“So, are you guys gonna do Santa?” she asked, my five day old daughter cradled in her arms. “Uh, I don’t know,” I answered my friend. “Yeah. Wait, why wouldn’t we?” Until that moment, I had no idea that Santa Clause was a matter of contention among Christians. But as it turned out, we would not, in fact, “do Santa”…
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One of my biggest parenting priorities is to teach my children to develop strong family ties. Not just within our immediate family. But with extended family as well. One of the sweetest ways to do this is to make it a habit to check in with Great-Grandma. We are really blessed to have my grandma only a few minutes away. …
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Hey Mama! As I’ve shared before, I’m just not the homemade volcano type of mama in this season of life. So I’ve been super excited to find all of the opportunities out there for my kids to learn about STEAM without turning my kitchen into a laboratory. But that doesn’t mean that I outsource all of my kiddos’ science, math,…
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Hey Mama! Do you ever feel as if, even though you spend nearly every waking hour with your kids, you don’t spend all that much time with your kids? Me too. The truth is that when our kids are home with us all day, it doesn’t always feel necessary to make time to be specifically with them. And yet, if we don’t…
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Mama, if you’re like me, teaching science and coming up with homeschool STEM activities is just not your jam. It’s not that I don’t understand the material. I could teach the textbook stuff all day long. But the hands-on aspect, the part of science that kids really love, is just not in my wheelhouse. Lucky for me (and my babies),…
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