What are the skills you want your kids to have when leaving your home? Change a tire. Be financially astute. Do laundry. The list goes on. But what about a servant attitude? Is that a goal? Part 1 of the Should Children Have Chores? podcast got us started. Now let's dig deeper into the subject of raising children who desire to serve ...
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Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
Three Ways to Build a Work Ethic in Your Kids
In my mind there are three main aspects of parenting. The first is the theme of this blog – impressing upon our children a God who loves them and asks them to love Him and others in return. A second is financial wisdom. When our children were young, I created the Money Management System to train our children to ...
Should Children Have Chores?
The last few blog posts and podcast episode have focused on being intentional with your summer. With the kids out of school, summer is a great time to focus on the child's heart. I often begin summer thinking about the areas of maturity that are lacking. Without a doubt, having a servant-heart is frequently high on the list. Will chores ...
Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
Will you join me on a trip down memory lane? In January 2009 I took a leap of faith and began a blog called "Our Out-of-Sync Life." God placed it on my heart to encourage and empower mommas and teachers to shepherd little ones to live for Christ in this "out-of-sync" world. Fast forward to 2021 and the name of the blog was changed to ...
How to Create Purpose This Summer
As I shared last week, ever May I gain a bounce in my step because summer is just around the corner. For almost three months I will have all my chickadees back under my wings! But I learned several years ago in order to thrive during summer, we must have purpose. I needed to set goals and lightly structure our day, so we didn't greet September ...
Tips for Your Summer Vacations and Goals
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 ...
Should Self-Help Books Be Used in Your Quiet Time?
Browse the "Religion" section of a bookstore, in person or online, and you're sure to get quickly overwhelmed! At first glance many books seem like they could be helpful in your quiet time. But on closer inspection, you'll find the majority are little more than self-help books. Are self-help books a good guide for your quiet time? How do you ...
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 Choose a Church
With often so many choices, it can be overwhelming when choosing a church for your family. If only there was a formula to use! Unfortunately there isn't, but Heidi and I have created a list of questions to help you get started. What Does the Church Believe? Perhaps the most important step you take in choosing a new church is to check ...
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 ...