ValerieJun 27, 20213 minA Case for MaturityWe love games around our house. Board games, card games, video games, and just about anything in between. But one game got me thinking...
ValerieJun 20, 20213 minRoad Trippin'Growing up I can’t say we did a lot of 'vacationing'. But every year we took at least one road trip to Amarillo, TX, to see my...
ValerieJun 13, 20213 minTravel LogStar Date 6-14-2021. We are 16 days into Summer territory. The crew are restless, the snack supplies are diminishing rapidly and there...
ValerieJun 7, 20213 minAgain and Again ReviewAgain and Again Review of Brock Eastman's book Afraid of the Light
ValerieMay 31, 20214 minThe Battle of the ScreensOkay so we’ve talked about goals for our summer and how to make a plan, but Valerie THE SCREENS! THE WHINNING! THE FIGHTS AND SQUABBLES!!...
ValerieMay 24, 20213 minThe Nitty Gritty of SummerSummer is HERE!!! Or a week away for some of you. The kids are officially bouncing off the walls or bored and you’re counting the days...
ValerieMay 17, 20214 minSchools ALMOST out!Last week we talked about the daunting task of summer break with kiddos at home ALL DAY LONG. And we asked the question what was the goal...
ValerieMay 10, 20212 min18 Summers18 Summers 54 months 1638 days That’s assuming your kiddos are out of school the first of June to the first of September, which usually...
ValerieMar 29, 20212 minAgain and Again ReviewCreative God Colorful Us by Trillia Newbell This is such a timely and wonderful resource for any family. With all the talk of racial...
ValerieMar 15, 20214 minTest to TestimonyHow many of you read or watched the Hunger Games series? Well let’s think back to the moment Katniss and Peeta first get lifted into the...
ValerieMar 8, 20212 minWhy do we read the Old Testament?At one point in my life, I asked the question above. And I’ve heard the question from my own kiddos a couple times. How is circumcision,...
ValerieMar 1, 20213 minThe Things Kids SayDid you ever see the show, Kids say the Darndest Things? It has been a show rebooted several times, originally hosted by Art Linkeletter, an
ValerieFeb 15, 20212 minWrestling with MyselfIt’s a good thing people in their twenties don’t listen to anyone older than themselves. Why? Well, if twenty-year olds actually listened...
ValerieFeb 8, 20212 minThe Art of Being BoredI know as parents we’ve heard this phrase a million times. The ‘I’m bored’ phrase can almost be as bad as nails on a chalk board. But you...
ValerieFeb 1, 20212 minWhat Creativity Isn'tCreativity isn’t what we think it is "Oh, I'm just not a creative person." or "Wow, you're so creative", are two extremes I seem to hear...