As we are counting down the days until the end of the school year, I am so excited about our summer! We have some exciting vacations and goals planned. Discover some tips I've learned in my 18 years of "family summers." Family Vacations God has blessed us with some amazing vacations through the years. What started as a practice ...
Does Early Intervention Even Help?
Today I was reading through some past blog posts. What a journey it has been, especially with our oldest son after his dramatic start in life! I found this post from February 12, 2009, written when Bubs was 4.5 years old. Several people shared their opinions on our decision to place Bubs in Occupational Therapy. One of the negative comments ...
How to Set Up an Afternoon Quiet Time for Preschoolers
I love this question from an ABCJesusLovesMe family member: Just saw the sample daily routines on the ABCJesusLovesMe website. What is an afternoon quiet time and how do you get a busy preschooler on board? This is a really good question! Below is an explanation and some points to help get you started. What is an Afternoon Quiet ...
Resurrection Rolls: Recipe, Directions, and Hints
Each spring my kids make sure that the kitchen is stocked with two specific ingredients: marshmallows and crescent rolls. It just isn't Easter without making Resurrection Rolls. And when you see how easy they are to make and the learning potential the rolls provide, I believe you will want to give them a try. What is a Resurrection ...
Ideas to Make Easter Meaningful [Giveaway]
Easter - April 17th this year - is a pretty big deal at ABCJesusLovesMe and on this blog. And for good reason! It’s the holiday that we celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of our Savior. But Easter can be a tough holiday to explain to children. Between the Easter bunny, baskets, and loads of candy, ...
Need Some Superpowers?
How many times in your parenting or teaching journey have you felt like you couldn't parent or teach one moment longer? You count down the minutes until bedtime or parent-pickup time. Man, I have. More than once I've wondered where my strength to take one more step would come from. I Can, Because He Did This weekend God reminded me ...
Social Media: Who are You Following? {Review}
You’ve read them. The Facebook or Instagram posts that make you want to throw your phone and hide under the sofa. The posts that the enemy uses to point fingers at you with claims that you aren’t enough and change must occur - to your living room decor, hips, children's talents, reading selection, husband's beard, shoes - to make ...
What I Discovered in an Empty Box
I came across one of my parenting blog posts originally published February 2, 2011. Boy, a lot has changed in 11 years. You'd think with a home full of preteens and teens that an old post wouldn't apply to my life anymore. But reading it, I found myself holding my breath for a split second as the Holy Spirit reminded me that the same truths God ...
What is Love?: Ideas to Teach Children
Love. During the month of February, you can find the word on mugs, t-shirts, candy, and even written on your coffee by the local barista. We tell our spouses we love them. We command our children to love others with their words and actions. God tells us He is love. But what is love? Strictly an emotion? A passing feeling? A specific ...
Redeeming Love Movie Review
I do not typically share blog posts on Thursdays, but I feel compelled to share this movie review now due to the importance of the information. Please share with others. This week I had the opportunity to prescreen the much-anticipated Redeeming Love movie. In theaters on Friday, January 21st, this movie is based on the bestselling novel by ...