What Is Your Default Mode of Christian Thinking – Come Out or Engage?
This is going to be a very round about way to get to my point so bear with me! I’ve mentioned before that I am a member of a sorority. My …
Morning Message on the Easel and Print-Rich Environment
Caroline’s big Christmas present this year was a Melissa and Doug easel. (Read more about that here.) It has a chalkboard on one side and a …
Facebook – I’m Not Convinced At All
So everyone does Facebook. Or at least 150 million people do. I looked at it once and thought, “The last thing I need is one more thing to do …
Goodnight Moon Lapbook and Puzzle
Caroline enjoys Goodnight Moon and I was excited to find some fun Goodnight Moon activities we can use with the large board book we already have. I …
Behold the Power of Television on Language Development
I got your attention with that title, didn’t I? Truth be told, Caroline doesn’t watch any network TV. She does watch DVDs. She enjoys Baby …
Quotes For Perfectionists and Procrastinators
I am a perfectionist, mostly recovered, but still one. The biggest reason I know I’m still a perfectionist? I’m also a procrastinator. …
Are You a Couple With a Child/Children or a Family?
I hope you all had a nice Christmas. Ours was rather up and down. I won’t get into the details, but it wasn’t what we had planned. David …
Money, Debt, Christians, and Idols
I want to preface this post by saying something about these questions I’m throwing out while we’re in the Christmas busyness. As with the …
Gift Giving – Child’s Educational Needs Versus Wants?
So here’s a question I’ve been contemplating: Do you differentiate between educational needs versus wants as it pertains to gift giving? A …
What Would You Buy For a Church Library?
Okay, all you book lovers. My pastor asked me if I would clean out, weed, and otherwise improve our church library. I have a modest budget to work …
Now I Have a Name For It: Dwelling
Call it cocooning, hunkering down, being a homebody, or whatever. It is me. And it especially describes my life over the past ten years or so. Now …
This Year, I’m Prepared for the Sickies
If you’ve read my blog for a bit, you might remember that we were sick a lot last winter. I was sick more in a few months than I was in multiple …