As promised here is our Christmas 2013 Update with a few more details for those that want them. 🙂 I will start with what the back of our 2013 Christmas Card read… “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one […]
Christmas Gifts from the Heart: Thriving in the Holidays Mini Series
Gift giving is SO much fun, but can bring SO much stress. I’ve spent the last few years trying to find the balance. Still wanting to give, not break the bank, and do it all on a small budget. Reading “Money Secrets of the Amish: Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing, and Saving” by Lorilee […]
Creating Courteous Kids: Thriving in the Holidays Mini Series
Seeing the holidays as another opportunity to teach is important. We as parents have a couple of things we can do to teach – natural consequences, direct instruction, and modeling seem to be the ones that come to mind first. All require us to pay attention to circumstances and look for teachable moments. I believe […]
Schedules and Health: Thriving in the Holidays Mini Series
As an overview I want to touch on these three things as they pertain to “Thriving in the Holidays:” 1. Keep your daily and weekly schedule. 2. Stay healthy 3. Personal Survival These bullet points came for a course I took about parenting through the Holiday season and I just wanted to share some of […]