The True Lamb My second son Titus has a sweet little stuffed lamb he sleeps with every night. Â For our Teen Christmas play, we needed it for the manger scene. Â A week or so before the play, I snatched it up to take with us. Â He watched me leave the room with his precious lamb and melted into a puddle of tears. Â I could not take “Lamby” early. Â He didn’t mind that Lamby was going to be in the play,…
 The Truth Some will say “Santa is a lie!”  Others will say that it is “only pretending…get over it!”  What is the balance for Gospel-centered parents? Although it is hard and I’ve struggled since having children on how to handle all of the Santa-hype surrounding Christmas, I know that whatever I teach them about Santa will NOT be what I teach my children about Jesus. I’ve read a few article here and there.  An article I read recently was amazing.  I thought the article…
You know those days. Endless….tiring….just-want-to-give up days. Maybe its the season change. Maybe grief suddenly appears after a time unexpectedly. Maybe the stress of life has suddenly come resting on your shoulders. Maybe it is nothing. (By the way – it is O.K. to have a bad day over nothing.) You sit on the couch. Â You watch your children play. Â You read a book instead of doing laundry. Â Your dishes go unwashed. Â Dinner comes from a delivery guy. You’ve had…
Sharing my….. My oldest son is in first grade. Â We are in our second year homeschooling. Let me just say to moms of beginning readers: Bless You. Â Bless Us All. Â We are saints. Â Our patience level is beyond compare. Â If we want to torture our enemies, just send in a beginner reader and have them read a new passage. Â My son. Â Oh how I love him to pieces. Â He drives me to crazy town during reading time. Â This week we…