My first three children made me a boy mom. Big Bro, Little Bro and Baby Bro have brought so much joy to us. The rough and tumble “all-boy” environment has been the best and I love it. But raising boys definitely comes with its share of concerns and struggles. So many things go into raising them right and for the Lord. I am always on the lookout for resources to steer them in the right direction and encourage their growth in the Lord as well as healthy physical growth and mental development.
The things I write about add to our story of raising the boys but will also share the perspective, resources and insights that God gives me as I raise these boys for His glory.
New traditions are fun, aren’t they? I am doing something that I hope is the beginning of a new tradition for Christmas time. When big bro and little bro were smaller, I would wrap up 25 books under the tree and they would take turns choosing and unwrapping one for me to read before bed […]
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John the Baptist’s ministry mostly took place hanging out by the Jordan River and left us a great model as we raise our children and guide their spiritual formation. John the Baptist was set apart by God from before birth and he lived a life characterized by seclusion and separateness. Matthew 3 tells us that when he
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If there’s one thing that I have learned from my struggles being Bog Bro’s mama, it’s this: God is Amazing. Hands down, without a doubt amazing. I just gave the blog a facelift in answer to God’s calling. Well, re-calling. Its been almost 2 years since I have been faithful to blog here. Truthfully, I
Our friends at Shelton Interactive gave us The Pirate and the Firefly to review quite a while ago now. This super sweet book is the second book released in the series written by Tara Reeves and Amanda Jenkins. It is about a boy, a bug and a lesson in wisdom. The first book, The Knight and the
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The Knight and The Firefly is a cute little book that teaches kids a biblical lesson about being brave courtesy of a little boy named Oliver and his lightening bug friend names Phineas. My boys thoroughly enjoyed the story and the bright, bold pictures! I had followed a link from another blog I read and
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“Don’t quit 5 minutes before the miracle.” This little phrase keeps bouncing around in my head as I find myself wrestling with Big Bro and the new journey in to the world of meds. I have been alerted to the fact that regulating them can be a rough road. I thought the past 5 and
So things have been turbulent around here and in school with Big Bro. And his teacher was the final push to finally get us into Dr West’s office. After all the people we have talked with and who have evaluated Big Bro and all the research I have done, I do believe we have found
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The most amazing thing happened at our last appointment with Big Bro’s counselor. She told him she needed to talk to mom and he could either pout (because he was mad that he had be there) or he could play with the toys. Then she proceeded to tell me she had figured out what was
Due to the wedding this summer, we have had the privilege of having the boy’s cousin visiting for 2 weeks this summer. She is very loved by the boys so this is super special. Yesterday we had lots of fun hiking by the lake. Grandma had them looking for things to draw in their journals
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Those precious little newborn kittens are growing up. They are now 4 weeks old and halfway to being ready for their new homes. The boys have been enjoying watching them and playing with them. The current lesson involved is playing with them, as in joining in their play rather than using them like a doll.