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I love Christmas–like, deck the halls ’til the beams are sagging, start Christmas carols in October, Clark Griswold, collect dozens of nativities–love Christmas. It’s second only to Easter on my list of favorite days. I always loved it as a child because there was something about the baby Jesus that made me able to identify with…
Children’s Bible Roundup Part 2
This post is the conclusion to our two-part piece reviewing Toddler and Preschool Bibles. If you missed Part 1, you can catch up here. If you did read Part 1, you’ve already read my introduction, so I’ll move right into the reviews. Jesus Calling Bible Storybook by Sarah Young As seems to be the habit among…
Children’s Bible Roundup
I have an addiction: Children’s Bibles. It’s not that I don’t think having just one is sufficient, but I find that different versions excel in different areas. I find myself really enjoying being able to tap into those different strengths, depending on which part of the Bible we are studying. Often times I will read…
Why I Sometimes Ignore My Son’s Questions
My son is 4 and is very verbal. At his 3-year-old well check-up, his decades-in-the-business doctor told me that he’d never had a child that age who talks that much. Little did he know then. My ears get tired some days. Anyway, I digress… So take a normal 4-year-old and then add like 10 extra doses of a fondness for…
Parenting Without Fear
My son is a gift from God, given to us after 8 years of trying, waiting, losing, crying, praying, hoping, and waiting some more. When I finally became pregnant, it was only after repeated loss. As a result, my pregnancy with him was distinguished from the ones before him with one significant marker: fear. For…