Category Archives: parental ponderings
In Which I Am A Curmudgeon
I’ve watched the Elf on the Shelf trend for several years, and I am going to come out and say it: I just don’t get the popularity among Christian families. Doing something every day (even for a season) makes it … Continue reading
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Pondering Christ
Sally Clarkson has long been an encouragement to me as a mother, and her blog post on pondering Christ as a foundation for a philosophy of parenting is a must-read. Radical, self-giving love is hard to make into a formula … Continue reading
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Philosophies, Revisited
By nature, I am a fairly philosophical person. I like to know why I am doing what I am doing, and parenting has certainly been no exception. As our girls have gotten older, the day-to-day of parenting has changed. Recently, … Continue reading
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Making Adjustments
Parenting is often a school of humility. Just when you’ve found the perfect strategy or product or idea, something changes, and it doesn’t work any more. You have to try something new. Maybe even swallow your pride and do that … Continue reading
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A Perk of Boredom
Since M was gone again, I finally made our own version of the family rules I’ve seen everywhere lately. I included things we say all the time, lyrics from songs I sing to the girls, etc. So even though we … Continue reading
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Parenting, the Gospel, and MTD
Several days ago I tweeted “What’s best for our kids and what’s best for God’s kingdom generally aren’t mutually exclusive.” I have thought about it every day since, in a variety of different situations other than the one that prompted … Continue reading
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Lexi’s Jams (an Update)
Last year, I gave you a peek into Lexi’s particular taste in music. Kate is a little musical sponge and likes a lot of different things, rarely asking for me to skip a song. She hasn’t been obsessively devoted to … Continue reading
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Recent Clips
All Joy & No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting. It weaves around but is ultimately a really fascinating read about happiness, purpose and parenting. I’m a trendsetter, apparently. Why the Next Pop Culture Wave Might Be Libraries. After Haiti: The … Continue reading
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The SlingRider is RECALLED!
This is a great day for babywearing. The Infantino SlingRider is being recalled. That seems strange, but its true. Babywearers want mothers to use slings SAFELY. The SlingRider was impossible to use safely, and they were in every big box … Continue reading
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The Streak
This beautiful story from this week’s New York Times is a must-read for parents. Life presented all sorts of complications, but one father and daughter let books bind them together, and kept up a streak of 3,218 nights of reading … Continue reading
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Are Slings Dangerous?
You might have seen the CPSC warning about slings last week. As a certified volunteer babywearing educator (through Babywearing International) I wanted to give my two cents. If you’ve ever been to a local meeting here or met up with … Continue reading
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When Parenting Kills
A must read post by a friend-of-this-blog. This post is sensitive in nature as it mentions an adopted child’s death at the hand of her parents – cardiac arrest brought on by spanking. Please pray for her sister, in critical … Continue reading
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