as we learn and grow together in the bigger story
This corner is where I model to my kids what pursuing interests and passions look like – mine being words. Specifically words about gospel fluency and identity, and how that informs how we 1) live our story in surrendered stewardship, and 2) disciple our children in the same. But … before we can make disciples, we need to be ones ourselves!
An Invitation I’m super excited to invite you to the Vibrant Home Life Summit, which happens a month from now (October 29 – November 3, 2023)! Why the Vibrant Home Life Summit? In the midst of our busy, technology-driven world, it can sometimes feel incredibly …
There’s a house being built next door. I love seeing the progress every day and get excited over how it will turn out. Gives me the same vibes I felt when we were building our own home. Today, I pondered how it took from late spring …
My Story THEN Informs My Story NOW I was a network marketing kid. In my high school years, my mom was a rep for a global network marketing company and actually found success helping others with its products and services (she was able to quit …
In my almost 17 years as a parent and 12 years as a home educator, I’ve seen some really rough days. Bad attitudes (mom included). Bickering siblings. Loneliness as families moved on from homeschooling to institutional schooling. Grappling with how to walk alongside my kids …
I’ve rarely made my kids read the bible for the sake of reading the bible or just because that is what Christians should do. (I’m not saying they don’t read their bibles, I’m just saying I don’t make them.) And I’ve rarely made them memorize …
Christmas is over and a new year is just a couple days away! As expected, a vast majority of our society has shifted from merry-making to resolution-making … and right now there’s quite a bit of noise out there on the topic. To Set Goals …
All good and noble things. All practical ways to help our kids think of themselves less and of others more, right? As Christian parents, one of our many jobs is to help cultivate a heart of loving and serving others well. And the above list …
We can’t really be intentional with helping our kids cultivate an authentic relationship with Jesus, unless we are cultivating one ourselves. I previously shared what discipleship looks like in our own home; what it looks like to raise gospel fluent kids who love and follow …
As a Christian parent, one of my biggest hopes is that they know, love, and follow Jesus. And therefore, one of my biggest priorities (especially as a homeschool mom) is to teach them about who He is. In our culture, this typically looks like:
“I am going to be more patient.” “I am not going to yell.” “I need to spend more time playing with them.” “All the laundry will be done and put away (like hung and folded, not tossed into the closet or shoved into a drawer ).”
Comparison. The trap that we mothers (all women, in fact) fall into; the trap of looking outside of the life we have been blessed with and sizing it up with another’s. We plug along trying to do our best but when we look around, it seems …
