Preventing the "summer slide" in preschoolers involves engaging activities that are both fun and educational. Here are some strategies:...

When celebrating holidays with kids during the year, holy week is a really big and excellent week to include! The most important thing is...

This weekend we hosted a Friendsgiving at our house for our small group from church. This group of people have really gone from casual...

I know I can not be the only one out there with 1,000 things on my calendar and shuffling kids here and there and expecting hubby to fill...

Everyone needs to have an easy and delish breakfast casserole on hand. This was a recipe I made for a friend who needed to feed many...

Taking note of the message the Spirit is giving me. Years ago, when I was in school to become a teacher, I learned about interactive...

children are made readers in the laps of their parents. -Emilie Buchwald If you know me well, you know that I have a love of reading with...

So this journey of finding ways to save money did not happen by choice. We, like many others, were forced to be creative with our budgets...

Most kiddos I know are not thrilled at the idea of doing "chores" around the house. My children were getting to the age where they were...

Spring Break can be a stressful time for parents. The kids are back at home all day, working from home may be a factor, a week long trip...

Talking about hard topics with kiddos can be difficult. Where do you start? What is too much? Did I get the message across? Was it too...

Each year brings a new crop of kiddos eager to learn and play into my classroom. It's like I forget that they are newbies and that we...

It is the beginning of the school year and as a teacher you have a billion things going on in your brain. In the younger grades you are...

A couple of years ago behavior had gotten out of hand at our house, (I know I am not alone on this here LOL) and I decided there needed...