After this post about the terrible threes, I feel like it wouldn't be fair to my big-hearted eldest to neglect mentioning that he seems to have snapped out of it. He can be so strong willed, but thankfully, it is balanced by a desire to please and an ability to reason that usually wins …
Living Intentionally
I put this together and stuck it in a frame to hang in our entryway. I would call it our family motto, except that seems so definitive, and I'm sure our motto will evolve with time. What we've felt inspired to emphasize so far in our family is the idea of being aware of the WHYs, as well the idea of …
My Kitchen
Let the home tour begin! Because I practically live within the small confines of my kitchen (I cannot imagine how hungry these boys will be as teenagers!), I've noticed that I sometimes forget what it actually looks like. In my mind, this is how I THINK my kitchen looks: And this is how it …
My Kitchen
Let the home tour begin!Because I practically live within the small confines of my kitchen (I cannot imagine how hungry these boys will be as teenagers!), I've noticed that I sometimes forget what it actually looks like. In my mind, this is how I THINK my kitchen looks:And this is how it REALLY …
Terrible Threes?
To my Park Day girlfriends, I'm sorry I was out of it today. My ears were still ringing from a certain three-year-old's screaming that morning at home. For a least the fourth time in the last two weeks, I literally felt shellshocked, to the point where my social skills crash and burn because my mind …
Put a Little Conviction Behind that "No"!
Did you catch the Wall Street Journal's recent article, "Why French Parents Are Superior"? First the Chinese, and now the French! (Naturally, both articles essentially assert that American parents are inferior. Can you imagine a French newspaper running an article entitled "Why American Parents Are …
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