There is overwhelming joy and raw emotion in reminiscing about old photographs. With tear-stained cheeks I recently remembered when my kids were small. It seems like yesterday they were trying solid foods and learning to walk.  These precious memories reminded me of the fleeting nature of life and how quickly time passes.  It’s hard to […]

Mindlessly surfing the web, I stumbled upon an article that had me riveted from moment one.  Surprisingly, this post described various ways parents scar their kids for life. Curious and always a bit unsure if I am on the right parenting path, I was floored to learn the #1 way parents are ruining their children. […]

Summer. There really is nothing like it. The days just seem so much more carefree, and they seem to last forever. Summer is for family, summer is for fun, and summer is for capturing all those memories that seem so hard to grasp when the hustle and bustle of the school year sets in. Whether […]

“I blew it with my four-year-old yesterday. Her constant whining wears me down.” “I’m pregnant with my third and the hormones are raging!” “My older kids fight non-stop, and the baby is headed into the ‘Terrible-Two’s’!” “I have a stressful job and when I come home, all I see is the mess. It makes me […]

Being married to an Executive Coach, means setting yearly goals at the beginning of each year. This year as I began the process, the thought occurred to me that my kids may have goals that they want to achieve. Of course! What better way to raise visionaries, than to help them begin to set goals […]

As far back as my memories go, Jesus has always been an ever-present figure in my life. I don’t remember the exact day that my family introduced me to Him, but I can’t remember a time without Him. Knowing this, I had no doubt that I wanted to do the same for my child. Being […]

In 1858 Abraham Lincoln began his most memorable speech with these words: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Lincoln, of course, was addressing a weakness he saw in America at the time. I believe the same weakness, lack of unity, threatens to destroy many families today. If you want a strong family, one that […]

As a parent, I consistently search for fun ways to teach my children about godly character.  It’s also my goal to sneak learning into everyday play so they don’t know they are learning.  I pride myself on being sneaky with my teaching methods! As a veteran teacher,  I know that often history curriculum is filled […]

We were caught off guard when we received word that my husband’s grandmother was quickly nearing the end of her life. Such news has a way of being startling no matter when it is received. In an effort to spend just a few more moments together, create just a few more sweet memories as a […]

I used to think moms who home schooled were crazy. Why on earth would a mom want to add more work AND have kids around 24/7?! I also thought homeschooled kids were weird and shy. No way was I ever doing that. My kids attended Christian school while I worked (when I wasn’t running a […]

A few years ago a question popped into my head and has been churning around in it ever since. “What is the one thing that makes a family successful? ”  As a mother of 6 children my definition of successful parenting is that all my children are walking with the Lord Jesus as described in […]