Category Archives: Parenting

Raising the Kids Right

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Kimberly

Everyone knows if you want your kids to be interested in the same stuff as you, you have to start indoctrinating them when they are young. Of course, we encourage a wide variety of activities and expose them to all … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Motherhood: The Lie

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Kimberly

I always swore that I would never lie to my kids in order to manipulate them to do something I want. I was one of those people without kids who judged parents. I’d hear a mother in the store: “Come … Continue reading →

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Easter Art Projects

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Kimberly

Ever since my second child was born, I always want to do more with the kids. More art. More reading. More letter of the day or other such activities. I especially wished I did more to help Elias observe advent, … Continue reading →

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Things We Never Thought We’d Do…..

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Kimberly

Becoming a parent means doing a lot of things you never thought you’d do. There are the gross ones like ‘pick someone else’s nose’ or ‘pee with someone else hanging on your leg.’ There are the tedious ones like ‘cutting … Continue reading →

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Male Pattern Blindness: Version 2

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Kimberly

I’ve written about male pattern blindness once before on this blog. For those of you who don’t remember, I was half joking/half lamenting about the fact that Nathan could some how “not see” certain chores that needed to be done. … Continue reading →

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Who’s Teaching Who Here?

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Kimberly

A conversation between myself and my three year old: Elias: “How are you doing, Mommy?” Me: “I’m doing good. How are you doing?” Elias: “I’m doing well.” Oh man. At least I can take comfort in the fact that he … Continue reading →

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Is That A Grey?

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Kimberly

No…it isn’t…I don’t have any grey hair yet. (Although I can’t say the same for my husband…sorry Nate…I just had to poke fun). No greys at 29 for me. But my child….my wonderful second son is definitely going to give … Continue reading →

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My Helpers

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Kimberly

Nathan and I went to a seminar at our church this morning, called Boys Alive. It was a really great talk, and I may write more about it later. One of the things the speaker talked about is the importance … Continue reading →

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Sunday School!

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Kimberly

Today was Elias’ first day of Sunday School! He has participated in the church Christmas pageant, and a few inter-generational activities with the church school in the last year or so, but today he actually got to go to his … Continue reading →

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What I Hope I Remember….

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Kimberly

We are in the midst of the T’s here in the Smith household. We are in the tantruming twos and the teething tinies. I won’t call them the terrible twos. Because it really isn’t terrible. In fact, up until not … Continue reading →

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