I’ve heard it said the mother’s the glue that holds the family together. Only let me be the glue, if you, Lord, are my tether. If I am the glue, then let me be the kind that points to you Give me strength for every moment, give me grace anew. I see my children,...
My mother-in-law sent me this Haiku recently and I just loved it and had to share. Thanks, Dotti! A Russell Family Haiku In the living room Malia reads to Daniel Rebecca in lap Great Grandma Dotti Is cuddling baby Autumn On the other couch In the kitchen Duncan and...
With six children, we sure generate a lot of laundry. One area where I found an easy improvement was in the area of bath towels. It is fine with me for a child to use a bath towel more than once, so rather than having them launder their towels every time they are...
If anyone in your family is into sports or other activities requiring uniforms, it is possible you have spent time searching for something. Shin guards, Tae Kwon Do belts, baseball hats- all of these come to mind for me. Instead of washing and returning these items...
One of the things I have tried to do is to think of the things that are commonly misplaced, and make a permanent home for them. For example, I have a hook where I hang my keys. Sometimes, however, I am not perfect at hanging them there, so I have also trained the...
