31 Days: Hug It Out

Hug it out. Ok, so this post doesn’t need a lot of explanation. It is more of a reminder…. When you’re proud of a good choice your child made…hug it out. When you apologize to your child for yelling at them earlier in the day…hug it out....

31 Days: Prioritize Your Spouse

The best advice I received before our first baby was born: put your spouse first. The hardest advice to follow after having children: put your spouse first. The Hubby and I are completely on board with this advice, but putting these words into action is much more...

31 Days: Stop, Drop, and Pray

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

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

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...