Thankfulness And Halloween Follow-Up
Thanksgiving is fast approaching. As soon as November hits and the air turns cool, my thoughts turn to family, hot apple cider and how lucky I am. Yes, nothing gets me feeling grateful like the Thanksgiving month and the holidays to follow. We practice intentional gratefulness every day in our family. We thank each other […]
A Little Something For You, For Your Family, and For Our World
This week we are bringing a ton of value, in three different forms. Form one (you): Our subscribers have known for a week now but we’re now announcing it publicly – we have an all-new, private Parents Who Facebook group. The mission of the group is to help you connect with the vision that is […]
Birthday Party Plan B
Our identical twins Mr. B and Mr. C’ 5th birthday party has been scheduled to happen tomorrow for over a month. We even reserved an inflatable jump house for the event. We’ve been excitedly anticipating the event for weeks. Given the season, we knew there could be a chance our plans might be fouled by […]
Halloween Candy Alternative
We have often debated with ourselves about the merits of handing out candy to trick or treaters at Halloween. In a country like America, where 1 out of every 3 kids is overweight or obese, it’s easy to feel like just going with the flow is only contributing to the problem. On the other hand, almost […]
The 2 Things You Should Be Focusing On
Last week I loaded up the minivan with all three boys and headed to Target. “Why are we going to Target?” Mr. C hollered from the back of the minivan. “To get birthday party invitations for your birthday party later this month,” I told him. “But Mamaaaa, we already have paper and crayons and envelopes, […]