Easy Back to School Traditions

5 Easy Back-to-School Traditions

Today, I wanted to share a great re-post from last year by Lindsey Bell because SOME OF YOU have children who will be starting back to school tomorrow.  Soooo… whether you homeschool, your children are in public, private or virtual school, here are some great ideas to help you begin some back-to-school traditions. My oldest child begins kindergarten this month. (And yes, that is the sound of quiet crying you hear through your computer!)  Last year, when he began preschool, I wanted to make his first day special. What I didn’t want to do, though, was stress myself out. I …

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Avoiding the ER

Minnesota, Colorado, Virginia, Utah, California are all states where at least one Wildenberg child has made a  trip to the ER.  It isn’t an official family vacation until we take at least one trip to Urgent Care or the Emergency Room.  I prefer to avoid the ER. There is another -er that would be good to avoid. The suffix, er. The er  that comes at the end of a word: Smarter Happier Sweeter Nicer When we compare our kiddos to one-another we can do some damage. Theodore Roosevelt said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” It’s true. Comparison can turn admiration into envy …

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Praying Cards

My little family has lived in three different states. Minnesota, California, Minnesota again, and Colorado.  Every time we have moved it’s  been hard to say goodbye to the friends we made and the places we’ve grown to love. So… getting Christmas cards at our home is a big deal.   We love hearing from our friends and catching up with their family news. It’s so fun to look at the pictures and see how the kids have grown (not how the parents have aged!).  Sadly, another Christmas approaches and we find we haven’t communicated with these special people in the …

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Ways to Help Your Children Focus on Christ at CHRISTmas

Can you imagine if it was your birthday and a friend offered to give a birthday dinner in your honor? You pull your car up the driveway and there are lights with your husband’s name on them.  Arriving at the front door, you’re greeted with a wreath welcoming a neighbor.  When you get inside, the whole house is decorated with pictures of the host’s favorite musician.  When the birthday cake is brought out, it has someone else’s name on it. Gifts are given to another person, not you.  Happy birthday is sung with someone else’s name.  As you leave, the …

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