Christmas… The time of year to spend time with loved ones, give gifts, and… decide what you’re going to do about Santa. If you’re a young parent, you know the situation… What are you going to encourage you children to believe about Jolly Old Saint Nicholas? If you’re a Christian parent who wants the focus…
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The Best Children’s Books About the True Meaning of Christmas
Read moreAffiliate links are used in this post You guys don’t even know how thankful I am to be raising boys who adore books. I grew up being a little bookworm and love sharing my love of reading with my sons. Since Christmas is my absolute favorite season, I have been working hard to collect some…
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The Privilege of Being a Boy Mom
Read moreJosiah turned a year old in May and, ever since then, people have been asking me when baby number three is to be expected. It’s not absolutely inappropriate since Nate and I don’t keep it a secret that we want four kids so I just laugh it off by saying that it will be at…
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Toddler Time ~ Neighborhood Cookie Baking
Read moreA few months ago, a sweet elderly neighbor of ours stopped by as we were working on putting up a fence in our backyard. She told us about an earthquake prepping group she wanted to set up with some of the people in our neighborhood and invited us to be a part of it. Now,…
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How To Teach Your Toddler About Charity
Read moreEvery so often I find myself complaining about things I don’t have or being discontent with the way things are. When this happens, it’s important to get a reset. I am SO blessed! I have so much amazingness in my life – things I don’t even need! I’m never lacking for food and clean water. …
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The Ministry of Motherhood
Read moreI’ve always dreamed of doing big things. I entered college with the dream of getting my Bible education and then heading to Africa to live a rustic life and bring many people to the Lord. Through my time in school God used many circumstances to show me that was not where he wanted me. Instead,…
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When Do the Terrible Twos Start?
Read moreOh the terrible twos! I’ve heard over and over that this age group is unbelievably hard and I was bracing myself for that. You all know that Caleb was a HARD baby! I was expecting his stubbornness, screamingness, and refusal-to-sleepness to carry on into his toddler days. The terrible twos… I was bracing myself…
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The Case for Toddler Chores
Read moreOne of the things I feel is my duty as a mom is to instill a good work ethic in my child(ren). Not only do I want him to see Nate and me working, both at our jobs and at home, I also want him to grow up working himself. Sure, he just turned two…
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