CREATEing an Environment of Discipline & Love
Basketball. Captain America. Apple juice. These three things are in high demand at the Allen house. Jake is 5 now going on 15. His maturity, memory and vocabulary shock me some days...how can he be so small but retain and remember so much? He is teaching me Spanish...
Turning Off the Noise to Listen
Sometimes when it’s been one of those days--you know the kind I’m talking about--it’s just easier (and definitely more peaceful) to have technology babysit my kids. Cell phones, tablets, internet TV and gaming systems are available all over our homes and on the go for...
When You’re Up Late…
It's late. Or some might say early. About 2 o'clock in the morning. My 4 year old is up calling for me. He has gone "tee tee" in the bed. I get up (not super willingly) to go change sheets and calm one very upset little boy down and tell him it's okay to have...
Little Specs of Glass
This story begins with a shatter...literally! That's just life with boys I guess, anything nice or breakable within reach seems to find its way to broken. Oh well...I'm not bitter, so moving on. 😊 As of late, my 19 month old, James, has decided the dishwasher is a...