This post contains affiliate links. Have you ever tried a new system thinking it would help motivate your child to take responsibility o...

In my son's world..... he may wake up and announce that he is a dinosaur or a big, daddy hippopotamus or a cheese-spider (yes, y...

Before we had our children, Brian and I read On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep (On Becoming... Book...

Our experiences in potty training our children have been completely different. I don't know if it has to do with their personalities,...

Mom, sometimes you may feel that what you are doing does not make much of a difference. But don't give up. You may feel that you are...

I have been blessed with such wonderful friends who feel the same way as I do concerning child-raising and standing strong in our faith. O...

Although I have never met them, I have grown to love Jana and Jaci, two beautiful little girls who I have met through their mother's t...

As a mother, my greatest concern is for the salvation and spiritual growth of my children. Sometimes, I feel that in my efforts to do what...

Yesterday the weather was perfect. The air was cool but not cold. The sky was clear. Both kids had taken good naps.  I decided that we wou...

This post does contain affiliate links. On Tuesday, Addie grabbed a piece of computer paper and ran off with a pencil into Ian's roo...

Psalm 127:3 Children are a gift from the L ord ; they are a reward from him. If you follow our Facebook page, you have seen that ...

Today's post from the archives, posted on October 8, 2009, is just a reminder for those of us that are mothers or serve as caretakers ...

This post does contain affiliate links. In December 2009, I original posted about our family's choice to not instill a belief of San...

Two weeks ago we looked at 1 Corinthians 13 from the perspective of loving our husbands. This week we will look at it from the perspective...

The original post was posted on August 17, 2009 and can be found here . "...to love their children..." Once again, this p...

I remember going on dates with my father. I can't tell you how many there were, or what we did on any of the (I'm pretty sure Mc...

This week I will sharing my mother's rules for behavior when at some one's house, or as she titled it "Things That You Need t...

I have mentioned in the past that Brian and I had read the On Becoming Baby Wise books by Gary Ezzo M.A. and Robert Bucknam, M.D. before ...