How to turn your digital photos into printed artwork

It’s so important to print your pictures and have them on display in your home so that you can enjoy them every day. What get family photos taken if you just get digital files and never look at them again? They aren’t serving their purpose: to build your children’s...

Turn daily tasks into a game with your kids

When you turn day to day tasks into a game it can change it from being a source of stress and tantrums into fun, quality time with your kids. Game for cleaning up toys:Instead of yelling at your kids to clean up, make cleaning up a game.You say, “I’m thinking of...

Have better conversations with your kids

Do you ever feel like dinner time is chaotic or stressful? You ask your kids about their day and they mumble, give a one word response, or seem utterly disinterested in conversation. Learn to ask better questions. Good questions lead to good conversation and keep...

Nightly Words

Dear Sweet Dreamer,Our day has had its ups and downs. Big sighs, big tears, big laughs, big hugs. The world sweeps over your heart in big waves and it is my job to safely guide you back to shore. As your captain, I will lead us in preparation and take the night watch....

Summer Traditions, Our Lifelong Memories

Dear Little One,The summer doldrums are upon us. I see you and your brother draped across the couch corners and I get it. Hot. Too hot for afternoons outdoors. We are stuck – stuck with one another in our living room. Stuck until we burst. Truth be told, I love it...