Here's how my family is learning to honor time limits with a little less confusion and a little more consistency.
SUMMERtime(r): 4 uses for a timer that are making our days more awesome
Summer Schedule: A Guide to Simplicity (Part I)
It's summer! Which often drums up thoughts of putting your feet up and relaxing. But in reality, parenting over the summer can feel like this. Or this. Kids are up early. They're hungry around the clock, and bored by 10am. (Same applies to weekends. Is a Saturday really that much different than a... Continue Reading →
Peaceful Punctuality
This is us. We're about to be 10 minutes late to our homeschool coop. Actually, 11 minutes late now that I stopped to take a selfie. And we're celebrating it. Why? Because we got through the morning with love and kindness in tact. Backstory: I heart punctuality. Like, really love it. Everything within me craves... Continue Reading →
Coddiwomple
This word pretty much sums up my parenting strategy lately. And yesterday, when both I and six-year-old Sam awoke grumpy, there was a whole 'lotta coddiwompling. My irritability increased throughout the day. So did Sam's. School was choppy. As I read The Burgess Bird Book For Children, I couldn't help but notice his glazed-over eyes... Continue Reading →
A Sea of Schedules!
I'm often asked what a typical day looks like for us. In my dream world I respond with something like, "Well, every morning by 7 am, we are dressed, fed, flossed, and have finished a 30 minute devotion." Let's all laugh together. In my real world (homeschooling a 7, 6, & 4 year old, keeping... Continue Reading →
I Hear You
My husband and I recently attended an Imago marriage retreat and learned A LOT. The theme that bubbled to the surface was listening and being heard. How many times have we- as a parent or a child or a spouse- thought, "They just don't hear me." Feeling ignored, feeling misunderstood, not feeling free to express... Continue Reading →
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