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Parenting with Purpose: New Year’s Reflections for Kids (and Adults)

The clock just hit midnight and it's officially the new year. For me, the change of the calendar offers a built-in reminder to reflect on the year that just passed and to think through the coming twelve months. This year I'm going to try out this New Year’s Resolutions and Reflections for Kids printable with my kids. I have thoughts on their accomplishments from 2016 and ideas for things I'd love for them to learn and areas of growth for 2017, but there is certainly also something to be Continue Reading

Back to School Parent Survival Guide

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It's hard to believe the summer is coming to an end! Are you scrambling a bit to get the final school supplies together? I know I still need to buy new tennis shoes for my 4 year old (who knew feet grow so much faster in the summer?!) and a few school supplies too for my sweet girl who is headed to 2nd grade. We're out of town this weekend (what were we thinking...) and the first day of school is Monday. At this point I'm just holding on for the ride! There have been a few things that have Continue Reading

Parenting With Purpose: Using Music to Plant God’s Truths in Our Children’s Hearts

As a brand new mom with perfectionistic tendencies, I gobbled up every type of parenting resource I could get my hands on. If it was a tip that promised to help me be the best parent possible, I wanted to know it and put it into practice, pronto! After I spent hours of those early months Googling every possible parenting 'best practice', I eventually realized that each person blazes their own unique parenting path. Best is quite subjective in the realm of parenting. However, occasionally Continue Reading

An Easter Playlist for You

This week I created an Easter playlist on YouTube. I asked for suggestions on Facebook and added my favorites to YouTube so they're saved and can be listened to again and again. I thought I was creating it to share with you but I quickly realized I was prompted to gather these songs about Christ's power over the grave as a reminder for my own fragile heart too. It's been quite a week here at the Taylor household, with transition and turmoil in our closest friends' lives. One family is Continue Reading

Parenting With Purpose at Easter

With Easter upon us in a few short days, I wanted to share a few ideas we're using this year with our kids to make sure we're focusing on Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, the true meaning of Easter. But first, here's a glimpse into our reality right now with three kids ages 6 and under. This was our attempt at teaching them to share last weekend. I'll let you guess how long that lasted... Sharing or not sharing, we still attempt to teach them, right? It's the same with Continue Reading

Parenting With Purpose: 5 Tips on Being Present With Young Kids

I'd just walked in the door from a mentally exhausting day at work, my body weary from lack of sleep (thank you teething 9 month old baby girl), when Kai, my 3 year old little man, tugged on my shirt. "Mommmmmy, I made a tower." "That's great, honey!," I replied, still setting down my work bag, breastfeeding pump, and lunch bag from the day. I heard it again. "Mommmmmmy, I made a tower." I responded with, "I heard you sweetheart; I'm so glad you had fun today!" When he retorted with Continue Reading

It’s a New Year: Let’s Train Our Eyes to See the Light

There's something refreshing about a new year. I love the anticipation of hanging a blank new calendar and everything all those empty white blocks represent. A new outlook. Another chance. New experiences and new challenges. An opportunity to see things differently. For me, the celebration of the start of a new year is the perfect wrap up to celebrating Jesus' arrival on this earth as a baby during the Christmas season. Grace and perfect love wrapped in swaddling Continue Reading

Dear Santa, From a Frazzled Mom

Thank you to Mary Flo Ridley for giving permission for me to re-post this here and share some Christmas humor with you. Dear Santa, I realize you haven't heard from me in a while. I've been a little busy the last few decades, but I find myself desperately in need of some Santa help this year. I'm confident I made the Nice List, but in the off chance that I did slip once or twice, surely I can get a rollover from those years before becoming a parent. I'd like to take advantage of that Continue Reading

Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship

Tonight, the living room is quiet. The Christmas tree twinkles and reflects on the picture window, a rainbow of colors infusing joy in the space we call home. The littles are all tucked warmly in their beds after an evening ending in snuggles and stories of jingle bells and The Christmas Promise. I sit here with the flame from my orange thyme + cardamom soy candle flickering softly, the scent providing evidence of the season that is upon us. Advent, a time of waiting, a time of Continue Reading

Great Ways to Stretch your Christmas Budget

One of my favorite things ever is to connect people to resources - people, things, ideas - anything that might be the perfect solution to their problem or concern. So today I'm sharing my top Thanksgiving weekend sales, discounts, and freebies. These are all companies and services I know and love. I figure if I love them, maybe you will too! Also, if you're tight on funds this Christmas like us, don't miss the free credits to ThredUp, Schoola, ePantry, and Shutterfly. There are lots of Continue Reading

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