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5 Lessons Learned From the Fire

Since the fire incident Sunday I’ve had some time to ponder lessons learned. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far: It’s important to have a fire escape plan in case of fire in your home. Kids should know what exits to use, where to meet, and...

Are Your Kids Fire-Proof?

We had a pretty exciting evening here at Earnest Parenting. Some couples from church have been getting together at Jason and Sally’s* house on Sunday evenings for a Bible study on marriage. The kids play in the basement while Sally’s 18 year-old-sister...

Blog Business 10-26-2008

Are you a blogger? Do you want more readers? Are you a blog reader interested in finding new blogs? Chuck Westbrook is proposing a unique new way to connect lesser known blogs with new readers. You can get all the details at his post and more information will be...

Group Discussion: Annoying Toys

All right, I have a question for you. Do your children have a toy that drives you crazy? If so, what is it? And why do you let them play with it? I’ll kick things off by answering in the comments. Won’t you join me? Earnest Parenting: help for parents of...

Perhaps I Should Rethink the “Saving Energy” Thing

Sooooo, today was a rather trying day. Not horrible, or even bad. Just trying. By the end of it I was very ready for boys to just. be. quiet. Thank you. Hubby was kind enough to supervise bedtime routine. I showed up for prayers, then retreated to the bedroom to play...