31 Days: Just Say No

Oct 2, 2012

There are only 24 hours in a day. It would be wise to spend some of those hours sleeping and eating, but what happens to the rest? When you spend one of those 24 hours doing something, that hour is gone. If that one thing is something outside your home, that may mean...

31 Days: The Eyes Have It

Oct 1, 2012

We’ve lost the art of talking to one another face to face. I notice this most when I ask the boys to look me in the eyes when I am talking to them. It makes them squirmy and that makes me sad, especially since I realize how little most of us REALLY look at each...

31 Days of Family Ties

Sep 30, 2012

I am a stay-at-home mom. I homeschool my children. We are together all the time. All of these things may lead you to think our family would be very connected, but just being home with each other a lot doesn’t really mean that much. The amount of time we spend...