Simple Ways to Keep Jesus the Focus of Christmas
The person who said they needed more things to fill up their December calendar was a liar. A fictional liar. Does your family need more to do this month? Yeah, no. Ours doesn't either. We want …
ReThinking Christmas
Christmas Love One year it was so tall and round we had to keep whittling away at the base so we could stand it up in our entrance. The living room didn't stand a chance to host it that year. Big …
Your Kids Will Benefit from This One Thing for the Rest of Their Lives
It was a life jolt, one of the few experiences I can point to as a Game Changer. It rattled me then and it rattles me still, affecting all of the months and years in between. Out of the country for…
4 Ways to Get Scripture into Your Busy Life
The alarm clock rings. Feet shuffle and your day begins. Serve. Hustle. Grind. The alarm clock is set again. You lean into your pillow, exhausted by the day. Anybody? Once upon a time, I h…
4 Super Quick Tips for Surviving Busy Seasons
As parents of the 21 Century, Busy gets all up in our business. Like a nosy great-aunt. Slipping into survival mode is what saves us stout-hearted parents. We are smart that way. What sends one …
What Makes the Tween Years Fantastic
Did you know the word tweenager is a smash up of the words between and teenager? These kids of ours are stuck somewhere between teenagers and little kidhood. (If they can invent words, then who's t…
Four Ways We Can Talk to our Kids About Racism
The issue that is currently heavy in our nation is weighty inside my house as well. Shades of color sit around my living room and traipse down the grocery aisles with me. As a mom of white kids and k…
In Over Your Head? A Literal Story
Have you ever been in over your head? Or thought you were? Because I am going to show you how those are two different things. I've got a lot of kids and they all still live at my house. Therefore…
Why Moms Should Disappear for the Weekend
I sat in my jungle and methodically pulled out the tall weeds harassing my peppers and squash. It was cheap therapy and it allowed me to keep an eyeball on my five littles prancing around the yard.…
A Lost Art and What Our Families Can Do about It
When you are invited to a friends' house in China, you will be well taken care of. When you say your good-byes and head home, be prepared for your host to walk you to your bike or your bus stop. So…