[from the archives] Up until three or so years ago, I had all my kids cleaning the kitchen together after meals. I used to have all the kitchen cleaning tasks written out on 3×5 cards. I had neon yellow cards for the easy tasks like taking out the trash, wiping the table, clearing the table,… Continue reading Cleaning the Kitchen in Love
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Something Bigger Than Ourselves
[from the archives] As I pondered my parenting today, I thought, “There isn’t much to write about.” I had been in my room working nearly all day on ministry web-sites, blog set-up, phone calls and facebook messages, only stopping long enough to make suggestions to Annie about how to iron an old dress-up dress and… Continue reading Something Bigger Than Ourselves
Willing Hearts
Taken from the archives… “I could blog about my parenting experiences,” I said to Marilyn as we talked on the phone this morning. We talked on about the ins and outs of the possibility, and as I got off the phone, my mind was swirling with all the things I might write about if I… Continue reading Willing Hearts