by justaskyourmompodcast | Dec 16, 2024 | Family Topics, Toddlers
The popular version of Santa Claus comes from a series of drawings from the 1880s and the famous poem Twas the Night Before Christmas. From the merging of these two creations, we get the familiar lines: He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,And...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Dec 9, 2024 | Family Topics, Toddlers, Uncategorized
Well, it’s that time of year again. A common topic of conversation that likely keeps popping up again and again amongst parents is How does your family celebrate Christmas? Bonnie and I were BLESSED enough to miss the Elf on the shelf craze. That sounds...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 25, 2024 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
Just a cursory browse thru the parenting interwebs will deliver a sweeping range of opinion on discipline & punishment. Largely what it comes down to is connotations and semantics. And possibly, a question of what worldview lens you’re using to view...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 18, 2024 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Health, Teenagers, Toddlers, Wellbeing
This episode is a shorter conversation just to do a bit of a gut check. Renee, you were just saying the other day that you’d been talking to a friend who’s about to move here from central America, and that you were giving a big head’s up about the pace of life...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 4, 2024 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
We talked recently about looking back over raising kids from our empty nest vantage point. As we say, we’re on the back side of raising kids, and that perspective really does change how we’ve approached the parenting classes and family coaching we...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Oct 21, 2024 | Family Topics, Health, Teenagers, Toddlers, Wellbeing
What’s brave? If we consider all the things we could be afraid of, we can quickly see why don’t be afraid, in one form or another, is one of the most repeated commands in Scripture. But God calls us to “be strong and of good courage” (Daniel 10:19). How do we...
