I would love to be the mom who constantly has a steady stream of awe inspiring ideas to teach my children about God. But the reality is, that I’m bone dry most of the time, or I’m just too lazy/ tired to even think about it. This spring, however, I’ve been teaching a 4-6 year […] Read more…
I grew up along the Gulf Coast. It was beautiful and sometimes super hot. At Christmas time we almost always were wearing our mosquito spray, but something I never experienced in growing up there, were spring allergies. We had pollen, yes, and I’m sure I had a runny nose from time to time, but I […] Read more…
I’ve been teaching a fun class with 4-6 year olds at the church on Wednesday evenings. It has been so much fun, and this is one of the cute lessons we did just a couple weeks ago. I also did this same lesson at home with my 2 and 3 year old, so you can adjust […] Read more…
My two year old daughter loves books, and tries to read them to me. It’s adorable, and funny, and exciting that she is so into it. My son however, is less interested in reading. He’ll let me read to him at bed time, but at other times throughout the day, he’d rather be doing anything […] Read more…
This post is part two of a post from 2015. If you’re interested in reading that first, please click here So, you’re pregnant… again. Or maybe just still pregnant… Let me high five/ fist bump/ belly bump you. I’m so excited for your growing family, and I have more ideas to help ya’ll get through this […] Read more…
Having toddlers is a lot of fun, but it can also be sort of stressful when you’re starting out and when you think about having to teach your child. Maybe it’s stressful because you’ve never taught anyone before, maybe it’s stressful because you have no ideas, or maybe it’s just stressful because your toddler is […] Read more…
Let me begin this post with, I’m not pregnant. However, for some reason, I feel the need to organize all my thoughts and ideas and attempts at surviving the first few weeks with a baby. These are not scientific by any means, but just some thoughts that I used or wished I’d used when my […] Read more…
I am a recipe hunter. Yes, I have cookbooks and research fun recipes. But my favorite recipes come from people I know. Whose yummy treats I’ve tried. I will hunt your recipe for YEARS if I love it enough. I am still trying to squeeze a cole slaw recipe out of a girl from 2009. […] Read more…
For some reason, I’m at a stage in my life where I want to make the most of every holiday. This is largely because I’m married with children, and the responsibility of decorating for and teaching about the holiday falls mostly on me. So in response, I find myself always keeping an eye out for […] Read more…
I know I seem silly for saying this. Mainly because, how could anyone ever love the time in parenting where your sole job is to get their stuff in the toilet. But I do… I Love Potty Training I have now potty trained two children. Two people have learned the most polite thing you can […] Read more…