Dear Son/Daughter
There is a new blogger in blogville for you to check out at www.timellsworth.com. Tim's blog is about sports, culture, religion, politics, and parenting — all from a Christian worldview.
Tim has his blog posts organized by topic and if you click on the "Letters to Daniel" (right column under categories) collection you'll find a wonderful assortment of letters Tim has written to his infant son. What a great idea! Just think how fun it's going to be for Daniel to read his father's thoughts when he grows up. Why not visit Tim's blog and read his letters?! Maybe it will prompt you to do the same for your children. (You don't have to show them to the world if you don't want to!)
Recently my sixteen-year-old went on a mission trip to Jamaica. One of the leaders of the group asked family members staying behind to write letters to those going to be opened once in Jamaica. My husband and I wrote separate letters to our son. It was a tremendously meaningful experience for us to recall all those special moments about Sean. We expressed our dreams for his future. Sean has the letters saved in his Bible.
I have written stories about the children for years. I have a journal for each of them. When they do something cute, funny, or special I write a story about it in their journal. The kids love to read these.
A friend, Robin Chaddock, wrote a book a while back entitled "Mom Overboard: 12 Lifesavers for Moms Who'd Rather Swim than Sink." One of the lifesavers she recommends mom's use to keep afloat is the Recording Lifesaver. In fact, I contributed a short piece for the book about the different ways I've used written records to keep our family's memories/events special. I've written a review of the book that you might like to read here.
Robin has also penned a wonderful article entitled "Stress Reduction through Balanced Self-Care. I'm sure I'm not the only homeschooling mom out there who's felt a little stress now and then. Check it out today.
Robin is now offering this great book for the incredibly low price of $5. There are details about how to get this offer at either of the above links.
Until we meet in the teachers' lounge again,
Linda W. Kelley
www.Christian-Parenting-Source.com.
Tim has his blog posts organized by topic and if you click on the "Letters to Daniel" (right column under categories) collection you'll find a wonderful assortment of letters Tim has written to his infant son. What a great idea! Just think how fun it's going to be for Daniel to read his father's thoughts when he grows up. Why not visit Tim's blog and read his letters?! Maybe it will prompt you to do the same for your children. (You don't have to show them to the world if you don't want to!)
Recently my sixteen-year-old went on a mission trip to Jamaica. One of the leaders of the group asked family members staying behind to write letters to those going to be opened once in Jamaica. My husband and I wrote separate letters to our son. It was a tremendously meaningful experience for us to recall all those special moments about Sean. We expressed our dreams for his future. Sean has the letters saved in his Bible.
I have written stories about the children for years. I have a journal for each of them. When they do something cute, funny, or special I write a story about it in their journal. The kids love to read these.
A friend, Robin Chaddock, wrote a book a while back entitled "Mom Overboard: 12 Lifesavers for Moms Who'd Rather Swim than Sink." One of the lifesavers she recommends mom's use to keep afloat is the Recording Lifesaver. In fact, I contributed a short piece for the book about the different ways I've used written records to keep our family's memories/events special. I've written a review of the book that you might like to read here.
Robin has also penned a wonderful article entitled "Stress Reduction through Balanced Self-Care. I'm sure I'm not the only homeschooling mom out there who's felt a little stress now and then. Check it out today.
Robin is now offering this great book for the incredibly low price of $5. There are details about how to get this offer at either of the above links.
Until we meet in the teachers' lounge again,
Linda W. Kelley
www.Christian-Parenting-Source.com.
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