Are you looking for a creative way to celebrate Valentines' Day with your Spouse when you have kids? Here are 25 Ways to say "I Love You" to your husband this year with special gifts from the heart. I've included a printable checklist of ideas to do for your Valentine. Truthfully...every day we all should try to find ways to show our love in our relationships but oftentimes life keeps us busy, jobs, houses and then we add children to the mix and it gets even busier. However, it's ... Read more...
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Unplug and Enjoy Quiet Time: Snapshot of Parenting with Purpose
I love it when my grandchildren come over to visit. But they often want to turn on the television or play on my computer. I offer them other things to do and it helps us all relax and enjoy each other’s company. We live in a fast-paced world bombarded by stimulation. It’s so easy and tempting to turn on the television or an electronic game to keep a child occupied. But what if YOU need some peace and quiet? Establish a quiet time as a routine or scheduled time and it will help everyone in ... Read more...
Ways to Develop Obedience with Kids: Snapshot of Parenting with Purpose
Many years ago I was introduced to the Family Virtues Guide. Since then I’ve done my best to implement virtues into my daily life and into my work (I’ve been an ESL teacher for over 10 years). It was always interesting to see the change in students as they learned about virtues and slowly transformed and improved. When I had our first daughter and she was growing up, I started feeling at some points that my methods are failing: 2s and 3s arrived and close to 4 and with the birth of a new baby ... Read more...
Drop Everything and Swing: Snapshot of Parenting with Purpose
Sometimes life gets busy…and hectic…and the days just seem to quickly fly by. When I had my second child, the days seemed to be filled with lots of “have to’s” in order to keep life going – laundry, errands, doctor appointments and the like. As my second child got older, she was toted everywhere that our family’s schedule dictated – to her older brother’s sporting events, school functions, the grocery store, and anywhere else that we all needed to be that week. And I started to become very ... Read more...
Sometimes You Need to Say Yes: Snapshots of Parenting with Purpose
A few weeks ago, I was busy getting things ready to take my daughter, E (almost 4) to the mall to buy her a new dress for an upcoming party. It was just going to be mommy-E time and we were both looking forward to this. My husband was outside with both my children (I also have a 21 month old son, Ev) reinstalling the car seats for me as the kids played. Once I was all ready I headed out to the car to find E all buckled in her car seat, ready to go. But that wasn't all I found in the back seat ... Read more...
