Pausing our regular routines to talk about the electoral process today! Here’s a link to YouTube to see a handful of simple, kid friendly videos our family is watching. Each one is between 2-7 minutes long. Watch one or watch them all! My littles particularly loved the first video, a reading of the book: “TheContinue reading “Easy Election Resources for Kids”
Category Archives: Family
Our Journey to Simplifying
When I first started out as a mom, I thought that part of being a good parent was providing quality, creative, imaginative toys for my children. And although we didn’t have a ton of money, I carefully curated, through gifts and Craigslist and estate sales, a beautiful and quite large collection of “quality” toys. WeContinue reading “Our Journey to Simplifying”
Sundays
Sometimes, Sunday worship looks like all of us heading out the door and joining together with our church family to worship the LORD outside (or inside) together. And sometimes, especially in 2020, it looks like gathering ‘round a table in the living room, and working on crafts (in this case, scratch art crosses) while worshippingContinue reading “Sundays”
Autumn in the Backyard
Fall has finally settled into NJ; we had our first frost last night, and this morning all the grass is tinged with white. We’ve gotten our small backyard all ready for the first campfire of the season tonight; the kids are excitedly planning their s’mores and what hersheys candy they’ll make them with. What areContinue reading “Autumn in the Backyard”
Friday Chores
Often on Friday mornings, we’ll do chores together as a family to make sure the house is ready for us to enjoy together on the weekend. The bigger kids will vacuum or dust, while the littler ones make sure that toys are put back where they belong. It goes really quickly when we work asContinue reading “Friday Chores”
Next Door Hope 