by Judith Heaney | Jan 12, 2025 | 365 Reasons
By this point in this series you have likely realized that staying connected to my teens is one of the best ways for me actively to love our teenagers. The more connected we are to someone, or something, the easier it is to recall the positive things we appreciate...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 11, 2025 | 365 Reasons
As I have pointed out several times already in this series, my girls are a consistent source of inspiration and encouragement and I don’t believe that is merely a happenstance. I believe it is part of the way God blesses us as parents when we receive the children we...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 10, 2025 | 365 Reasons
The other day, when the girls and I had finished the first installment of our unschooling homeschooling time, the girls began chatting about different things, mainly music things, favorite characters from books, movies, and online series they’ve encountered, and...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 9, 2025 | 365 Reasons
I remember when our girls were babies, and into the toddler years, car rides were sometimes the saving grace for all of us: me for my sanity and ability to parent well, and the girls as a way to help regulate their out-of-control baby/toddler emotions and even as a...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 8, 2025 | 365 Reasons
We are a family of readers and that is something I absolutely love about our family. While my 16 year old often will suggest she is not as much of a book nerd as the rest of us, she actually is more so than she thinks. While her sister may have what likely equates to...
