Category: kids
Updated on May 19, 2018
How to have a perfect summer
Summer. I’m slathering sunscreen on boys before their inaugural dip in the pool when I catch the first whiff of it; freshly cut grass, sunshine, chlorine, watermelon, and lemonade all mingle into a scent that transports me through …
Posted on May 11, 2018
The things a mom knows
What is it like to be a mom? Tell me all the things you know. What should I learn so I can get this right? A friend, getting ready to begin her journey into motherhood, writes this to …
Updated on April 12, 2018
Pinterest Fail
“Easy gluten-free treats for kids”. I typed that into my google bar because store-bought gluten-free cupcakes cost a small fortune. And I am a terrible baker. So, when my youngest needed birthday treats to share with his class …
Posted on March 30, 2018
What’s so good about Good Friday?
“I do not understand. Why do we call this day Good Friday?” At some point today a kid is going to ask me this question. He will be whining about having to tuck his shirt in as we …
Updated on March 9, 2018
Parenting, repenting and lessons of the heart
I am always trying to teach my kids a lesson. Always. Every cup of spilled milk, every argument, every accidentally broken picture frame, or bumped head is an opportunity to learn, “how to do it right the next …
Updated on January 25, 2018
We are what we notice
Tattling is a serious crime around our house. I have always had the rule that both the tale-teller and the wrongdoer will be punished. “Work it out! Unless there is blood. Then you should come get me” has been …
Updated on December 31, 2017
A view of the year from above
This summer we took a trip to Colorado to see our dear friends. And as we look back over 2017, this is by far the Sain family’s favorite memory. It was our first trip out west, the boys …
Updated on December 7, 2017
The music of Hope – First in our Advent Series
A missing tuxedo shirt, black pants that suddenly seem to have shrunk, and a cello banging around in the back of my van with the basketballs can only mean one thing. It is concert season! Holidays here we …
Updated on November 1, 2017
How to do the things you don’t want to do
I hate lists almost as much as I hate math. Seriously. I will do anything to keep from having to enumerate life. My brain thinks freedom is found in being untethered, in lyric and cadence but never with …
Updated on September 14, 2017
Finding grace in the storm
The clean-up is continuing around here as storm damage is assessed and debris removed. We are the lucky ones, though, in our suburb. Not much damage was done. We even kept our power through the worst of the …
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