Every season of life has its own unique trials. Babies have the incredibly difficult task of opening their mouths so that food can go in. Children have to figure out how close they can get to “the line” before dessert privileges are taken away. Teenagers have to look like everyone else but somehow still be […] Read more…
I really enjoy seeing every family’s unique personality show itself on their Christmas tree. Color lights or white, homemade ornaments or fancy ones, artificial or real…all Christmas trees are both alike and unique. This year, I wanted to add something to my tree to really make it special. It’s already easy to make a tree […] Read more…
Boy have I wasted a lot of money on this one. Time after time I would scour the Internet for the perfect devotional book for our family to do together at mealtimes. I bought one that had very confusing content; I bought one that we were not theologically on the same page with; I bought […] Read more…
We have reached the end of our journey. Eight days of stories, crafts, and games with your children…all centered around the provision and protection of God. I hope you have enjoyed this time as much as I have. 🙂 So as I brought my boys in for school time, I let them know how […] Read more…
Six days down, and two to go! Rudy and Mark are so funny…their little brains have been pumped full of Thanksgiving facts for over a week now. I’ll spy on them playing together in their room and see them hiding their Bibles from the mean old king (Day One), or playing Indians and Pilgrims. Haha! […] Read more…
Thanksgiving week is here! My plan for this week is to finish up our Thanksgiving curriculum on Wednesday. That leaves Thursday and Friday for celebrating Thanksgiving and taking a break. 🙂 Today, day six of our curriculum, is centered around all of the things that the Indians taught the Pilgrims to do. Without the help […] Read more…
Day five! We are really moving along! After asking Rudy what his favorite Thanksgiving activity has been so far, he told me that he weally weally liked pouring all of the seeds into the jar. 🙂 (Day four’s activity) However, knowing my Rudy’s love for all things construction, I have a feeling that after completing […] Read more…
Day four…we’re halfway done with our Thanksgiving lessons! The consistency of reading the same story to them every day and pushing the same themes of thankfulness and trust are starting to pay off. Rudy can comfortably recite to me a condensed four-year-old version of the story of the first Thanksgiving! And they are so […] Read more…
Day Three! The kiddos are really getting into the swing of things with our Thanksgiving curriculum. By now, they know what to expect each day. As I brought the boys into our little school room, I did a quick review of what we have learned so far. Just a few questions: Who are the […] Read more…
Today is Day Two of our Thanksgiving Curriculum! We began the day by talking about what we do on Thanksgiving Day. We talked about food and all their family members that they hope to see. I then transitioned us into reading the story of the first Thanksgiving. We read all about the Pilgrims and […] Read more…