Jun 23

Jun 23 In Praise Of The Family Road Trip

Last summer, our family did the unthinkable: We drove 3400 miles round trip from New Mexico to Florida, and back, with all 8 of us (including 6 boys ages 1 to 12) in one SUV. We survived to tell about it, and quite frankly...loved proving to ourselves that we weren't completely insane.

This year, we are reprising the unthinkable and throwing a trip up to Georgia and back through the midwest in the mix. Let's face it: Flying is expensive but not impossible. Going that far for that long in one car together as a family has to be intentional. You have to choose that kind of crazy. Amen?

Here are some of our favorite reasons for road-tripping:

Jun 22
Jun 22 6 Simple Ways to Foster Creativity on Rainy Days

Rachel Wojo

Enjoying summer and the beautiful weather it brings has been absolutely wonderful for our family for a few weeks. However, with the hot summer months, rain showers are inevitable. In a season when parents tend to rely on outdoor play, it’s easy to forget that the simple things of indoor life can bring much joy! I know that some of you reading today experience situations where you can’t be outdoors as much as you’d like. Today we’re taking a peek at 5 simple ways to foster creativity in children. In other words, what can we do with what we have to encourage our children to use their imaginations?

Jun 21
Jun 21 The Misfortune, Manifestation and Revelation of Onesiphorus Wood {Book Review}

Ruth Schwenk

Summer has just begun here in the Midwest, and my 13-year old son is about to have a lot of free time on his hands. I love that he suddenly has time to mow the lawn, play wiffle ball in the backyard, swim, and ride bikes with friends. The former teacher in me, though, really wants to see him read lots and lots of books this summer!

Jun 20
Jun 20 Bi-Weekly Whole Food Meal Plan for June 21–July 4

Kelly Smith

Recipes, Meal Planning

Welcome to The Better Mom Whole Food Meal Plan.

Jun 19
Jun 19 When Someone You Love Is Making Poor Choices

Jessica Smartt

For the first 23 years of my life, I was Little Miss Perfect who never made any mistakes (that were public). And of course, I didn’t associate with people who made those mistakes. You know, like good little Christian girls do.

It was a boring, lifeless, self-serving existence.

Jun 18
Jun 18 The Truth in Love

Kristen Kill

These past few weeks my Facebook feed has felt like theatre. Awash with a wild combination of varied opinion and commentary on several big issues that have made national news, I've never felt the desire to leave the online landscape more than I have recently. Friends and acquaintance acquaintances alike have bantered and argued and riled back at opposing opinions with fury, and I began to wonder: When did we all stop being kind?