Some more thoughts on loving children

Mom’s been writing her thoughts on this over in the Titus 2 corner. And what great, impacting thoughts. And how totally contrary to what we learn from the culture around us. Love children? Value them? Speak well of them? Nurture them? Sacrifice for them? Do anything other than endure them? [...]

Please Pray

Our miracle baby turns one on Saturday. Please join us in continued prayer for a miracle.

Teaching children to work

A few questions about kids and chore charts prompted us to begin a little series on the subject. Rather than just jump into how to arrange certain jobs and match them with the right little person, we thought we’d start here: The Why [...]

A backyard bonfire

(Merrick Sinclair and Gabriel Paladin)

Scheduling links!

Routines and schedules need to be tailored to our season in life, our needs, and our personalities. But guess what? Chances are, there are ideas out there on the internet that will fit you almost to a T!

I’ve collected here a few samples [...]

Singleness and scheduling

Whether your personality naturally tends towards the orderly, or if you’re one of those whose skin crawls when you hear the word “plan”, let me suggest some reasons for why I believe every single woman needs to implement some self-discipline in her day [...]

Summer and the soul

I’m sure I speak for most of us when I say that I love, love, love summer. . . But I’ve learned one thing over the years as I revel in the special season of summer, and that is this: one thing from which I never need a break is spiritual discipline[...]

Slam dunkin’ it with Daddy

A few more questions on discipline

All right, a little bit of Q and A clean up here on the discipline topic (unless, of course, you’ve got a question that hasn’t been answered, which you should send in, by all means!)
I’m the admitted rookie, but here goes my best attempt! (Actually, I’m sort of cheating; my answers are all things I [...]

New York City

Where was Mom on Monday? Strolling the streets of New York with a husband, four kids, a son in law, and a granddaughter.
But don’t worry, the next installment of “Not Slanderers” will be here soon!