Teaching Kids to Cook
As parents, we try to prepare our kids to be independent adults. There are so many life skills that need to be taught in the short time they live with us. One of them is learning to cook. Some kids … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Family Life
Prayer Garden
What does it mean to young children when they hear adults say, “Our prayers have been answered”? I can hear it now. The conversation might sound like this: “When we pray,” you say, “we are talking to God.” “When you … Continue reading →
Letters and Love From Afar
“Whatever you did for one of the least of these…you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 Recently my six year old brought this verse home from Sunday school to memorize for her weekly assignment and it is one of my favorites. … Continue reading →
It’s MY Turn!
Any mother who has more than one child who can talk has heard these words: “It’s my turn!” It’s a phrase children learn very quickly. When babies are born they are totally helpless, and they are dependent on others to feed, clothe, and care for … Continue reading →
Writing Family Keepsakes
My mother and her twin brother will turn 94 in about three weeks. With the way people live have changed so much in those 94 years, it is a wonder their heads aren’t spinning. Children today know so little about … Continue reading →
Journaling Milestones
How much do children know about the day their grandparents, parents or they themselves were born? I sometimes wonder about mine, but our four grown children have less to wonder about their first days. When each was born, I wrote … Continue reading →