“I want the other one!” my two-year declared as I took his usual favorite, Little Blue Truck, off the bookshelf. “I want the one in the attic!” I knew exactly what he was referring to: Little Blue Truck’s Christmas. We’d loaded it upstairs with all the tubs of Christmas lights and ornaments. The…
Splink 1: Love Your Family Day Declare a “Love Your Family Day.” Each family member should write their name on a slip of paper and throw them in a bag. Ask each one to draw a name, but not let anyone see it (to add a little suspense). The name they draw is the person…
Trending Today on Twitter – 12/15/17 1. #MrsMaisel 2. #UglySweaterDay 3. #LastJedi 4. #PlainJaneREMIX 5. #FlashbackFriday 6. #BillofRights 7. The Internet Is Free Again 8. Jeezy 9. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 10. FBI National Academy Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 12/15/17 1. FCC 2. Cavs 3. Net Neutrality 4. Star Wars…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/369237779″ params=”color=#20608b&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] How to listen: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | TuneIn Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter, and author, Nichole Nordeman, talks about her viral song, “Slow Down,” and the relevant message behind it in today’s episode of the Parent Cue Live podcast. YOUR CUE Make the most of…
It’s Christmas Time! Oh, how we love to tell the Christmas story. We share it in pageants and cantatas; we read it in bedtime stories and Advent prayers, we sing it in carols and choirs. What a beautiful story it is of Love sent down, of Joy proclaimed and of Peace realized in the form…
Finding out our son had autism was a major blow to the idealistic picture we held of what parenting might be like. Parenting, in general, is far from easy, but parenting a child with autism can be particularly demanding. In my last blog, I shared our journey about what extreme parenting sometimes feels like, and…
There’s a film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical novel Little Women that includes a moment when Jo, the heroine, receives criticism from her German professor on her first novel… “It is not written from your heart, it is not written from your soul; when you have courage enough to write truthfully, then your work…
My “baby” is now 20-years-old. I consider myself to be a fairly good gift-giver, but his 20th birthday had me stumped. He is living in an apartment at college, semi-independent, cooking his own food and cleaning his own bathroom. He doesn’t need “things” from me, and he is hesitant to ask us to spend…
Splink 1: Given to Give Buy a special treat that can be shared—cookies, candy, small toys, etc.—that your kids would like and give it to one kid. (Talk with him privately before giving it and make sure he is willing to share it.) As you give it to him, ask, “If I give you a…
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