Dear Teacher,
It’s the season of grand finales, the time of last things.
I took my kids’ first-day-of-school pictures, shook your hand at the Open House, blinked, and now here we are: sprinting down the home stretch of another school year. Caught in the dizzying whirlwind of end-of-grade tests and ...
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The 13 Inventions Moms Really Need
1. Clear ketchup.
2. Shots that tickle.
3. Sugar-free, vitamin-filled, cavity-fighting lollipops that coat kids' teeth in the perfect level of fluoride.
4. Emergency toilet paper and diaper air-drop delivery. Your nine-year-old used up the last square of toilet paper just before bedtime? No ...
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3 Devotions to Teach Kids Compassion and Confidence
Photo credit: Sara Engel of Sara Engel Photography.
My kids and I love doing "two-minute devotions" around the breakfast table before school. While they are eating breakfast, I grab my Bible and we all discuss a scripture for a few minutes. We don't do these devotions every day, but when we do, we ...
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5 Hilarious Picture Books Guaranteed to Make Your Kid Giggle
We all know we should read bedtime stories to our children, but let's be honest: some picture books get old quickly. (But of course our kids want to read their favorites EVERY NIGHT for 476 nights in a row!) There's nothing boring about the five crowd-pleasing picture books in this list. All five ...
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