Motivating Children with Daily Recognition

A while back, during a devotional series on Joseph with the children, we marveled at his ability to be a leader despite his dire circumstances. The poor guy was sold into slavery by his own brothers, put into prison for something he didn’t do, falsely accused of rape, and the story goes on and on. [...]

Ordering My World: Kids and Money

Parents often wonder how to handle money with their children. They wonder when to start an allowance, whether to pay for chores and how to structure it overall. Our family has a system that works well for us. Take what works for you and leave the rest, but I think I may be able to [...]

Isaac

Isaac is our bio baby and is 5 years old. He always has Jack, his Webkin, with him. As all of the children are, Isaac is a joy to have and raise. Isaac has a very unique personality and is quite humorous to be around. Isaac loves to help and is very willing to try [...]

How to Make a Prayer / Rag Quilt: Part 2

 Finally, I can show you the completed quilt project for my son, Eli.     My Eli is a big, Giants fan. I’ve never really understood why, I think it’s because he and Eli Manning share a name. I must also say that I’ve always been cautious of decorating kid’s rooms with teams or characters [...]

How to Make a Prayer/Rag Quilt

Today was another busy day preparing for Christmas. I was at the office bright and early to finish wrapping gifts – it took much longer than expected, but I am finished! Check that off.   I had hopes of arriving back home in time to sew for at least an hour.   Eli’s Prayer Quilt is cut [...]

Birthday Traditions

December is a busy, birthday month in our home. Colin and Eli have birthdays within a week of each other. In our family, we try to be tradition-rich. My hope is that the children will have a wealth of memories to look back on and with which to make their own family’s memories someday. Here [...]