So far, this has not been the summer of my best creative efforts. In years past I’ve been more intentional about having the girls color, paint, or do artsy things in the mornings. But, this season we spend almost every morning at the pool for swim practice. Granted I don’t get in the pool most…
I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. ~Eleanor Roosevelt A recent theological conversation that unfolded, as usual, in the car… The Preschooler: Mommy, is God in my tummy? Me: Umm, no. God is always with…
We’ve been having some issues lately with Toddler 1 in terms of behavior and cooperation. She’s always been strong-willed, but her level of defiance and her determination to have her way seems to have peaked in the last few weeks. So, in an effort to encourage better behavior without anyone losing their sanity, I decided…