by Jaimi Erickson | Aug 12, 2013 | activities
“But life has a way of serving up the unexpected.” Soon many children will be entering new school buildings, classrooms, meeting new friends, and/or beginning a new year of study at home. That can all be intimidating and feel stressful for the...
by Jaimi Erickson | Aug 9, 2013 | organization
When my children are little, I start introducing crayons and coloring. I like to save their little pieces of artwork and jot down their age at the time, so we can look back on their projects years down the road. It can be hard to decide how to store these activities...
by Jaimi Erickson | Aug 8, 2013 | activities
My kids were playing with their toy animals a lot. I noticed that my toddler already knew the animal names, and my oldest was nearly at reading age. In the midst of one of their pretend play sessions, I asked them if they wanted to make name tags for the animals. They...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 23, 2013 | organization, quick tip
A few months ago I got extremely tired of our playroom floor looking like it was carpeted in books. It is hard to get my cleaning accomplished, let alone just walk across the floor, when books are thrown about everywhere. I also do not like the fact...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jun 13, 2013 | faith, motherhood, motivation
We do not have to view doing for others as separate from doing for ourselves. Self-care is the sad name of the game these days. If I tell people I do not care what personal success I get out of life, I get funny looks. I just want to serve my family and those...
