EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
My kids’ laughter met my ears as I rushed into the living room. They sat around the carpeted floor surrounded by Lego blocks. Each of them had a project in various stages of completion. Smiles filled their faces. I glanced at the clock and groaned. My throat tightened and an ache moved to my temples. [...]
School in Albania starts on September 6th. This year my boy started 1st grade. I was dreading having him start school. School has been hard on my daughter who started 3d grade this year. She is very smart and creative. She started reading when she was 5 and she is fluent in two languages. When [...]
My mom, a public school teacher, often declared “I’m the only Jesus many of these children ever see.” And she would remind my siblings and me that we were representing Christ to our classmates. Now as a parent, my husband and I have chosen to send our children to public school for the same reason. [...]
I always have a wistful feeling when the end of summer approaches, and I know the family will be transitioning back into the school year, after several idyllic months of sun, sitting by the pool and enjoying a slower schedule. But about five minutes after I wave goodbye to the kids on the first day [...]
Editor’s Note: There’s a few more weeks until school is back in session. Have you heard these words yet? “Mom, I’m bored!” I heard them for the first time yesterday, so I thought we’d re-share this post from last summer to give us all some fresh ideas of how to combat that pesky boredom problem. [...]
“Will you tell me another one, Mom?” My blonde-haired, blue-eyed son and I polished off peanut butter and jelly sandwiches while the younger kids pumped on the swing or happily created an elaborate mess at the sand table. My oldest son was clearly laser-focused on our conversation. He wanted me to tell him some more [...]
Imagine … a letter from an eight-year-old son to his mom. Hello, Mom, I was talking to my friend Billy today, and he was telling me how much fun he had with his family over the weekend. He said Saturday they went to the park. They took a hike. Mom, I have never taken a hike; could [...]
It was time for “The Talk.” Our six-year-old son was coming up with some astute observations. Like folding clothes for the pregnancy center: “You’re joking, Mom! Girls can’t have babies if they don’t have husbands!” Hmm. Well … And he was certainly noticing some things that I think I’ll avoid putting on the ol’ blog. [...]
7:45 a.m.: “Kids, please be ready to leave in 10 minutes.” 7:55 a.m.: “Kids, go get in the car and buckle up.” 7:55 a.m., notice son scrambling to find his shoes: “Son, I told you to get in the car.” 8:00 a.m.: Loud honking in the driveway while son is still in the house searching for shoes. [...]
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