Surprise Cups
My kids were picky eaters. I had to be creative in order to get healthy food into their growing bodies. One of their favorite snacks was something I called “Surprise Cups.” Here is how you make a Surprise Cup: … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Parenting
Are We Raising a Generation of Quitters?
I’ve always been a voracious reader, even as a child. My regular practice of stopping by the local public library on the way home from school would net me the maximum number of books allowed to be borrowed. I would … Continue reading →
Helpful Tips and Resources for Christian Families
I’m always on the lookout for helpful tips and resources for my family. Here are links to a variety of articles featuring tips and resources for Christian families. Looking for a way to get make the time your child spends … Continue reading →
Birthday Celebration Twist
My oldest grandson turned thirteen last Sunday. I’ll not go into how that made me feel. That’s a different post. But I couldn’t help but think about how this was the first birthday I wasn’t there to celebrate with him … Continue reading →
Summer Camp Blues
Last week, friends of ours sent their children away to camp for the first time. She filled her Facebook page with tearful posts expressing the pain of sending her “babies” off for a whole week. I wonder if her kids’ … Continue reading →
Risk taking in an age of cotton-wool.
During the last set of school holidays I had several opportunities where risk taking and I bumped heads. Interestingly the risk taking was as much on my behalf as that of my children. In one instance we booked our daughter … Continue reading →