Feeling Less Than Excited During Pregnancy?
‘Children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward’ ~Psalm 127:3 My first pregnancy was such a breeze…Not even fair really, now that I look back on it. No morning sickness, I wore the same clothes until 7 months and the same pants throughout. I had great energy, [...]
Keeping Your Kids Safe Over School Vacation
Layers of Protection–The goal for setting up multiple layers of protection for your child is so that in case one layer fails there is a backup in place. Obviously the first layer of protection in any situation would be proper supervision; whether that is you, a parent at your child’s friend’s house, a coach, life-guard [...]
Blessings of Mother’s Day
What does mother's day represent to you? For many mothers its a time to be served instead of serving, to be shown acknowledgment for the love and sacrifices you make daily for your family. For me it means even more than that. When I became a mother is when I first truly saw God...“The noblest calling in the world is that of mother. True motherhood is the most beautiful of all arts, the greatest of all professions. She who can paint a masterpiece or who can write a book that will influence millions deserves the plaudits and admiration of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of [...]
One of Those Days
“God sends children to enlarge our hearts, and make us unselfish and full of kindly sympathies and affections.” – Mary Howitt Tips To Get Through Tough Days with the Kids Ever have a day with the kids that makes you pray to God that everyone makes it out of that day alive? A day [...]
Busy Moms Schedule; Part II
Create a Functioning Routine/Schedule In Busy Moms Schedule; Part I, we went over all of my hard lessons learned, with valuable tips to create a sense of calm and control in your day. Now I would also like to share with you how my average day runs with an example of my weekly routine. After a lot of trial and error and [...]
Busy Mom’s Schedule; Part I
I have been asked by several soon to be moms, or moms expecting another child, how I am able to accomplish so much in a day while taking care of three kids. How is it possible to do all of the cooking, cleaning, shopping, errands, play-dates, and teaching the kids while still having a bit of time for [...]
Potty Training; End of Week 1
After continuing with the praises and rewards we had discussed in the previous articles, this past week has basically been a continuation of day 2. If you have not read these articles or need a reminder, please visit Potty Training Day 1 and Potty Training Day 2 , otherwise we will pick back up in the next paragraph. At [...]
Potty Training; Day 2
We have already learned how to know when your child is ready to potty train and introduced the kids to the concept of the toilet, potty trained their favorite doll, and begun actually using the toilet in potty training day 1. Now we must work on maintaining the excitement and forming a habit. We are still [...]
Potty Training; Day One
I call the first day of potty training trial and error. This day is spent figuring out what makes your child tick; stickers, candy, toys, books, hugs, high fives, or any combination of these. As I discussed in the previous article How to Know When You’re Child is Ready to Potty Train I have already [...]
Potty Training; How to know when your child is ready
In case you did not know, I am a mother of a beautiful 22 month old little girl. I also babysit a 2 1/2 yr old boy and a six month old girl. Needless to say my days can be pretty exciting and fun-filled. The other day the boy, Chase, that I watch went into the [...]
