Since our fifth child has been born, I tried grocery shopping multiple times with all my children and each trip was so close to a fail. The next week rolls around and I think, "Oh, I can do this!" So I load up all the children into the vehicle and an hour or so later, driving home and thinking again, "Why in the world did I choose to do that!" So, I'm done! I've gotten to Continue Reading
No More Bedtime Stress With Children
Bedtime routine with our four children, aged six and under, was extremely stressful for me (even with my husband's help). It was chaotic. He's telling one kid to do this, I'm telling another kid to do that... and so on. It felt like a battle every night to get each child to do what they're suppose to do. Two very simple things can turn into stress: getting their teeth brushed Continue Reading
The Terrible 2’s
Another famous saying... the terrible 2's. "My child is in the terrible two's stage!" What does this mean exactly? What does a child at two years old look like? Why do we call it the terrible two's? Most likely this is claimed because of the child becoming testy. The child is starting to expand their boundaries. The child wants what he wants at that moment. The child may Continue Reading
The 2 Parenting Tips that Guarantee You Success
Want respectful and loving children? As a parent, you can be proactive in mothering (and fathering). The success is not determined by how your children turn out, but in how you intentionally raise them up in your home. Be careful not to implement just one of these tips. The secret is implementing both these parenting tips in order to have successful parenting. Proverbs Continue Reading
5 Ways to Nurture a Love of Reading in Your Home
I am honored to have Grace Lantz come in and share her heart on reading. Grace sees and knows the importance in reading to children at every stage and the benefits that are received from it. Here she will share five ways, as a mother, how to nurture a love of reading in your home for your child. I have not yet met a parent who doesn’t care about-- and occasionally Continue Reading
Never Again Worry About Having Healthy Kids with this One Simple Trick!
We all want healthy kids, right? Some of us have picky eaters. Some of us just are not consistent with the amount of vegetables we are providing for ourselves and our children. And some of us just don't like eating vegetables in general. When my first child became a toddler, he started becoming picky. And I will personally take some of that ownership and admit that I Continue Reading
6 Proven Ways to Get Your Baby Sleeping Through the Night
Are you ready to have your baby sleeping through the night? I know your pain! Having your babies waking up multiple times in the night can be a huge burden and weight on us as mothers. With this topic, there can be two very extreme opinions. I'm not here to fight my opinion and try to convince you to do so. I'm writing this post to offer help for those moms out there who do Continue Reading