September was a month of no white space. No margin in our lives. One of the hardest parts was being apart so much. Brynn was gone for over 2 weeks, Stephen took a work trip to Phoenix for 5 days, and Thatcher and I flew to Pittsburgh for 3 days at the end of the… Read More September Starts
This year was different. Instead of shopping for school supplies, the teachers requested a donation and bought the supplies themselves. (Hooray!) Instead of attending the Back to School picnic, we were out of town for the wedding. Instead of being together, we left Brynn with her grandparents for her very own Indiana Adventure. It was… Read More Back to School 2019-2020
I was a little sad to see school end this year. We’ve absolutely LOVED both of the kids’ teachers! Mrs. Nelson is the magic fairy of kindergarten teachers with her love, patience, and wonder at the small humans she’s teaching. Mr. Kelley’s fun personality and zest for learning were contagious for Silas this year. Seeing… Read More Out for the Summer
Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! Despite my failing energy, we had a full Easter celebration beginning with our Resurrection Eggs. The boys remembered most of the details of the Easter story, so we dove a little deeper. This was the first Easter season that Brynn really seemed to grasp Christ’s death and resurrection.… Read More Easter at 30 Weeks
It feels like we can start breathing again–now that we’re nearly half-way through October. These days are flying by! So many things begin in September that it’s perhaps more of a “new year” experience than January. School has been the easiest transition. We’re so proud of Cooper taking on the challenge of kindergarten, navigating… Read More The September Sprint
This past Monday was the first day of school for the boys. Cooper sailed right into kindergarten as a happy, confident little man. We’re so very proud and happy for him! After dreading school all summer long, Cooper was surprisingly excited. Monday morning he was the first one downstairs for breakfast, so I read him… Read More Kindergarten and 2nd Grade
It’s coming this fall——->kindergarten for Cooper! This year Coop has been maturing right before our eyes. He and I completed Silas’s kindergarten writing book where Coop learned to write all his letters and numbers. {Retention of those letters and numbers is another thing, but at least he’s worked through them all.} Now we’re working on… Read More Kinder on the Horizon
Wait. What? I haven’t had this much homework in years. My brain is just a little bit fried. This September was an avalanche of things/programs starting all at once. Not only did we have Silas’s start to school and soccer, but Stephen and I have begun volunteering in children’s ministry at church after a year… Read More Homework, Homework
Though I see those three words, “Back to School” all over the place, this is Silas’s first year going “back to school.” 1st grade already? This school year start has been a breeze! Fred Meyer (aka Kroger) is now my official go-to store for Back to School supplies. After searching two other stores, Silas and… Read More Back to School
A year and a half ago I was scouring the internet for resources to help us as we prepared for Silas to enter kindergarten. I was specifically looking for help from believing parents who utilized their public school while intentionally shepherding their child’s heart towards Christ and imparting a distinctly Biblical worldview to their child.… Read More Christians Parenting Through Public School