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Busy Boxes

(This post contains affiliate links.) Preschoolers Have you ever heard of Preschool Activities in a Bag?  Basically, they are learning activities stored in large ziplock bags which can be given to preschoolers to keep them busily learning while Mom works with other children. I love the idea, but don’t have a preschooler right now. Early…

Prayer For Children

I found this on BlessedBeingMom’s blog and wanted to remember it. Ways to pray for your children (author is unknown to me) Monday~ Pray they will know Christ as Savior early in life. (Ps. 63:1, 2Tim 3:15) PRay they will have a hatred for sin and evil. (Ps. 97:10) Tuesday~ Pray they will have a…

My Little Comedian

Have you ever had one of those children who thinks he’s a comedian?  A child who will be obedient to what you actually say, but you have to cover EVERYTHING in your directions or else he’ll find a loophole? Well, I’ve been blessed with such a child.  He has got to be one of the…

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday my sweet, beautiful Mahayla!  We celebrated your BIG 10 year old birthday today – I can’t believe it’s been TEN YEARS already!!  I wouldn’t trade one moment of these ten years for all the money in the world.  You are growing into an amazing young lady and I look forward to all the days…

A Little Boy’s Wish

Yesterday (after an unusually long playtime without arguments), my sweet little rough-and-tumble 6 year old son walks down the stairs fresh from “Mahayla’s Hair and Nail Salon” (located in the bathroom.)  He looks at me with his big blue eye-shadowed eyes, his gelled-to-perfection hair, and his wet-to-the-touch blue fingernails and says, “Mom, can we PLEASE…

Strong Baby!

Wow!  I took these pictures about a week ago when Eli was 3 weeks old.  He has already turned from his side to his belly a couple of times and from his belly to his back a few times.  This was going from belly to back.

Book Review: Jotham’s Journey

  Wow.  That’s the best word I can think of to describe this book.  Written as a daily read-aloud for Advent, or the days leading up to Christmas Day, Jotham’s Journey is part historical fiction, part devotional – and all page-turning, spine-tingling adventure pointing the way to the One who was our ultimate gift! The…

Caleb’s Days

Caleb told me the other day that first grade sure is harder than Kindergarten!  He’s right.  I’m expecting a lot more from him this year, but nothing he can’t handle.  He’s a very active child and would much prefer to climb a tree than do a phonics page.  I make sure he has PLENTY of…