Life Skills Day with Brazilian Exchange Students
A day filled with fun, learning, recreation, and hands-on experience for our 24 Brazilian exchange students… that’s what we did. Here’s a little glimpse into our unique “Life Skills Day.”
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A Onesie Dance Party
Onesies for Christmas turned into a tool for much laughter and memory-making in our home. Is it time to lighten up, loosen up, and change the tone of your home? Here’s one way our family did just that. Watch our unique family onesie dance party.
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My Very Favorite Christmas Tradition
Before you pack up your decorations and put away your stockings, here’s one of our family’s favorite Christmas traditions. This is the most significant ways that we give to Jesus on His birthday.
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Teaching Children How to Behave
Teaching Children How to Behave So much of this video has to do with SELF-CONTROL and RESPECT. Each month I teach women in my home at a gathering called “Cultivate.” I share about real life experiences of raising six kids and seek to base it on scripture. I hope each time I speak that you see transparency…
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Benefits of Wisely Using High Chair Time
Benefits of Wisely Using the High Chair Time Your consistent investment of time into your child during meal time is important and will reap great benefits. The high chair age is not too early to begin. This focused time to intentionally teach the standards within your home will pay off at a young age.…
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High Chair Interaction Sets Standards
High chair time can be significant in teaching your child manners. I wrote about that HERE. I’m continuing on the theme of using high chair time to effectively and intentionally interact with your child in ways that teach the standards in your home. Be intentional with how you spend “high chair time” Don’t underestimate the power of focused,…
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Teaching Manners During High Chair Time
Teaching manners during high chair time Observing a child in a high chair at meal time can reveal much about … our parenting. Does child grunt to communicate more food Does child yell, scream, or whine to communicate dissatisfaction Does child drop the sippy cup over and over again…because each time its picked up Does child…
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Examining Motives in Parenting
The focus of today’s post is about examining the motive of our hearts in our parenting, inspecting it for areas that we are wrongfully pursuing reputation, image, and the desire to be esteemed more highly than our peers.
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Disciplining Children
Disciplining Children Each month I teach women in my home at a gathering called “Cultivate.” I share about real life experiences of raising six kids and seek to base it on scripture. I hope each time I speak that you see transparency and experience encouragement, laughter, and conviction. My desire is for immediate application into your…
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Celebrating 100 Blog Posts
Celebrating 100 Blog Posts! Thanks for stopping by to read my 100th blog post. To God be the glory for His plans – whatever they may be, wherever they may lead. May I be found faithful. I’m celebrating this 100 milestone by thanking YOU with these Give-Aways!! one – $100 gift certificate to Chick Fil…
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