Shopping for kids can be a bit difficult sometimes. This is especially true if you get stuck shopping at the last minute, and what you thought you would buy isn't available.
There are a few options to handle this kind of a situation. You can keep hunting all over town, check to see what is...
Is there a subject more charged than that of time, especially among parents? It is the source of many of our conversations ("How are you?" "Busy!") and much of our guilt.
Time is also a subject that has been too much on my mind lately, leaving me feeling a little short of breath without...
There is just something about a daddy.
If Mom is a sustained, lasting light, then Dad is a spark. It is certainly true in my family, where the men simply produce a different kind of energy. Dads and Grandpas are wonderfully familiar but, at the same time, exotic.
Some of my most vivid...
We strive to create balance in our families. We strive to live each day in the knowledge that our family is a gracious gift; a gift to be treasured and celebrated in the every day. We strive to create a sense of peace and joy. We strive to live out our values by simplifying our lives. But the...
My husband's idea of being prepared for a day hike is taking enough Oreos to enjoy at the summit. This has always been a point of debate for Ty and I, or at least since a winter camping trip from which we, quite literally, almost never returned.
He and I were first dating and had more passion...
"I took care of Callie," my three year old announced.
Callie had been starting with that little whine that babies adopt to alert mothers and sisters that their new crawling tricks have them wedged behind the furniture. But the whining had stopped, rather suddenly it seemed in retrospect.
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Few things are as rewarding as seeing your child glow from the inside out. And it happens when children have a high self esteem: when they know themselves to be unconditionally accepted, when they feel both loved and lovable, and when they feel a sense of belonging and self worth.
Here are...
As the kids go back to school, you can go back to you: your schedule, your friends, your goals. Here are fourteen simple indulgences to celebrate this season.
1. Grab a friend and set out for a brisk autumn hike in the prettiest area you can think of within a few minutes of your home. On your...
Everyone comes to a point in their lives when they must leave childhood and enter into adulthood. Most instances are marked by the person leaving school and entering the workforce.
Choosing among the different careers available can be difficult. Do you go with money or fame? Or do you opt for...
The whole home education movement began back in the sixties, with the hippies rebelling against all things government run, but since then, it has grown into a legitimate method of schooling. In fact, home schooling has become so big that colleges and universities now accept applications from...
