Today is my half birthday and I will skip telling you which half year I am in 😉 In our family while we eat cake we go around and tell the family what we appreciate about the birthday person. Several kind things were said about me, but the one that stands out the most is…
It is crazy and surreal to be a parent. You give birth to this tiny human being with a soul and a unique God given personality. You have no idea what your child is going to be like when the nurse puts her in your arms. This is the start to a long journey of…
Jeremy and I have definitely trained our kids to be flexible. Raising support to go to South America – meeting on other family’s schedules Traveling to South America (a month car ride) – many stops on the way, no routine, new people, lots of adjustments of the kids expectations Being in South America – not…
Jeremy and I were hearing from different sources, children our kids ages are already questioning their purpose in life and with the questions comes a hopelessness. The two of us were curious how our kids were doing, but did not want to make it a big deal. While the kids were occupied playing we asked –…
This is a new year and everyone everywhere seems to be hopeful that this will be a better year than the last. Those who had a rough 2017 are praying for a better 2018. This reminds me of my son Elliot. When he was 4 at the turn of the new year we talked to…
Kids are able to understand Biblical truth and a gain a Biblical perspective at a young age. When you start using every moment as a teaching moment, kids catch truth. When Autumn was 5 years old she was able to correctly articulate sin. One day while the kids were eating lunch I apologized for yelling…
