Two books. Two reviews. Let's begin with Under the Baobab Tree. Follow siblings Moyo and Japera as they travel to the baobab tree. Written by Julie Stiegemeyer, this story introduces readers to life in the African savanna. The watercolor illustrations beautifully depict the dusty roads, termite ...
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Helping Your Sensory Child Out of a Meltdown
It was the perfect scenario. Or so I thought. We had just left church. Grams was sitting in the back seat beside Bubs (age seven); cuddling the whole way home. We picked up pizza for supper and talked about the fun experiences we had had at church and during the day with family. With everyone sitting around the dinner table, someone mentioned ...
Review: The Big Picture Story Bible
This post contains affiliate links. I wanted to see for myself what all the talk was about. In many Amazon reviews I read, people referred to the The Big Picture Story Bible as being the best. Is it worth all the hype? What makes it so great?I was super excited to take a look at this Bible. Upon receiving it, the kids and ...
God Uses Pain for His Glory – A Personal Story
This week I am featuring the most popular and my favorite posts from this blog. Today is the God-filled conclusion to yesterday's emotional post on grief. Yesterday I poured out my heart and tears in a blog about my personal grief. If you missed it, please go back and read it before finishing this blog because you have to ...
God Uses Pain for His Glory – A Personal Story
Yesterday I poured out my heart and tears in a blog about my personal grief. If you missed it, please go back and read it before finishing this blog because you have to understand the past to fully appreciate what I am about to tell you. In the past blog post, I mentioned that I called my precious friend and asked for prayer. She immediately ...
Warning: Stop Talking In Front of Your Children
Do you remember my post "I Talk Too Much"? Well, this is an extension of that. I talk too much in front of my children! Actually, I really do try to be careful about this. But sometimes, I fail. You know what else? I bet you do too! You invite a group of people over for supper. Your child is acting ...
Oh, Our Little Man…
Our Little Man has humbled me more than any of our other children. In his first 2 1/2 years of life, he can frustrate me to know end and yet leave me in a heap of emotions at how adorable he is! He pulls at my heart strings as I beg God to help me remember those endearing moments. He is a challenge like no other and has ...
Guest Post: A Story About a Little Boy and His Mommy
A few weeks ago, I asked for those who are interested in writing "guest posts" for Our Out-of-Sync Life. LaToya wants to bless us by sharing her life. Thank you for being transparent, LaToya. I know several of you will be able to relate to this. I’m going to tell you a story about a little boy and his Mommy: His day starts ...
Your Opinions
I want to publicly thank those of you who take the time to email me or leave comments with your thoughts, concerns, questions, and suggestions. I realize that you are taking time out of your day to do this. But, every email that I receive makes me think through what I have written - usually through another angle or perspective. Today I ...
Go to the Source
After a rough night of pregnancy, I woke up pretty discouraged and worn down. Although I am thankful for the process and feel very blessed, I don't enjoy the nine months that precede holding our brand new baby in my arms. For some reason God chose for our children to be born half grown which causes for a very large momma (what I call a ...