Building Solid Bridges Through a Growth Mindset October 2, 2023 By Jen Stanbro I am ever blessed and always grateful to be able to write for the Hello Mornings Blog! My son, James, has always struggled with math. Actually, I need to amend that. Math was merely a trigger. What James has actually struggled with is …
Our ADVENTures: Days 2 – 5 December 6, 2021 By Jen Stanbro Remember when I wrote that little note about how I hold my plans loosely cuz life happens? Yeah, that’s a good precursor to this post about our last bunch of days. We’re pluggin’ along joyfully on our ADVENTures but we’re not always able …
Our ADVENTures: Day 1 December 1, 2021 By Jen Stanbro God smiled on us on December 1, 2021 and it felt so lovely. I am not ultra-prepared. Today’s activity was gingerbread houses and I hadn’t purchased a kit yet. I was kinda hoping to convince everyone to do the Gingerbread Train kit this year instead …
Our ADVENTures: The Planning Stage: Part 3 November 15, 2021 By Jen Stanbro STEP 1: You’ve figured out how many days you’ll do ADVENTure activities. STEP 2: You’ve decided what your morning routine will look like with the ‘daily regulars.’ STEP 3: You’ve created a Master List of special activities. STEP 4: You’ve designated …
Our ADVENTures: The Planning Stage: Part 2 November 15, 2021 By Jen Stanbro You’ve figured out how many days you’ll do ADVENTure activities. You’ve decided what your morning routine will look like with the ‘daily regulars.’ Now it’s time to choose your special activities and designate which days you plan to do them on. STEP …
Our ADVENTures: My WHY November 12, 2021 By Jen Stanbro My first and second born were barely toddlers when we decided that Jesus would be the focus and Santa would be in the margins of our holiday celebrations, rather than the other way around. We would be honest with our kids about who Santa really …
Our ADVENTures: The Daily Regulars November 15, 2021 By Jen Stanbro Here’s a list of what we do every morning in December with an explanation of each. This list changes from year to year and it’s somewhat fluid. I love the plans we make, but I also hold them loosely. Some days we miss some …
Our AVENTures: The Planning Stage: Part 1 November 15, 2021 By Jen Stanbro Logo Credit: Sarah Ohl Sohl Design It’s my favorite time of year again!! We’ve been ADVENTuring every December for the past decade or so. I’ve been fairly sporadic with my posting, but as I’ve shared more in recent years, it sounds like …