Here it is 6:15 Thursday morning and I don't have a blog post written for today. I typically have them written days if not weeks in advance. Today...nothing. But, I think God did this on purpose because He wanted me to share what is on my heart. To give you another glimpse into our family. And for some of you, to give us one ...
Where Do You Find Discipline Ideas?
See if you can relate to a portion of this mom's email question: I struggle coming up with ideas of discipline. Where do you get your ideas/inspiration for wise parenting? It feels like there is less sound advice available. My family lives far away, so I can't follow their example and don't always ask for their advice. My ...
What Supplies are Needed and Should I Print or Purchase?
A lot of questions have been asked on the ABCJLM Facebook Group about what is needed to use the ABCJLM Curriculum. I wanted to write a blog post combining the answers. Curriculum - Immediate Family Use Basic Lesson Plans and Worksheets: The basic online Lesson Plans and worksheets are 100% free for immediate family use and are available ...
Review and Free Trial: K-5 Learning
Even though first grade ended, I knew learning would need to continue throughout the summer months for Bubs. Nervous about keeping him at grade level, I should have known God would supply. This time it came in the form of a website - K5Learning.com. Each morning, Sweet Pea and Bubs logged in to work on reading and math. ...
Bible Workbook Now Available
Read this updated post - https://parentingtoimpress.com/2018/03/bible_workbook.html ...
How to Write a Lesson Plan for Preschoolers
Below is one of the newest questions being asked/answered on the ABCJesusLovesMe.com Facebook Group page. I love how so many of you have stepped in to help our sister and I wanted to share some thoughts as well for everyone to read. I have a 3 year old who is ready to start learning more. Here is the problem...I can not write a lesson ...
Review: Betzy the Bumblebee
"Betzy was a sweet, plump bumblebee. Her bold yellow and black stripes were placed perfectly on her fuzzy, round body. Her little short wings were black and shiny, and her legs were black and hairy. She was very cute!" And so are the Guest in the Garden series of book by author Dawn Denton. Cute as can be! Third in ...
How to “Do” School with Your Child
Imagine this with me. A mom and child are neatly dressed sitting at the table looking at school books. The child is happily gleaning from the mom's wisdom and desires to learn. There are no distractions in the background and the kitchen table is obviously neatly wiped down. I would wager that the statement right before we enter this scene was ...
Anger Management for Moms
Kids bring the worst out of their parents, especially moms. We do things and say words we never thought we would say to our own flesh and blood. A couple of weeks ago, I discussed my own anger issues and tendency to yell at my children out of frustration. In this post, I shared some ideas that I have found in helping with ...
Have You Been with Jesus?
Jesus' disciples, Peter and John, were teaching the people. The priests and captain of the guard were greatly disturbed by this and put them in jail. The next day, the rulers, elders, and teachers of the law brought Peter and John before them to question them. Peter, "filled with the Holy Spirit," spoke to the accusers with great ...