So you married an addict now what? Is this it for the rest of your life? No, as destructive and crippling as addiction is, whether it is alcohol/drugs, sex, relationships, work, shopping or food, there is hope. As you stare at your wedding bands, the promise of love for a life time, realize you are…
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How to Correct Children Without Shaming Them
As parents we have all done it, shamed our precious child. We can do it overtly or just by a look of disapproval. Do we do this out of habit, discipline, ‘it worked for me”, laziness, or shear ignorance? I assume that most of us are ignorant to the difference between shame and guilt. Shame-…
What Does the Easter Bunny have to do with Jesus?
My son, Elijah, asked “What do eggs and rabbits have to do with Easter? Its about Jesus on the cross right?” Yes! And there is a lot that eggs and rabbits have to do with Easter in the early Christian world. I find myself frustrated when a well meaning adult just pooh poohs the idea…
Grain Free Breakfasts Your Kids Will Eat
I grew up on cereal. I feed my kids cereal. Why eat a grain-free breakfasts? My study started with Micheal Pollan’s Omnivorous Dilemma. Pollan describes the process for making shaped cereal– think Cherrie O’s, Lucky Charms or anything that is not natural shape. The grains are made into cooked slurry and poured into molds. Vitamins…
Why Your Kids Are Not Eating Enough Sugar
No child in the United States of America should ever have to go without eating enough sugar for breakfast. Cereal, doughnuts, pop tarts, breakfast drinks, power bars, pancakes, waffles, packaged cupcakes. “No fair” whines my 10 year old when I put a plate of eggs and bacon in front of him, He would rather have…
Daily Prayer Time Hacks for Busy Moms
I awoke to no heat. Dealing with the immediate issues stopped me from my daily prayer time. It was 30 below that frosty morning in Northern Colorado. Huummmph! Calls to the landlord, checking and rechecking the furnace and the thermostat gratefully produced heat an hour later. The much needed time alone with Jesus just evaporated…
NO School Fridays,Dude!
What would you do with No School Fridays? No school Fridays are a timeless gift for parents and kids. If you are lucky enough to live in the High County of Grand County Colorado, Fridays are winter wonderland days. Four long school days Monday through Thursday allow for no school on Fridays. No…
How to Create Last Minute Holiday Cards
Constantly late with holiday cards? I might even pick up a card earlier than the holiday cards but then I forget where they are, can’t find a stamp, or even my favorite get it all ready to go and then find it three months after the holiday buried in a school book. UGGGHH Happy Valentine’s…