Like cryptocurrency, motherhood has value only for those in our culture who already value it. Part of the reason that the "job description" of moms doesn’t easily transfer to the marketplace is because we tend to view it as a private vocation, the extension of our personal lives. In America and other parts of the Western world, motherhood is ... Read More...
Giving Your Kids the Gift of Not Being a Grown-Up
When my kids were little, I'd ask them questions like "Do you want crackers or pretzels for a snack?" and "Do you want to wear the blue shirt or the red shirt?" It made them feel independent and grown up to make their own decisions, but at the same time it didn't overwhelm them with a myriad of choices. I learned early on that I could avoid many ... Read More...
How To Make Learning Fun at Home
Whether we're dyed-in-the-wool homeschoolers, or were thrown into the world of distance learning, we all want our children to love learning and have fun doing it. When I first started homeschooling, I went out of my way to find videos, materials, crafts and projects that would make concepts come alive for my kids. Basically, I wanted my ... Read More...
Why Christian Motherhood Isn’t Just Sitting on the Sidelines
In our young adult years we're encouraged to “find yourself,” as if we had somehow lived 20 years not knowing anything about ourselves. I might suggest to you that the ten-year-old me may have had a better grip on life than twenty-year-old me. Somehow at age ten I knew that life was about others. But somewhere on this journey to find myself, ... Read More...
7 Ways To Avoid Raising An Entitled Child
If you've been a parent for even a short amount of time, you have probably realized teaching selfless behavior is one of the most important things you can do, yet also one of your biggest challenges. It’s pretty easy to see that we’re fighting the culture upstream when we strive to uphold responsibility, accountability, and integrity as values ... Read More...
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