Chip Mattis’s Under the Dancing Tree It has been nearly a year since I started this blog, and I have met so many wonderful people so far in this adventure! One of those people is blogger, and newly published author, Chip Mattis. I enjoyed reading Chip’s blogs at chipmattis.com before I got to know him,…
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” It’s that time of year again! Time for manger scenes lights, baking and Christmas carols. For my family, it’s also time for some family Christmas traditions! When I was very young my family had traditions surrounding Santa and his reindeer, opening gifts in a certain order, and…
Some parents have children who get along great together. Others have children who are constantly fighting among themselves. If you are a parent of the second sibling set, you may be asking yourself, “how can I teach my children to get along?” When thinking about that question, I came up with a list of do’s…
Teaching the Bible to our children is important, even during the school year. I have been blessed to be able to enroll my children in a Christian school. They learn about the Lord right along side learning to read and do math. Even so, parent’s are a child’s primary teacher. It is our duty to…
As parents, we have an immense and important role in teaching our children. We are their first teachers, educating them on how to eat, how to walk, and how to speak. The Bible also calls us parents to teach our children the Word of God. Proverbs 22:6 tells us to “Train up a child in the way he should…
Did you know that your children can teach you just as much as you teach them? They may even teach you more than you teach them! We teach them to walk and talk and feed themselves. They teach us what it means to be patient and what unconditional love really is. I have also found…
