Balancing the Good Things in Life
As a parent, sooner or later you’ll be teaching your teenager to drive. After a year or so of behind-the-wheel training with you in the passenger seat, they’ll go on to get an unrestricted license. They’ll be thrilled! Even though your teen is now a legally licensed driver, you’re a little nervous. You’ve seen them […]
Your children have made it to the teen years. They no longer need you to feed them, brush their hair, dress them, and provide for their every physical need. You can now eat an entire meal uninterrupted, have time to read a book, watch a television show for grown ups, and even enjoy a bubble bath alone. […]
The teen years are a time of transition that isn’t always easy. Teens typically gravitate more toward their friends and communicate less with their parents. Even when we try to talk to them, they often reply with short answers and don’t care to engage in conversation. That’s what happened when I asked my teens what […]
If you’ve ever received baked goods in the mail, you know how special they are! Knowing that someone prepared the food especially for you with their hands truly touches your heart and makes you feel closer to them. The miles melt away. Maybe you have loved ones far away this Christmas that you’d like to send […]
This year I decided to search for some fresh ideas of items to include in our Operation Christmas Child Shoebox. There is no shortage of lists with suggestions of what to pack in a shoebox, but I was surprised at the conflicting advice I found. After sifting through numerous blog posts and videos, I decided to concentrate on […]
As parents we want to raise our kids to be responsible adults. This means teaching them about taking care of various things in and around the home. Here are 11 Chores Your Child Needs To Be Doing to accomplish this. Not all of these are items kids can do at all ages, but they are […]
If you are looking for perfectly measured pattern pieces, precise stitching, and professionally finished edges, you can stop reading now (unless you would like to stick around for some laughs). You need to know right up front that I am no seamstress. But I would rather spend a couple of hours creating something special for […]
Anything you have to do every day will soon feel like a chore. Cooking, laundry, vacuuming, taking out the garbage, the list goes on and on. Packing a school lunch for my kids is something I do 5 days a week. I begin every school year with the best intentions of making sure it’s healthy, […]
Several years ago I started making little drawings or writing short messages on napkins placed in my kids’ lunch boxes. My napkin notes were nothing fancy, and the kids rarely mentioned anything about them. However, after a few rushed mornings with no time to include a note, my kids did miss the notes and asked […]
Disciplining Children Shortly after you discover your child has made a poor decision or done something wrong you have to decide whether or not to administer punishment. One of the reasons this can be such a difficult decision is because you have many emotions and questions in your head at the time. Where did I […]
