New School Year, New Habits {Plus a Coupon Code!}

Back-to-school season is like New Years; so fresh and inspiring and full of possibilities! Now that my oldest is school age, I get to relish it all the more... but even when I just had super littles, I bought new crayons, paper, and colored pencils every fall.

With new routines taking shape, now is a great time to consider what habits you want to develop, both personally and in family life, to keep through the following year.

If reading the Scriptures with your kids isn't a part of your daily rhythm yet, why not begin?

I read the Bible with the kids most mornings at the breakfast table, and despite wiggles and interruptions and spilled milk, it has proved the best way to start our days.

In honor of the new school year, I'm offering a special coupon code for my ebook, Read the Bible to Your Kids. From now through September 1st, you can enter the code BACKTOSCHOOL at checkout for 20% off.

The book has 13 month long thematic plans, all with short passages for short attention spans, to ease both you and your children into the precious habit of opening God's Word together. I hope it is a blessing to you!

Happy New School Year 😊!

Reacting to our Children vs. Leading Them

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Life with small children is wildly unpredictable. Before having kids, I swore I would never yell and I didn't understand how parents lost their tempers so easily. Then I hit the sleepless nights, the constant interruptions, the unexpected and totally insane messes, the noise, and baby brain. 

And wow, it was a recipe for disaster. All of my cherished notions flew out the window and I finally understood a thing or two. Mainly that I didn't understand a thing or two about parenting!

What's For Dinner?

I don't know what it is, but for some reason every. single. night. around 5:00 the people in my house get hungry and start asking for food.

Of course my kids aren't too choosy, and they'd be thrilled if I just threw a few cookies at them. While I won't say that never happens around here {spirit of full disclosure and all}, I generally speaking try to fill their bellies with a little more substance.

Which means my response is, "Good news! It's almost dinner time, so you can eat then."

A Few Favorite Authors

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While it's fun to read widely and meet new authors, I have a few solid standbys. Whether I'm looking for solid Biblical encouragement, elegant writing, or just a wonderful story, these are the authors I return to time and time again. I'd love to hear your favorites!