The Bible doesn’t explicitly teach us what to do in a grocery store with our kids, right? So is kids’ public behavior just a matter of personal opinion and preference? Let’s discuss the underlying principles underneath the way we approach teaching our kids to behave in public. Listen in as Jess talks with Bethany Weatherby about: What…
Big Family Clothes Swapping & Storage Solutions
8 kids is a lot. It’s not “19 and counting” or anything, but it’s still a lot. The bigger our family has gotten, the more I’ve had to up my game when it comes to swapping out sizes and finding good organizing solutions for clothes. Here’s what standing in line looks like when I take my youngest…
Ep. 18: Practical Help for Parenting in Public
Every mom knows the struggle of the grocery store run… WITH kids in tow. Listen in as Jess talks with Bethany Weathersby, a mom of 4, about: what expectations are reasonable for kids’ behavior, practical ways to train your kids, realistic ideas to include kids in your shopping, and the benefits of training kids for…
12 Tips for Hiking with 3 to 6 Year Olds
Hiking with toddlers and preschoolers is quite different from hiking with older children. Especially if you’ve been an avid hiker with only adult-sized people, you are going to have to dramatically change your expectations. Nonetheless, hiking with 3-6 year olds really *IS* possible, and you can even ENJOY your hike together. We hike often with…
Don’t Let Your Feelings Rule Your Life
How can we avoid letting feelings rule our lives? 3 minutes of encouragement on that, after having a feelings-heavy day, yesterday: https://youtu.be/It4vOJ-t5XA As always, let me know what YOU have to say, in the comments. 🙂
Ep. 17: Teach Your Kids to Cook
Doesn’t cooking with kids take MORE time? Well… maybe… but maybe that extra time is worth it, so that our kids can learn an essential skill for life. Listen in as Jess talks with Tracy Grossman about: Why not just be “June Cleaver” and do it all yourself? Practical ideas for including kids in your meal…
February 2017 Round-Up: Podcasts & Posts
FEBRUARY 2017 POSTS: 2 Ultra-Practical Bible Reading Tips for Moms (videos) Top 5 Practical Qs About the Wonderland Trail with Kids Scraps Peopled-Out, by Facebook A Letter to the Young, Gentle Mama Your Kids Need to See Your Repentance FEBRUARY 2017 PODCASTS: Listen to the Mom On Purpose podcast. Free episodes, released every Wednesday. Ep. 13: Be a Mom Grounded…
Your Kids Need to See Your Repentance
I hate sin. I mean I really hate it. And I wish I could say I hate it for all the reasons God does, but I don’t. I’m not that holy. I definitely hate that it put Jesus on the cross. Honestly, though? I don’t hate it enough for that reason. Because I still do…
Ep. 16: Take Mealtime from Mundane to Ministry
The messy kitchen. Recipes. Allergies. Calories. Food groups. Grocery store sales. Sometimes mealtime feels like a puzzle, and at other times it just feels a mundane, relentless task. Do you have trouble seeing mealtime as a ministry? Listen in as Jess talks with Tracy Grossman about: finding sanity in the relentless train of hunger and meals how to have…
A Letter to the Young, Gentle Christian Mama
Hi there. If we haven’t met properly, I’m Jess. I’m not a mom with all the answers, but I’m not a mom with no answers either. I’ve been a mom for nearly 15 years, which is long enough to know some things by experience. And I’m a mom to 8 kids, which is enough kids…