Getting ready for a new school year
One of the first things that comes to my mind is the word RELAX. If you are uptight about the change, your child will pick up on it and will have a harder time dealing with it as well. As … Continue reading →
Back-to-School Sunday School Supply List
The back-to-school aisles are busy places right now. Parents are checking off the items on school supply lists. Kids are looking for the coolest notebooks, backpacks, and lunch boxes. Why not have a back-to-school list for Sunday school?
Continue reading →Back to School Bedtime Routines
The lazy days of summer allow children to get away from their schedules. Often they stay up later and sleep in later. That can throw off their body clock. Then when a new school year rolls around they spend the … Continue reading →
Praying for our kids at school: starting a prayer group
A couple of weeks ago I shared about the prayer groups I’ve been involved in, praying for my children at school. (You can read that post here.) If you’re keen to be involved in a group like this, but there … Continue reading →
6 things Alice Through the Looking Glass teaches us (about life and family)
I break the rules in movie theaters quite often. Like, I tuck my own healthy snacks inside my purse in order to avoid my weight gain inducing, popcorn, cheesy tortilla and soft drink cravings. But mostly, you’ll find that I’ll … Continue reading →
Matching Games and Teachable Moments
On July 18, Ava Pennington posted a wonderful blog about teachable moments with children—how they are often spontaneous and can occur as a response to something a child sees. I recently had a teachable moment while playing a new game … Continue reading →