Glory Itches

A mother reached out on facebook today after finding that her 9 year old son was viewing pornography on his dad's phone. I know no othe...

(photo credit: inkwellinspirations.com) Today I'm sick. I have lost my voice and have struggled all day to communicate to my childr...

Christmas is only a few days away. Hopefully you've made good headway on your shopping, cards, baking, and preparations. But if you...

Image from adventureswiththepooh.wordpress.com I'll start right out with this: I hate potty training. With child number five I sp...

I recently watched this video promoting Francis and Lisa Chan's book "You and Me Forever" . The video features our friend...

Little plastic bricks of varying shapes and sizes. Red, yellow, green, blue, gray, black, and white. Hair pieces, heads, weapons, legs, and...

(Source) I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!" - Psalm 122:1 I've been thinking about ...

In many cultures around the world, boys go through a ceremony or ritual. This is often a proving time. A time for them to demonstrate that...

A certain little two year old in my life loves playing with magnets and stickers. He actually likes anything that can be put somewhere and ...

Do you ever wonder what to do with all the beautiful Christmas cards that come in the mail at this time of year? Sure, some of them have pi...

As our kids are getting older, we've enjoyed using an advent calendar through the month of December. For years we've talked of doin...

My days are currently filled with lots of sitting. Sitting to nurse the baby, sitting to hold the baby, sitting to read to my toddler, sitt...

A week and one day ago, I gave birth to the most beautiful little boy. Isn't he perfect?! There was a time during this pregnancy...

It's May, and that means Mother's Day is just days away. As I anticipate the arrival of my own sweet babe, I'm honored to s...

I've been slowly making my way through Katie Davis' book Kisses from Katie . I'm reading it slowly not because it's hard...

Often when I research things about large families, I come up with tips for families that have only 2-4 children. We are a family of 8 (soon...

I'm sitting with a sweet little cuddly boy on my lap. Today he is 19 months old and he has a new fascination with trains. Which mea...

Often when I research things about large families, I come up with tips for families that have only 2-4 children. We are a family of 8 (soon...