This last spring, we returned to the baseball field for another season of baseball. This was Emet’s first season of coach pitch baseball. We were so proud of him and the way he adjusted to playing without the tee. It was a joy to cheer him on from the sidelines as he played.
Read More2022 marks over five years of blogging. Over the years, I’ve written on a wide variety of topics from parenting and cooking to staying organized and setting goals. I’ve even brought in some friends to help contribute along the way.
Below you will find the top ten most read blogs from the last five and a half years. I hope you enjoy this variety of posts and that they’re helpful to you in some way.
Read MoreEach year I like to put together a collection of the most read blog posts. As your new year gets off the ground, here are 10 blogs to help you stay organized, motivated, and well-rested.
Cheers!
Read MoreI’ve fully committed to homeschooling both of the boys this year. We started last year and I began developing some tools to help keep myself organized - because, honestly, it’s a lot of work. As it is with anything, entering a week of school is easier when you have a plan and way of keeping track of what you’re doing.
Read MoreWhen I was in the process of designing my website and thinking through topics I could write about, the topics of this book became my first blog series. The blog series was intended to be simple and concise, but I had written more content than would be helpful for reading in a minute or two. So I had it in the back of my mind that I would put this together into an eBook of some sort in the future…
Read MoreAs we move from one season to the next, we've decided to once again revamp our family rhythm. Truth be told, our rhythm is an ongoing work in progress. As a family with two kids, our schedules are always in flux and so is what works for us at any given time. We're lucky that no two days ever seem the same…
Read MoreHolidays with the boys are always so much fun. We try to revisit traditions while introducing some new activities in the mix. This year we did some Easter crafts, visited some friends for an egg hunt, and had a delicious ham for dinner along with our normal Easter traditions…
Read MoreNow that the weather is warmer, the little ones prefer to be outside doing something fun. If you're looking for some inspiration to keep things fresh and exciting, here are 5 easy outdoor activities you can do with your little ones.
Read MoreOne of the most important goals for the first 5 years of my boys' lives has been teaching them how to cultivate obedient hearts. This goal takes a high priority over everything else - school, creative time, and playing. We provide the boys with tons of opportunities to enjoy playing, exploring, and spending time together. But, when it's necessary, we'll stop and prioritize moments for instruction and development.
Read MoreWe love making slime together. The recipe is really easy, it’s fun to make, and you get to play with it when you’re done…
Read MoreNow that 2020 has come to end another year of blogging, I put together a list of "reader favorites" from the year. Here are 10 of the most read blog posts from 2020.
Thank you for sharing this year with me! Enjoy!
Read MoreHabits will form one way or the other, it's a matter of whether the right ones will be established. It's easy for poor habits to create themselves. Creating good habits requires intention and purpose.
Read MoreEven though we basically do a form of school year-round we officially started our new year at the end of September. No matter what each year holds, I’m thankful for the time we have together. Learning alongside them is the most wonderful kind of hard. Deeply grateful for their lives…
Read MoreMost people enjoy Halloween because it provides an opportunity for everyone to dress up and act silly together. If that is true, then my boys must think that every day is Halloween…
Read MoreWe can learn so much about our children when we watch them create. I try to have regular creative projects for my boys each week. Sometimes it helps to build off the ideas of others. This blog a starting point for some ideas we’ve enjoyed our family…
Read MoreI’m constantly learning that seasons don’t last forever. Now that Calvin and I have been working from home together we needed to rework our daily rhythm again. I’m thrilled about this new life we’ve set up and really hope this season lasts a long time. It’s taken some work, but Calvin and I have learned how to work together even better this summer...
Read MoreI’ve put together this list of resources with the hopes it will serve your family in the way it has mine. Some of these resources are new to this season and I’m excited we have them to share together…
Read MoreOver the years, there’s been an ongoing list of kids songs we enjoy listening to - and I started putting together a play list that’s… grown and grown. It grown so much that it’s now over 200 songs and more than 10 hours in length. I love opening this playlist, hitting shuffle, and having something fun and safe for the boys to listen to…
Read MoreAs we close out 2019 and another year of blogging at JacinthaPayne.com, I thought it would be fun to put together a list of my favorite posts from the year…
Read MoreI’ve been thinking a lot recently about the kind of childhood that I want to provide for my boys. Some of this is wrapped up in wanting them to make great memories and provide a lot of the things I lacked as a kid…
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