by Raylene | Apr 15, 2011 | Family Time Friday, Mom's Life
An article called “Why Do We Let Them Dress Like That?” from Crosswalk.com caught my attention this week. The opening paragraph really resonated with me:How do 12–13 year-old girls dress for a party? In “mini-dresses, perilously high heels, and...
by Raylene | Apr 9, 2011 | Family Time Friday
Family Time Fridays!The last few weeks we’ve been swapping sicknesses around the house. Not the most fun family time to spend together, but we’ve been doing what we can to make the best of the time.We’ve watched a few movies, but so far, the...
by Raylene | Mar 25, 2011 | Family Time Friday
Family Time Fridays!All 5 of us are sick today. You know what they say – the family that is sick together, stays together. We’re definitely staying together today. We’re a lot of fun. Our sick day has been full of MythBusters....
by Raylene | Feb 4, 2011 | Celebrate, Family Time Friday, Food, FUN
Family Time Fridays!It’s worth finding things in life to celebrate, I think. We have a lot of opportunities to make special moments together as a family, if we just look for them.For instance, we are not Chinese, but it’s a tradition in our house to...
by Raylene | Jan 21, 2011 | Family Time Friday, Kiddos
Family Time Fridays!Family time isn’t always all fun and games, is it? Part of being a family is learning and growing together, and sometimes that process is hard and unpleasant. Discipline, for instance, is one of those things that is a necessary...
by Raylene | Oct 17, 2008 | Celebrate, Family Time Friday, Kiddos
Family Time Fridays!Birthday Edition – birthday party ideas, and how we celebrate!October is THE month for birthdays in my family. My birthday, my sister’s, 3 other first cousins, one of my best friends, my mom-in-law, my oldest son, and SO many more...
by Raylene | Aug 29, 2008 | Family Time Friday
We’ve become quite aware that our time here, in this place, is coming to an end. We’ll be moving out of this area soon. Thinking about that helped us to remember all the things we have loved about being here, in this part of British...
by Raylene | Mar 4, 2011 | Celebrate, Family Time Friday, FUN
Family Time Fridays!For Valentine’s this year, we had some fun with Valentine’s Cards, and I wanted to do a meal full of red things for dinner, just for fun. I’ve done this kind of thing before on Valentine’s Day, most recently on Chinese...
by Raylene | Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Family Time Fridays!© Eti Swinford | Dreamstime.comSpring Break planning is underway for many families in North America right now. March Break, Easter Break, Spring Break – whatever you call it, it’s a time when many like to travel and take...
by Raylene | Feb 18, 2011 | Family Time Friday, Pastor's Wife
Family Time Fridays!I hate expectations being put on me. Especially the unspoken ones. I work hard not to put too many expectations on others. But, let’s face it, we ALL have expectations, and we usually have them subconsciously, before we even...