And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.[Deuteronomy 6:6-7, ESV] What’s really important? What do we really want our children…
Year: 2010
A peek inside the routine.
Today has been a definite “off” day–the kids were fussy, I woke up exhausted, naps went poorly, and my mom couldn’t come over for very long (during the summer she has been coming over a lot!). So, I thought it’d be a good opportunity to explain how my routine actually works out… on a bad day. Before breakfast, I set…
First love, then marriage, then?
I have been reading a so-far delightful book, entitled Start Your Family: Inspiration for Having Babies, by Steve and Candice Watters of Boundless fame. And yes, I know, we don’t need inspiration. I’m reading it more for philosophical reasons–and, honestly, “˜cause it’s such a bargain at Amazon, and I had the notion that it might be a useful book to…