At A Hen's Pace

I said there was more to tell about the younger set.... So we've instituted a new chore system here at the Henhouse. We've gone ...

When we moved into our new house last May, with hardwood floors and a high ceiling in the living room, one of my first thoughts was how we w...

The last day of summer...what shall we do with it? Our kids invited their friends over. Mama Hen decided to trim the wild and woolly bushes ...

The first lost tooth. All the other kids retell their stories--of teeth lost, found, swallowed and mysteriously disappeared. And they explai...

Jen in Seattle asked these very thought-provoking questions: How have you encouraged your children’s hearts toward the Lord? How have you r...

We discuss and model three disciplines with our kids during Lent: confession, fasting, and engagement. Confession: We discuss: Why do we nee...

I remember the days when I just had little ones, when every time a mealtime rolled around, I had to drop everything and create a meal. I re...

It's fall. And what is fall without hot apple cider, mulled with cinnamon sticks? Mmmmm, how about a mug right now.... But cinnamon st...

With six kids and sixteen years of parenting under my belt, how well I know the continual quest to beg, bribe or bully children into helping...

This week's Works-for-Me Wednesday is: WFMW: The Great Parenting Advice Edition . What parenting lessons have you learned the hard wa...

So, I've known about "Works for Me Wednesday" over at Rocks In My Dryer forEVER (I remember the first week Shannon tried it) ...

I found this in my drafts of posts I started a long time ago. We're not on much of any kind of a schedule right now; it's summer br...

How does a busy mom have time for reading? My secret is: recorded books! I probably do half my reading in audio form--and have done ever ...

Okay, family and friends who think WE drive a large vehicle... Check out this family's 1997 stretch Suburban limo ! They got it after i...

It's an unusual Monday morning today--I'm letting everyone sleep in, and the baby, God bless him, is joining the crowd! I actually ...

This morning I reminded the kids that this week Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, and they were talking about how they like getting the cross on...

Today I stumbled across some posts by other moms of large families. They were all blogging about organization, and the urge to contribute my...