Once again, it’s back to school season. After the long, hot days of summer that feel like they might never end, a new school year can feel like a welcome…
Back-to-School
A Back-to-School Prayer
It felt like I received a direct hit to the gut. I opened the long-awaited envelope from my son’s elementary school. The letter revealed the name of his soon-to-be first-grade…
The “I Am Too Busy” MOMents Respite List
So … how many plates do you have spinning in the air right now? Back-to-school supplies, back-to-school paperwork, carpool, after-school activities, school clothing buying, snack planning, meal planning, fall sporting…
Easy Ways to Get Involved in Your Child’s School
Here we are again. Long days at the pool will soon be memories replaced by new shoes, class schedules, and fall sports. Whether we like it or not, it’s back-to-school…
Savvy School Supply Shopping
Sunday’s newspaper ads startled me into a quickly-approaching reality: school starts in less than a month! I lined up the ads to begin comparing prices from all of the local stores…
Five Truths to Teach My Daughter Before Kindergarten
A few months ago, I wrote a post about savoring the last year with my daughter at home before she starts kindergarten. I like to think that, so far, we…
Help Me to Know…
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” James 1:5
Lord, Shape Our Children
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no…
Help My Parenting…
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4