Summer Learning: Create Art
This summer I’m being super intentional with the first 90 minutes of our day. It’s during this time that we’re engaging in intentional learning together. If you missed our first post in the series,...
Tagged: summer
That one time when you didn’t know what to cook for dinner (aka Fruit and Veggie Dinner)
I’m pretty good at meal planning. I make my month long menu. I make my weekly grocery lists. I get in, get out and get back home in 60 minutes or less each week....
Paper Construction: Paper Punk Toy Review
It is amazing what you can do with paper. You can write on it. You can buy things with it. You can write a love letter on it. You can hang it on a...
Teaching Kids about the World {May Missionary Series}
It’s May, so do you know what that means? The beginning of our May Missionary series! Each May, we spend some of the Fridays talking about a missionary from past or present who has...
Sewing Projects for OCC
I don’t yet have school-aged children, but from what I can remember, summertime = free time (as long as you don’t overfill it with activities). And so the struggle begins as to what you...
Grape Salad
It’s getting hotter, so let the season of picnics and potlucks begin! We thought it would be fun, in the month of June, to share some summer dishes that are good for the hot...
Summer Passport: China, Korea and India
It’s super important to us that our kids are globally-minded. A couple months ago we talked about how to create a lifestyle that acknowledges and leans into the multicultural world in which we live....
Avocado Chicken Salad
One of my favorite things about spring is fresh fruit and veggies. Farmer’s Markets are opening. Supermarkets are relying more on freshly, locally grown produce. The other day I was in Hyvee, my favorite...
Play: {Guest Post} How to Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike
Today’s post comes from my good friend Alvin. Alvin and I are not only co-workers at Eastern, but also are neighbors! Alvin has 4 children, just like me, but he and his wife are...
Eat: Tiffany’s Italian Salsa
So I don’t have a real name for this dip, but I just know that it is DELICIOUS. Sometime in the late 90’s I found this recipe in some church cookbook and it has...
