One of my earliest memories from children’s Sunday School is rushing to memorize scripture before church on Sunday morning. Every week, our teacher taught scripture for children’s behavior. We got a new verse to memorize each week. Inevitably, I waited until the following Saturday evening or Sunday morning to learn it. Guess how many of…
My middle child is the boundary-pushing wild child in our home. He is now three and still VERY challenging some days, but the year he was two? Yeah, every day was H-A-R-D. Emotional regulation? Not a bit of it. Impulse control? Practically nonexistent. I don’t want to be too hard on the little friend, because…
The Trinity confuses even adults, so when you’re tasked (or inspired) to teach the Trinity to a child, teenager, or new believer, it can be overwhelming. What’s a Mama to say when the questions start flowing? After all, God is confusing. Jesus is confusing. The Holy Spirit is REALLY confusing. Now you’re gonna tell me…
Are you sick and tired of reorganizing your crayon storage at home? Got a stack of coloring books that no one is interested in? Or worse yet, do you just repeatedly buy brand new crayons? As a teacher, it was pretty rare that we got to do any coloring in third grade. Third is the…
My parents had really strict screen time rules when I was little. I remember so clearly that I got 30 minutes of tv a day in elementary school. I normally spent that watching Wheel of Fortune with my dad every evening. And I definitely didn’t watch a preschool show. Were they amazing parents!? Yes, they…
Maybe you’ve taken the time to read my previous post about why your kids won’t play with their toys, and now you’ve got a better grasp of what makes a great toy. Hopefully you’re working on minimizing and organizing your kids’ current stash. If your toy collection could use some improvement, here are some of…