Over the years, I have developed a tender affection for Valentine’s Day. As a child, this day was marked by the painstaking effort of producing valentines for my fellow classmates, accompanied by the fear of rejection that would come if there were no reciprocal valentines in my own poorly decorated box. (Back in my day, […]
Parenting
Summer Perfection (A Meditation Minute)
I wish I could bottle up this perfect summer day. Don’t they always seem to come after the storms (like the one we had just before sunrise)? The broad, green maple leaves flutter above me as a mild breeze blows through the yard. The scent of the air is reminiscent of summers past, full of […]
The Benefits of Reading to Children for 20 Minutes a Day
Life has a funny way of getting in the way of itself. I am dismayed at the number of life-giving activities I don’t engage in each day, simple gestures that bring a smile not only to my face but also to those I interact with. In today’s segment of our Life’s Essential Ingredients series, I […]
Eight Cleaning Routines for Children
Well, we are over the hump! Here we are, on the back half of our series on Life’s Essential Ingredients. We have covered Workouts and Worship, Homeschooling, Writing 500 Words Daily, and Planning/Preparing Healthy Meals. I originally started this as a nine-part series. Only, after reading an excellent post at The Humbled Homemaker, I realized […]