By Editorial Team
If our goal is to cultivate a culture of faith in our homes, it’s important to weave faith-building into every area of our family interaction. This is a habit that when practiced, will become like second nature, empowering us to engage our children in conversations that matter when we least expect it. Playtime can be […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
I have a strong desire to be the “hang out house.” You know, the one where my kids and their friends come to after school to play and eat and build deeper relationships. I want to be that mom and I want that to be my house. In theory anyway. But sometimes replacing the hypothetical […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
I was in the middle of a battle of wills with a child of mine. (This is the same child who responded to my observation, “You are being particularly difficult this morning,” with: “I don’t speak Spanish.”) My dear friend and neighbor came over in the middle of this struggle, and I sighed and said, […]
By Editorial Team
This summer I joined the PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) at my kids’ school. I figured with my youngest entering kindergarten I’d have plenty of “free time” on my hands. I loved the idea of becoming more involved in our school community and getting to know other moms. I embraced the fact that so much goes […]
By Christine Bailey
Guess who’s not superwoman? This mom right here. But oh, how I like to think I am…at least until it all comes crashing down. Somehow, as I was preparing for our upcoming homeschool year, taking care of the third round of sweet friends visiting our farm this month, attempting to keep up with my own […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Prayers against bad dreams are a part of our nightly before bed prayer routine. Both of my children pray earnestly for the Lord to help them have, “No bad dreams, only good dreams.” My first-grader has even been known to purposely keep himself from falling asleep so he won’t even stand the chance of having […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Every morning at approximately 7:18 am I usher my pajama-clad daughter back into the house after a short walk from the neighborhood bus stop, baby boy on my hip, and close the door behind us. I breathe out a sigh, as if that with that exhaled air I can also exhale all of my worries […]
By Christine Bailey
I drove down the winding country road, sunroof open, worship music blaring, smile on my face and singing at the top of my lungs. You’d think I was on a joyride or something…or at least on the way someplace fun like a friend’s house or coffee shop. If you’d driven past me on that country road, […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Now that the school year has gotten into the swing of things, the season has come for little league soccer games, football under the Friday night lights, and every other sport you can imagine. While these days spent on the court or in the field bring joy, tough moments and conversations arise too. To shed […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Now that the school year has gotten into the swing of things, the season has come for little league soccer games, football under the Friday night lights, and every other sport you can imagine. While these days spent on the court or in the field bring joy, tough moments and conversations arise too. To shed […]