Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Building Cathedrals

Home
Family, Parenting and Religion

Children

Select a Category Builders' Favorite Posts Children Education & Homeschool Food and Nutrition Health Home Organization Inside Our Inbox Keeping It Real Liturgical Seasons Marriage Miscellaneous Motherhood and Parenting Nature and the Environment NFP and Fertility Politics and Current Events Pregnancy Recipes Spiritual Life The Catholic Church Thoughts for Thursday Uncategorized

Select a Month April 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008

December 2012

December 12, 2012

Filling the Littlest Stocking

While spiritual preparations for the birth of Christ are much more important, perhaps you, like...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Pop Music and Kids

From one of our dear friends: I am growing weary of listening to toddler music...

November 25, 2012

Car Seat Advice for a Toddler

Dear friends ~ I would love your car seat reviews. I have an almost 3...

November 20, 2012

Essence of Toddler: What’s Wrong with This Picture

"What's Wrong With This Picture" activities are among my older kids' favorites. So we especially...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

“Natural Family Planning” and Method Effectiveness

Refugees from the sympto-thermal method, my husband and I have begun learning the Creighton model...

October 04, 2012

Thoughts for Thursday — Birthday Edition!

So it's been a while since I've posted, and since we have run a thoughts...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

TP-ing: Can we please stop this before my kids get to middle school?

On Saturday and Sunday mornings as I drive through the neighborhood, I inevitably see a...

September 10, 2012

Clothing advice for tweens?

So, we have established that we don't want a "sweet and sassy" girl, but does...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Farewell, Summer

We've had a really nice summer, and I'm just not ready for it to come...

August 25, 2012

The Builder Boom is Complete

Our Littlest Princess arrived on Monday, wrapping up a historic Builder Boom. Seven "Builders" who...

August 13, 2012

Homemade Play-Dough

As a mom, I've always had a love-hate relationship with Play-Doh. I love that it...

August 08, 2012

Tending to the Older Ones

I had a humbling mother moment today when I realized one of my kids was...

August 03, 2012

The Orphanage

Baby # 5 is arriving in the next couple of weeks... into our 3 small-bedroom...

July 2012

July 18, 2012

Worth It!

I feel like you all have been with me on a crazy journey this summer...

July 11, 2012

I Promise Honey, I’ve Got Things Under Control

Monday was a pretty crazy summer day in our household. I'll let the pictures do...

July 09, 2012

Summer Update, a Bit of Everything

So I have a bunch of different things that I have wanted to write about...

July 05, 2012

Boys and Reading

My 8 year-old son, in addition to consuming larger-than-ever quantities of food, has started to...

July 04, 2012

Along For the Ride

Summer is a great time for a family vacation! But the thought of dragging 4...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

A Lover of Justice

My six year old son loves justice. Mercy is far from his mind. But there...

June 26, 2012

One Week Old

June 21, 2012

My New Addition

Our family welcomed our son, Teddy, on June 19. I was induced but delivered naturally,...

June 18, 2012

How to Make Sure your Child Suffers from Burnout

Tips on how to be an obnoxious parent, have your child suffer from burnout, and...

June 14, 2012

Annie’s Birth

Dear friends, First, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kind words...

June 08, 2012

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

I have noticed a transformation in strangers' interest in our family, now that I'm very...

June 07, 2012

5 A Day for Summer

For homeschoolers, it can be hard to decide when the school year begins and ends,...

June 04, 2012

I Have a Date

On June 12th, 2012, I have a very important date. This is the day that...

June 04, 2012

You know you homeschool when

your kindergartener makes this--

June 01, 2012

Better Than TV

Baby watching...can the baby actually be the babysitter?

May 2012

May 30, 2012

10 Ways to Make your “trip” more like a Vacation

A long time ago, my friend Mary Ellen wrote about how traveling with a family...

May 24, 2012

Keep Your Cool, Mama

Tuesday was a day of one minor disaster after another. I won't list them all...