**With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, this is fun glimpse back at my heart as a mommy just two years ago. I’m still learning and growing. Praise God for His work in our hearts. God is sanctifying us all, reshaping us, and teaching us every day to be more like Him. This is the good […]
30 Chapter Books for 2nd-4th Grade Boys
During my time as an elementary school teacher, I taught both 2nd and 4th Grade. I absolutely love children’s books at any age, but this age is a rare window when children fall in love with independently reading longer books. It thrills my soul, I tell you! One of my own children is currently in […]
A January Treat! Free Mrs. Meyer’s Lotion — Only at Grove Collaborative!
Friends, you may not know this about me buuuut–I’m truly germaphobic. I hate germs. My house isn’t always perfectly tidy raising three boys, but you can be sure there’s a whole lot of handwashing! Must. Fight. Germs. With all of this hand washing and January weather, my hands have been feeling drier and more cracked […]
The Best Gift We Can Give Our Children This Christmas Season
He read the story for the first time last night on his own. My oldest baby is emerging into such a confident reader. We sat around our long kitchen table with plates of Chinese take-out while our big guy read to us. He held the pages of the thick Advent devotional, blonde hair barely peeking […]
Love Them with Lullabies: Our Top 5 Bedtime Songs
Since the first baby boy came home from the hospital, I’ve been rocking and singing, patting and swaying, humming and snuggling our bundles of joy to sleep. Sweet friends, I don’t do a consistent bedtime routine every night. We have plenty of evenings where we come home late from teeball games or church choir practices. […]