When it comes to Thanksgiving there's one thing that can chap my hide. You spend at least two days grocery shopping and hours cooking and cleaning to lay out this gargantuan feast on the table... And, we're done eating in about 15 minutes. I do my best to keep my family seated for a lot longer. Over the years we've incorporated a few fun … [Read more...]
Take the Mean Mom Cellphone Challenge
Are you up for a challenge? Can you stop a bad habit cold turkey? How about your kids--could they? Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I love this holiday. It's hands-down my favorite. Why? Because it's all about family and food and maybe some football. Nothing more than that. I've learned it's important NOT to add unrealistic … [Read more...]
Keep It Simple This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is only one week away. My advice? Begin making your shopping list today. Don't wait until the last minute. I've done that before--LOTS OF TIMES--and it doesn't work. When you sit down and figure out all you need to make for the table -- STOP. It's not that no one cares, because they do, it's just that we spend way too … [Read more...]
Teach Thankfulness with A Thanksgiving Tablecloth – 30 Days of Fall Devotions
Any mom worth her weight in diapers knows the first words we teach our child are thank you. I can still see my chubby toddlers taking cookies from the hand of their great-grandma and quickly walking away. No matter which child it was, they were NOT predisposed to use the two words we'd rehearsed for months. I'd scoop each one up and bring them … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving! – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Our family is celebrating this day together - just the six of us. It's quite a change from our BIG holiday shin-digs when we lived in California. I'll be making my Grandmother's broccoli bake, like I do every year. There will be lots of food and even an area for our kids to make ornaments. Our daughter, Grace, shared with us the other day, "I'm sad … [Read more...]
