Intentional Manhood, Part I: Pride Killing Tools: Print E-mailPermalink Mike Seaver January 29, 2009 Summary: Today’s post begins a series of posts entitled Intentional Manhood written by a good friend of CBMW, Mike Seaver. A new installment of this series will appear each Thursday for several weeks. They originally appeared last year on Mike’s blog Role Calling. Mike serves on the pastoral staff of CrossWay Community Church of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mike and his wife Kristin have been married since 2000 and have two daughters. Many marriage counseling sessions end up with the counselor/pastor talking to the man about passivity and his consistent lack of leadership in the marriage. This is not always the case, but…

what i hope to teach my daughters… Study to Show Yourself a SAHM by Heather Koerner I’m not sure when it hit me. Maybe it was the morning I sat watching my 3-month-old daughter sleep next to me on the living room floor as I folded what seemed like the third laundry load of burp cloths that day. There was a lot about the moment that I had expected — love in my eyes, wonder in my heart. But there was also a lot I hadn’t expected — a house that had once been orderly and clean that was now stacked high with piles of laundry, dirty dishes, baby paraphernalia…

i recently found these cool shaped chalks online for three bucks!  i*almost* didn’t want the kids to play with them since they were so cute! but little feet and little hands couldn’t resist for long… both kids loved the chalk, but it was funny to see the different waysthey played with them.  allie was totally taken with the chalk.  first,she arranged all of them… then, she collected the balls and turned them all over… she drew with them… she told me stories about them… and she even kissed a frog.  just to see what would happen? silly girl! meanwhile, mikey got right to work.  for a few minutes… and then…

this is the story of my life.  (kidding, kind of).  except i don’t drink coffee. ******** If You Give A Mom A Muffin Original Author Unknown If you give a mom a muffin, She’ll want a cup of coffee to go with it. She’ll pour herself some. Her three-year-old will spill the coffee. She’ll wipe it up. Wiping the floor, she’ll find dirty socks. She’ll remember she has to do laundry. When she puts the laundry in the washer, She’ll trip over boots and bump into the freezer. Bumping into the freezer will remind her she has to plan for supper. She will get out a pound of hamburger. She’ll…

after taking last session off to adjust to life with three kiddos, i was able to rejoin the moms’ group at church for this spring session.  it’s been so nice to be back!  last week, we had a craft activity– making and applying appliques to a tote bag.  i decided to make one for mikey since i was already making a special surprise at home for allie’s upcoming birthday party. here’s what i made: i realized though, that i had better make one for allie too, or else she’d be really sad.  so, i made another one at home! the totes are perfect for the kids to take to the…