I’m not really certain I like the title of this post. Perhaps “Keeping Your Kids Engaged” or “Simple Fun for Kids” would have been better. I hate that, as parents, we have bought into the thinking that we must provide our kids with constant “entertainment”, like some sort of perpetual mommy game-show host. That sounds [...]
The Writing on the Wall
Well, in my case it wasn’t actual writing, but a thin black line that stretched mysteriously all the way across my kitchen cabinets. I’m pretty sure that wasn’t in the original design.
Let me back up and explain. This past Saturday I decided to give my kitchen cabinet doors a good cleaning. I figure they probably [...]
The Difference Between “Easy” and “Simple”
As I was thinking about my next Uncomplicated Life post, I was struck by the fact that simplifying does not always mean making things easier. So I headed over to dictionary.com to see if there was a difference in the two words. Here are the definitions I found:
easy: not hard or difficult; requiring no great [...]
What I Learned from Swimming Lessons
Ahhh, summer swimming lessons. Where I live they are a kind of rite of passage. And they have the ability to strike fear in the heart of child and parent alike. For children, the reasons are obvious. After reminding them (numerous times probably, and often in a raised voice) to be careful around the water [...]
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Who's Paula
I am a Christian, a wife, and a mom of two beautiful girls. My family lives in Canton, GA where my husband is the preaching elder of Isaac's Keep and the director of Grace to the Nations. I teach other people's kids one day a week at Veritas Classical Christian Schools and my own the other six.
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