By Jessica Wolstenholm
When the morning light is barely dawning, you drag yourself out of bed already dreading what the day holds. The baby is crying and the kids are fighting before breakfast is finished. The morning is long and naps are short. Dinner burns on the stove and bedtime can’t come soon enough. The frustrating part is […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Book Lists have become my hobby. I mean, of course I like to read. But collecting books to read is almost more fun. It doesn’t matter if it’s a list of classics, best-sellers, picture books, middle grade or YA, I want to see what the best-of-the-best are out there! So, I thought I’d compile my […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
The other day my son popped his head into my room where I was sitting on my bed propped up with pillows, fighting the flu and nursing my six week old. “Hey mom! I just passed this cool new level on my video game, wanna see?!” He was bouncing up and down, obviously so […]
By Christine Bailey
We’ve all been in the situation: our child has a conflict with another child. Perhaps we feel embarrassed or defensive. We intervene and face the children towards each other and tell them to apologize. After they speak the prompted, sing-songy, syrupy-sweet words, “I’m sorr-yyyyy…”, they run off to play again, unfazed. Then we pat ourselves […]
By Editorial Team
As parents (if we grew up in the church), when we think of discipleship, we often think of a 10 step plan to lead our kids to Christ, including (but not limited to). . . daily family Bible study being at church whenever the doors are open long and meaningful prayers at the dinner table […]
By Christine Bailey
Dear Ramona, I admit I was quite hurried when I saw you sitting on a bench in front of the downtown library, holding a crushed, bent-open book in both your hands while you read aloud to yourself. As I slowly pulled my car to the curb in front of you, I could see you were […]
By Jennifer Thorson
Maybe it’s just me, but when my kids are off school for Christmas break, it gets plain old WILD at our house! Something about the combination of the upcoming holiday, the candy and gifts, kids who are getting used to being around each other all day again and the lack of routine results in emotions […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
A few years ago I was deep in the trenches of motherhood with multiple toddlers and unending chaos. And contrary to what I tried to believe might happen, the holiday season didn’t make the chaos any less chaotic. The moment you become a parent, you convince yourself you are going to teach these tiny humans […]
By Melanie Rainer
Looking for a fun Christmas craft project to do with your kids … that aren’t salt dough or paper plate trees? We’ve compiled a list of 5 of our very favorite and unique handmade Christmas ornaments to make together and decorate your tree! Let’s get crafting! 1. Burlap Reindeer from The Resourceful Mama Aren’t […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Cara Davis offers up tips on how to talk to your kids about topics like heaven, patience, and thankfulness. See below for helpful strategies for taking on 10 tough topics with little ones. How to Talk to Your Kids About Strength Times of transition are never easy. It takes great strength to change. Thankfully, […]