By Jennifer Mills-Knutsen Have you seen the trendy new poem-statement-manifesto that people are posting in their homes (and on Facebook and Pinterest)? You can buy them from all kinds of Etsy shops and online crafters, as signs or vinyl wall decorations. They are often referred to as “House Rules.” I don’t have one in my … Continue reading
August 21, 2013 In a previous post, I talked about the prayers that I routinely sing with my children at bedtime. There’s another bedtime practice I seem to have developed lately: getting them riled up. It goes like this: as my two children are going to bed, they each always want me to come in … Continue reading
![[the] Breathing Room](https://practicingfamiliesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/breathing-room.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[the] Breathing Room")
We have recently weathered a transition from California to Oregon. With the right mindset, moving can be seen as an adventure. Some aspects of the process just plain stink, though, no matter your attitude. Taping up boxes. Playing “Tetris” with packed boxes while trying to fit your belongings in the ever-shrinking truck. Eating out more, … Continue reading
My son has worn not one, but two bare patches in our front yard. He spends every non-rainy free moment outside in the yard, throwing a hardball into the air and catching it in his glove, or tossing a wiffle ball and swinging at it with the bat, or trying to convince every other child … Continue reading
From the backseat, my five-year-old asked, slowly, “Mommy, is ‘T’ the first number for God?” It took me a minute, but I figured out he was trying to spell. “No, baby,” I told him, “the letters for God are g-o-d.” He was fidgeting with his hands, I could tell, but I was driving and didn’t … Continue reading
Last night our daughter, Amélie, left a handmade card out on the dining room table for us to find after she went to bed. The outside of the card says, “I am so thankful for 2 awsome, loving, kind, sweet, pashent parents. Thanks.” (Ignore the misspellings. She is homeschooled. :)) The inside says, “I love … Continue reading
“Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” ~Exodus 20:12 At the church I serve, we are studying our way through the Ten Commandments in weekly worship. This past week, I had the opportunity to preach on the fifth … Continue reading
God’s Covenant with Abraham Scripture: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Creative Reading Idea: If it isn’t too cold, go outside and enjoy reading this text under the stars! If you are a city dweller like my family, perhaps you put that Pillow Pet Dream Light to work. Memory Verse: The Lord took him outside and said, “Look … Continue reading
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