by Sami | Aug 29, 2014 | Kid Tip, Kids, TV
Wondering what to do with all those papers that are coming in now that school has started? Have an over-abundance of your grand-children’s artwork? Need a better way to preserve annual memories? I have some cheap and creative memory keeping ideas for you today. Cheap...
by Sami | Aug 10, 2014 | Faith, Kid Tip, Parenting, Tommy Nelson
At my mentor’s 60th birthday party a couple years ago, her husband asked the small group of her close friends gathered around her in their living room to go around the circle and say something memorable about her. Most were her peers, so my husband and I gleaned a lot...
by Sami | Jul 11, 2014 | Articles, Faith, Family, Kid Tip, Parenting
Motherhood crept up on me. I know I know, I had nine months to prepare for my first child. But as an only child myself, I was not exposed to a lot of babies, much less taught how to care for little ones. I followed my doctors advice and actually didn’t read any...
by Sami | Mar 11, 2014 | Kid Tip, Parenting
I’ll be the first to admit; I’m not a stellar homemaker. But I should get an A for effort. Perhaps if I spent as much time cleaning as I do inventing ways to clean (not to mention spreadsheets & systems for keeping track of cleaning), my home would be better off....
by Sami | Feb 25, 2014 | Family, Kid Tip, Parenting, Twitter Party
The topic of love is not a new one for February, but how much thought do you give you sibling love? I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. I essentially grew up as an only child; I have three half brothers, but they were all out of the house by the time I was...
by Sami | Jan 15, 2014 | Family, Kid Tip, My Story, Parenting
Do you make time for kid dates? You know what I mean right? I’m talking one-on-one time with just you and one of your kids doing something THEY want to do, not just taking them along with you on an errand somewhere. The funny thing is, when you take the time to...
