Truth for the Trenches

Meal time can feel chaotic and my mama heart longs for it to be relational and life giving. The time we all come together after a long day and share our thoughts or learn something new. Perhaps it will as they grow but it can't now with all the "Eat two more bites", "Yes, you do have to finish those Brussel Sprouts" or "Stop putting your feet on someone else's chair". So, we play the question game. We have some printed out on sticks, we make others up, or we Google lists to learn new things and test each other to see if we share the same knowledge.  Because, I know I am not alone when breakfast takes too long and dinner is full of too many "Please sit down" commands here are a few if you need them for your table too! What shape is the globe? (sphere) What is “hello” in Spanish? (hola) How many feet are in a mile? (5,280) How many stars are on the American Flag? (50) What shape is a Stop sign? (Octagon) How many sides do...

Sundays are quiet at our house. After church we stick close to home for chores and easy family time:  Laundry, cooking for the week, the pool, a bike ride . Our favorite Sunday tradition has become pizza dinner and a family movie. After a long week and a busy weekend it is a great way to finish off the weekend: snuggled on a couch together, enjoying the story, an Aldi five dollar pizza and sometimes folding that previously mentioned laundry! Whether it is Friday night for your family, Saturday morning after chores or Sunday, like ours...this week's feature of Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse will have you all wanting to press play again. Have you seen it yet?! In the first five minutes you see working parents balancing jobs, parenthood and still flirting. Miles has a conflict about school with his father because school is hard and he is not with his neighborhood friends. He argues about leaving to go back to his old school. The father-son dynamic plays out i...