Admittedly, I am a crappy pray-er. I have the attention span of a cocker-spaniel whose owners are having a dinnerparty, and the result of my distraction is that my prayer life is sporadic, hurried, and fuzzy, at best. Last week, though, I learned about a new tool to use in prayer that has really helped [...]
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I homeschool my kids. I see them from 6:30 in the morning until about 8:30 in the evening, with the exception of an hour-and-a-half lesson in taekwondo a few times a week or the occasional playdate. We don’t have family close by to watch the kids for the weekend, and we live in Asia where [...]
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And, now, for some happy . . . I looked at my school schedule last week and noticed we were already on week 12. Combine that fact with the reality that we were all beginning to hate phonics workbooks and math facts, and our homeschooling took a “fall break” of sorts this week. We read [...]
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*Last chance to enter the giveaway for Thai rings, my thanks to you for being involved in this web-space. Just click ‘like’ on the facebook page. More details are here. There are a few voices in the blog world that truly cause me to pause. And soak in beauty, appreciate art a little more, and [...]
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I think if I were real-life friends with this girl from Arizona, my cool-meter would shoot way up. Nicole writes culturally-relevant, edgy-faith words over at Modern Reject. You should totally spend some time over at her blog. Like, really. In her own words . . . I’m Nicole Cottrell. I’m trained in the fine art [...]
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Enjoy this 10-Step Instructional Guide to Messing Up St. Patrick’s Day for Your Kids: 1. Don’t plan anything the night before. In fact, better-yet, forget about the holiday completely until the morning-of. 2. Announce enthusiastically that the family will have something green for breakfast. 3. Be too lazy to make pancakes. Opt for toast and [...]
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I saw this video at Ragamuffin Soul the other week and wanted to post it here. It’s about creativity and making mistakes and how kids are naturally better artists than we smarty-pants grown-ups could ever be. Are you original, willing to make mistakes? What do you create? How do you encourage creativity in your kids? Comment
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So we know that work is a natural part of life, but how and when do we transition from doing everything for our kids to expecting them to do some things for themselves? At what point do we start assigning chores to children and which chores are age-appropriate anyway? What practical systems work to consistently [...]
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Upcoming posts will have some thoughts and ideas on the importance of developing good work habits– in our kids and in ourselves. There’ll be thoughts on the underlying value of work today and then practical ideas for chores, in the near-future. There is value in work. In laundry and dishes and diapers. In typing emails [...]
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I used to scour the blogs of my friends who were homeschooling {okay, I still do}. I was hungry for suggestions from mothers who were a year or two ahead of me in the process of raising kids, and I wanted to peek into their bookshelves and see which titles were on them. Now, three [...]
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I was reading late last night when I couldn’t sleep, and I was struck by the reality that so often in parenting I slip into auto-pilot. Though I am with my children literally for the majority of every day, I wonder how much I end up co-existing, instead of investing. I wonder how often I [...]
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ALifeOverseas.com / LauraParkerBlog.com.
My family is living overseas in Thailand, where my husband is directing a Christian Humanitarian Foundation. This blog is the honest recording of our journey– squatty potties and all. 
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Destined Traveler.
Mentoring Young Adults, Hosting Teams, Educating about Human Trafficking.