Tag Archives: Kids
Valentine’s Day Part 2: Hunting for Treasure
It’s probably the hibernating teacher within that brings me round to setting up riddles and scavenger hunts for my kids. Yes, after all these years of standing in slippers wiping butts and noses, there are moments when that alter-ego is … Continue reading
Posted in Contest, CRAZY kids, Education, Faith, Family, Following Jesus, Gifts, God, Holidays, Home, Kids, Matters of the Heart, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Play, Random Fun, Seasons of Life, Silly Lists, Things I Love!, Uncategorized
Tagged alter-ego, Bible, Bible verses, bingo, Classroom, Genesis, gift, Holiday, Home, John 3:16, Kids, look up 3:16, Opinions, Religion and Spirituality, Riddle, scavenger hunt, Spiritual Development, spiritual formation, teacher, the story of St. Valentine, valentine day
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Peanuts in the Morning
Do you remember the sound of Charlie Brown‘s teacher on The Peanuts? She had that muffled “whaa-whaa-whaa” of an expertly muted trumpet combined with some sort of nasally resonance never before heard on earth–much less in a classroom. How Linus ever … Continue reading
Posted in CRAZY kids, Discipline Issues, Family, Home, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Random Fun, Rants, Seasons of Life, Silly Lists, Uncategorized
Tagged Arts, Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown, Christmas, crazy mornings, Kids, miss the bus, Peanuts, Peppermint Patty, school, shopping, Snoopy
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Family Friday: Spiritual Formation
I’ve been thinking about posting this for awhile now, and thanks to the encouragement of a friend am finally getting around to it. This Friday I thought I’d share an idea I had for bringing Scripture into the kitchen–which we … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Beautiful Things, crafts, CRAZY kids, Decor/Organizing, Discoveries, Faith, Family, Family Friday, Following Jesus, God, gratitude, Growing Pains, Home, Kids, Matters of the Heart, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Prayer, Recipe/Kitchen Success!, Seasons of Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Candice Olsen, Christian, Divine Design, Family, Genevieve Gorder, God, Holland, Home, Home and Company, Kids, MI, Mothers, Parents, prayer, Scripture, spiritual formation, teaching your kids
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Egg Cartons, Baby Chicks, and FREE Fun
My husband calls me a recycling maniac. I prefer to consider myself a “wise recycler” or “earth-conscious mother.” I’ll leave the title “maniac” to the kids, little angels though they are At any rate, I’ve been in the habit of … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, Discoveries, Family, Holidays, Home, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Play, Random Fun, Thngs I Love!
Tagged Chicks, crafts, creativity, Easter, Egg-carton chicks, eggs, farms, Kids, Organic, re-using egg cartons, Spring
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Hallmark Sends Its Very Best
I’ve already told you bits and pieces of my now-exposed [obsessive] affair with Hallmark Gold Crown Stores. It’s thorny territory for me to write about something so intimate and special, but at last I’m able to admit that sneaking away … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, Discoveries, Family, Gifts, Holidays, Home, Kids, Literature/Books, Matters of the Heart, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Random Fun, Thngs I Love!, Uncategorized
Tagged "What I Love About You", affection, cards, fill-in-book, Gold Crown Store, Hallmark, Kids, love letters, notes, pride, The Biggest Loser
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Four More Days
One of the great joys, and simultaneous “pinch-me’s” of my days, is a more fervent awareness of the slipping away. Time slipping away. Childhood…slipping. Days, seasons…slipping. It sounds depressing, I know, but actually I feel joyful that God has given … Continue reading
Posted in Family, gratitude, Growing Pains, Heartbreak, Home, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Play, Seasons of Life
Tagged Berenstein Bears, boys, Changes, Children, Chocolate Milk, Family, God, Kids, kisses, Love, Motherhood, Seasons of Life, snuggling
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Lessons from the Orchard, Part 2
Yesterday I talked about the stunning day we had outside at Crane’s Orchard. It was lovely. Absolutely lovely. Now that I’m at home, sitting in the quiet listening to Fernando Ortega, my mind spins both with things that I saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Crane's Apple Orchard, Faith, Fernando Ortega, Fruits of the Spirit, Galations 5, Giving/Sharing/Generosity, God, Honeycrisp Apples, Hope, husbands, Jesus, John 15:5, Kids, Longing, Lord Jesus, Love, Spiritual Development, Suburbia, The Vine, utopia
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Medieval War Games
Well, they did it again. Made a game out of wood and jumping and self-inflicted wounds. Little did the feudal lords of the middle ages know that their catapulting weaponry would be such a hit in the backyards of the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Home, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Nature/Outdoors, Play, Random Fun, Summer, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Nye the Science Guy, Biology, catapult, Children, Family, Friendship, Kids, Lever, Midieval Times, Midieval Weapons, Pulley, Screw, Simple Machines, tools, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Wedge
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Moments With Love
Ever since I was little I’ve had a nudging–gentle, but there–prompting me to act of behalf of those with small voices. Or no voices. I remember vividly lying in bed one night when I was probably 11, drawing a picture … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Friends, Heartbreak, Home, Kids, Marriage, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Seasons of Life
Tagged adoption, capitalism, Children, Faith, Family, Giving/Sharing/Generosity, God, Hope, Jesus, Kids, Longing, Love, mission trips, mission work, Motherhood, Seasons of Life, Spiritual Development, Uganda
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Arctic Dog Mushing On Labor Day
