Every November, our family tradition of shopping for fancy Christmas dresses officially marks the start of the holiday season. We load up the kids and trek out to the mall, where the kids marvel at “so many Christmas things!” as my two year old exclaimed this past Saturday. Craning their necks, they take it all in: the Christmas trees decorated…
Mid August is about the time we start facing the reality that summer is not going to last forever. At our house, the big people are also coming to grips with the fact that our three little ones are growing up. Not long ago, I took my middle daughter to her first dental appointment. My five year old offered to…
A couple weeks ago I was able to get away for a refreshing weekend in God’s Word at a women’s conference with the theme “Living Stones.” Spending a little time away from my beautiful girls was a great idea, and thanks to my very capable husband, I had nothing to worry about. ”Daddy’s Rules” for smooth household operation while Mom…
Usually I hear it from older moms. “This time while they are little will go by in a flash,” they tell me. “Blink once and they are headed off to college.” And usually I am hearing these comments while trying desperately to hold everything together in a public place such as the grocery store. It’s so easy…
Yes, it’s that time of year again! My husband is decorating Christmas cookies with our girls. He is the baker in the family. I don’t have the patience for it! Our girls love making cookies with Dad. In addition to Christmas cookies, he does delicious monster cookies, various pies, and the best chocolate cake ever! I don’t order chocolate…