Can Other People Correct Your Child?
First I will say that I not only don’t mind, I appreciate it when other people correct my children. It doesn’t happen very often because I am almost always right there and I am quick to correct my kids.
How to Always Find the Scissors
If I told you to go get a pair of scissor right now, how long would it take you? Or how much time do you think you spend going to the junk drawer for the scissors when you need them from another room?
5 Tips for Handling Lying
All 9 of our children have struggled with lying at one point or another. It is difficult to break once it has become a habit. I want to share with you some of the things we do to help them break the habit.
The Easter Bunny’s Job is Safe
How do you sum up Easter weekend in one blog post? Traveling, Jesus’ resurrection, finding the boys’ lost church pants and hiding plastic eggs all over the house. Spectacular.
The Last Cold Front and Cheesecake
Here in Texas we are having some kind of cold front, which I am loving. I know that in a month I will be wishing for the days to be cooler so I am pretending it’s May and enjoying the crisp breeze.
Love Your Brother
I’ll be sharing each week what is happening in our home and how we manage problems. We will open up and answer questions as we go along. It’s gonna be great!
Ringing in the New Year
The past week is a bit of a blur. I’d like to say it’s because Christmas was so magical that I can’t describe the joy. But instead I must report a terrible bout of flu that has hit all 11 of us, starting on December 23 and still with us.
Our Christmas Traditions
I have gotten several questions about how we celebrate Christmas. It’s pretty simple around here. Just the 11 of us on Christmas morning (some years my parents join us).
Sweet Christmas Book Giveaway!
We are rounding the corner to Christmas around here! The tree is up, but not decorated. The porch pumpkins have been replaced by poinsettias. And the Christmas story books have made their way to the coffee table.
10 Random Topics in One Post (or Something for Everyone)
Our weekend was a smattering of activity. I did everything from going to an open house at my friend Sara’s to sleeping for 2.5 hours in the middle of the day.