to spend time IN God’s creation on a regular basis...

31 Days: Turn on the Tunes

Oct 5, 2012

Countless studies have proven a direct link between music and mood. I’m not going to give you a bunch of statistics and no scientific studies have been conducted in our home on this subject, but I can tell you from astute observation: everything is better in...

31 Days: Do Something Unexpected

Oct 4, 2012

If anyone is the king of surprises, it is The Hubby. He is one of the most thoughtful people I know, recognizing each family member’s love language and spending his time, energy, and money to make sure each of us have wonderful surprises every now and then. This...

31 Days: Say YES More!

Oct 3, 2012

I talked yesterday about conditioning ourselves to say no to activities and commitments outside of our homes that negatively affect our families. Today, we need to working on saying YES. Somewhere in my parenting journey, the word NO became the most used part of my...