My toddler refused to hold my hand as we were walking in to a crowded parking lot. I tried to give him a chance to walk right by me, but he was too unpredictable. He started to take off. I chased him and picked him up. Boy, was he mad. He kicked and screamed and tried to hit me as I carried him to the car.

We’ve all heard the adage “out of sight- out of mind”. But what about the opposite idea of “in sight-in mind”?

Background: I introduced you to my Confidence Cookies back in August as part of  a “Back to School Series”.   Although I am fine to give my kids Confidence Cookies as a fun reminder, I knew I would eventually need to teach them about where true confidence comes from. I…

I was visiting Hawaii one summer with my cousins and we went to the Toilet Bowl at Hanauma Bay one day. There was a swimming hole where you dived in, swam through a small, narrow cave for some time, and then you ended up out in the ocean.

Today’s Thrifty Thursday is not a practical idea or a useful tip or a personal journal entry but rather a philosophical post about the obligation parents have to teach their kids the quality of thrift.

Between my unbalanced hormones, my toddler’s erratic sleeping patterns, my preschooler’s stubborn streak, my boy’s whirlwind energy, my preteen’s moodiness and my husband’s busy work and church schedule, I am never quite sure how my day is going to go.