Leave it up to the neighborhood kids, my own included, to create a game that is so wonderfully ridiculous I can’t help but document it for you. Yesterday’s game had me laughing so hard the residual giggles followed me indoors … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Home, Kids, Nature/Outdoors, Neighbors, Play, Random Fun, Seasons of Life, Summer, Uncategorized, Vehicles
Tagged Beef Chunks, Children, Family, Friends, Friendship, Fun!, Indian Summer, Jerky, Kids, Labor Day, Mushing, Neighbors, Nome, Salmon, Sled-dog racing, snow
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Teaching Kids About Friends
When I was in grade school I was teased mercilessly. I remember, shortly after having moved to a new school in the 5th grade, crying in bed at night and having to confess to my mom that I just didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Faith, Family, Friends, Home, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Play, Seasons of Life, Uncategorized
Tagged betrayal, bullies, Changes, Children, Disappointment, Faith, Family, Friends, Friendship, God, Jesus, Kids, Seasons of Life, Spiritual Development
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My Quarterly Bonus
Being a stay-at-home mom is something that I love and worry about in equal measure. I love it because I get to have a front-row seat to the lives of my children. It’s messy, both in literal and figurative terms, … Continue reading
Posted in Chores/Duties/Jobs, Faith, Family, Home, Kids, Marriage, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Seasons of Life
Tagged Africa, babysitter, business lunch, Children, Deuteronomy, Faith, Family, God, Hallmark, Hope, Jesus, jobs, Kids, Love, Lunch, manners, Messy House, Mother Teresa, Motherhood, quarterly bonus, recognition, Serving, Spiritual Development, stay-at-home mom, success, Sunday, white-glove
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I Couldn’t Sleep, So I Thought About Names
The other night I went to see The Proposal at the movies with my BNE. It was really cute and I have to say, I was even a little surprised by some of the elements that I thought would be … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Chuck Swindoll, Clive Staples, crystal ball, Dietrich Bonhoffer, Faith, Family, God, Jesse James, Jesus, Kids, Love, Motherhood, Names, Rob Bell, Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, Scarlet Johansson, Spiritual Development, The Proposal
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Dressers Are Over-Rated
You know you have a laundry problem when your kids ask for clean clothes… …and you go to your dining room table to find them.
Posted in Chores/Duties/Jobs, Decor/Organizing, Family, Home, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties
Tagged Children, Dining room, dining room table, Dressers, Kids, laundry, Messy House, Motherhood, OOPS!
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Bedtime Prayers
It’s exciting and gratifying to share this post today. I have been feeling badly that I don’t give enough attention here to the wonderful, curious, and edifying things our children do; after all, silliness and general chaos often make for … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Home, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties
Tagged bedtime prayers, Children, Church, Faith, Family, Giving/Sharing/Generosity, God, Hope, Jesus, Kids, Love, Motherhood, Spiritual Development
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“Things I Don’t Understand” Thursdays: Indoor Baseball?!
Well, this really got my goat. After withstanding numerous accidents in the house ranging from family photos being knocked off the wall [that was dad modeling great behavior] to lamps crashing to the floor, we have banned indoor throwing/pitching/catching/baseball/homerun derby. … Continue reading
Posted in Decor/Organizing, Discipline Issues, Family, Home, Motherhood/Mommy Duties, Random Fun, Seasons of Life
Tagged baseball, Family, Fun!, household accidents, Kids, Messy House, wrestling
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Son of a BEACH!
What a day. Last night I was so exhausted after our elusive hunt for beach parking that I just couldn’t even tell you about it until now. Well, let’s be honest: it was the exhaustion and the fact that the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Nature/Outdoors, Random Fun, Uncategorized, Vacation
Tagged beach, Coast Guard Festival, Disappointment, Family, Fun!, Grand Haven, Holland, Kids
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Who Needs Whale Watching, Anyhow?
As I think I’ve mentioned before, we started planning our Washington vacation in December while the kids sat transfixed in front a red-nosed reindeer and an elf with bad hair who wanted to be a dentist. Actually, as my friend … Continue reading
Posted in Random Fun, Travel, Vacation
Tagged Changes, Disappointment, Kids, OOPS!, Washington, whale watching
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Something to Brag About, Part 2
If you missed my post yesterday, I announced a two-day brag session to highlight the up-and-coming talent of two of my photographer friends. Yesterday I shared 5 of Lori’s photos [thanks, Lor], and today is Kamarah’s turn to sit with … Continue reading
A Seed Planted
One of my dear friends, dear in a way that few are or can ever be, lives three time zones away in a small city just west of the Rockies. Talking to her is easy, as it should be … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Friends, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties
Tagged Baptism, Children, Faith, Family, Friendship, Jesus, Kids, Motherhood, Spiritual Development
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Crazy Pants
Seriously. My kids are going bonkers. Straight up crazy pants with the possibility some kind of emotional disorder not completely ruled out. Two days in a row we’ve dealt with hard-core temper tantrums and general inappropriateness courtesy of our little … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline Issues, Kids, Motherhood/Mommy Duties
Tagged Discipline, Kids, Temper Tantrums
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Roller Derby
I’ll admit it: I had A BALL. A ball! Jonah, our 7 year-old celebrated his birthday last week and decided that nothing says ‘party’ like r-o-l-l-e-r s-k-a-t-i-n-g. I guess once you’re 7 good times can only roll with ample amounts … Continue reading
