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Tend Like

December 17, 2014children creativity, creative teaching, encouragement for teachers, homeschool material, homeschooling, mom of toddlers, motherhood, new moms, Uncategorizedbehavior in children, children, children imagination, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for teachers, homeschooling mom, imagination, new homeschooling mom, Prodigal, raising children, TEACHER MOM, TeachingT.W. Allgaier

Tend Like

The other day I was shopping and heard the sweetest conversation. Two little brothers were playing “tend like” as they followed their mother around while she pushed her cart down the aisles.

“Tend like you are the helper explorer and you are trying to get me to stay and fight the battle in the water with you.” “Ok, tend like we are both brother explorers and we both have to fight the sea monster in the battle.” “Grrrr, sppp, druppp” (I assume that was the sea monster) Continue reading Tend Like →

What is it about Christmas Ornaments?

December 11, 2014homeschool material, homeschooling, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Parentingadvice for moms, christian encouragement for moms, Christmas, homeschooling encouragement, new homeschooling mom, Teachers and Christmas, West Highland TerrierT.W. Allgaier

Christmas and the Ornaments

What is it about the ornaments?

We put our tree up last week and it seemed to take forever. Without mentioning the need to take out each individual branch, fluff it and place it within the correct letter coordinate…..it was about the ornaments.

After each ornament was upwrapped and tenderly placed on the table, I had to look at each one as I put it on the tree. My hubby was trying to help, but I made him stop so I could look at which one he had picked up. Continue reading What is it about Christmas Ornaments? →

TO Santa or NOT TO Santa?

December 1, 2014advice for parents, Christianity, creative teaching, homeschool material, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessonsBiblical lesson, Biblical teaching, children, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, Is Santa real, new homeschooling mom, new mom, Parenting, raising children, Santa, Santa Claus, TEACHER MOMT.W. Allgaier

What About Santa?

Now that is a loaded question. I have had that question posed to me many times over the last few years. And I have always answered the same way. With grown sons all I can say is what we did, and it seemed to work for us.

Everyone is different and has to do what they feel led to do. No one can make that decision for any other family, I just share how we handled Santa. Continue reading TO Santa or NOT TO Santa? →