Birth - 5 years | Create A Rhythm | Family Life
10 Parenting Hacks to Make Life Easier with Little Kids
“I don’t know what to do with all this time on my hands,” said no parent ever. Once you become a parent, finding time to do the things you want and need to do is similar to catching Harry Potter’s golden snitch—nearly impossible, but incredibly rewarding when you... Read More
A Story Worth Telling
Everybody loves a story with a great plot line. We applaud the hero, sitting mesmerized at the edge of our seat while good battles evil, or while right struggles with wrong, hoping for good to win. We cheer when good prevails and even get emotional when the victim gets... Read More
5 Things You’ll Never Regret
Yes, it really was a bad idea to give your six-year-old access to the finger paints while you did the laundry. Or to let your fourteen-year-old son stay overnight at his friend’s place without triple checking to make sure his parents were home. And maybe it wasn’t all that... Read More
Discipline vs. Punishment
Do you remember how you felt after your first child arrived? If you were like me, you felt a mixture of bliss and fear. Not only was I happy to finally have this baby, but I was also quite afraid. Afraid of not doing it right. Everything was... Read More
4 Things You May Not Know About the Parent Cue Store
Another store, you say? We know. You have lots of options when it comes to spending your money. But this store is different. It’s designed just for parents, with a very specific purpose. Here are 4 things you might not know about us. We know parents. As a... Read More
Birth - 5 years | Family Life | Imagine The End
What It Takes to Raise a Strong-Willed Blessing
One of my most favorite things about being a parent is picking up my little one, Dylan, from school. I mean, it’s like it’s Christmas and I’m Santa. When I open her classroom door, she drops whatever she’s doing, busts into a full sprint towards me, wraps her... Read More
You Are Not Disqualified
Because when you find yourself the villain in the story you have written It’s plain to see That sometimes the best intentions are in need of redemption Would you agree? – Death Cab for Cutie, “You Are a Tourist” So Death Cab for Cutie is a band—just to... Read More
The Power of a Question
Just two days into the New Year we got the difficult news that my 91-year-old grandmother had passed away. In the days that followed we did what everyone does in the grieving process. We remembered. We told a lot of stories. We recalled conversations and pivotal moments that... Read More