“Mommy, can you do something with me?” It’s a common refrain that I’m hearing these days. Instead of simply making sure my youngest doesn’t get into trouble, we’ve transitioned quite fully into the phase where she is wanting to do “real school” and participate in every tiny aspect of our days! I know I’m not […]
How to Get the Most Out of Your Read-Aloud Time
So you want to read aloud to your kids more… You understand how important that can be… Where, oh where do you start with growing those precious times of reading aloud to your kids? Here are 6 ways to cultivate your read-aloud times! 1. Keep it Short, Do it Regularly The key to making a habit […]
Why play is so powerful: Easter edition
Reading and playtime. They are two powerful forces that shape our minds and tug at our hearts. Read great books to your kids and you ignite the imagination. Encourage play and you take that imagination to a whole new level that cements learning into long-term memory. When it comes to the Easter season, I love […]
Why It’s So Vitally Important to Read-Aloud to our Kids!
Reading aloud is an honored tradition. Reading together is such a special and intimate activity that we get to do with our children. But with so many things competing for a family’s attention these days it is easy to put it on the back burner. Despite my best efforts, I’ve noticed that I tend to […]
Learning to Cast our Cares…
Lessons for Him, Lessons for Me… “I just can’t do it,” he shrieked completely losing control of his emotions. What should have been a quick, easy task has ended in a fit of tears. I battle frustration. As I sat talking to this then 6 year old son of mine (so old and yet so very young), […]
Letting Go of Picture Perfect
I called them in, these boys of mine. We were studying the tabernacle at the time. Visions of this exquisite, picture-perfect, to-scale model of the tabernacle were floating around in my head like the one I created during my junior high years with my sisters. That one that was put on display at church. Yes, […]