This Room is All Girl

Posted by Hallee on Mar 4, 2011 in Housekeeping, Life, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

Like I said in my post on Tuesday, my dad was in town last weekend and helped me get twin beds in the boys’ room and a bigger bed put into Kaylee’s room.

Tags: bedroom, beds, Housekeeping, Kaylee, Raising girls, Raising teens

What the Culture is NOT Telling Your Daughter About Sex

Posted by Hallee on Feb 5, 2011 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, converstations, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens, Sex

Yesterday, my 13-year-old daughter, Kaylee, and I were at a store buying some essentials to put into a care package for my husband (who is in Afghanistan). While we were there, I stopped by the large magazine rack to see if there were any fitness magazines that he might want or need (he is about to launch a fitness blog). Kaylee asked if she could get a fashion magazine. She is extremely interested in fashion and has even made noises about maybe becoming a fashion designer (the fashion industry could really use a Christian influence – heh.) Before I realized it, she had a copy of Cosmopolitan in her hand. Right on the front cover was: The Sex Quiz You Must Take.

Tags: 5 Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter, Afghanistan, Christian Faith, Cosmopolitan, Culture, Fashion, Hospitality/Recreation, Human Interest, Kaylee, premarital sex, Publishing, Quiz, Raising girls, Raising teens, Religion, Sex, Vicki Courtney

Seeds of Faith: Boy, Oh Boys!

Posted by Hallee on Nov 20, 2010 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, converstations, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

This past week, in public school, my 8th grade daughter learned how to properly put a condom on a partner and was given instructions on how to choose a good brand. Did I mention that this was done in a co-ed class environment?

Tags: 5 Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter, Condom, Education, Parenting, Raising teens, Sexual health, Vicki Courtney

Seeds of Faith: Girlhood Interrupted

Posted by Hallee on Oct 16, 2010 in Christian Faith, converstations, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

We exist in a culture that seems to set out to make our children into adults earlier and earlier in their life. They are bombarded with messages and images that cry out to them to leave childhood behind and make adult decisions, to dress like adults, to act like adults.

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Tags: 5 Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter, Culture, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens, Sociology of culture, Vicki Courtney

Modesty

Posted by Hallee on Oct 1, 2010 in Christian Faith, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

God is so good and is such a provider – even when all I need provided is a diving board. I was excited to write a post on modesty, but honestly once Saidah gave me the deadline to get the post to her, I have been at a loss as to what to say. Then, [...]

Tags: Biblical womanhood, C.J. Mahaney, Carolyn Mahaney, Christian ethics, Christian Faith, Christian Parenting, Christian philosophy, Immodest Apparel, Immodesty, John MacArthur, Modesty, Raising teens

The Concession Stand

Posted by Hallee on Sep 9, 2010 in Life, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

At the BINGO hall is a concession stand that sells the typical fare – mostly soy hamburgers on white bread, pork hotdogs, chips with nacho cheese, frozen “pizza logs” reheated in a microwave, etc. Consequently, when I get home from the soup kitchen, I usually make a big dinner and take it to feed to the volunteers.

Tags: American cuisine, BINGO, Christian Living, Christian Parenting, Christian philosophy, Cuisine, Food, Food and drink, Glen Eden, Hamburger, Homemade unprocessed food, Hospitality/Recreation, Junk Food, Kaylee, Microwave, Raising teens, Real Food

‘Cause They’re Whose Clues? Blue’s Clues!

Posted by Hallee on Jul 15, 2010 in Parenting, preschool activities, Raising boys, Raising girls, Raising teens

She babysat for me a few weeks ago on a day she just didn’t feel like babysitting. I had to go to an office supply store while I was out, and I saw this pad of sticky notes. Kaylee’s favorite color is orange. I couldn’t help but buy them. The next morning, this was on my bedroom mirror.

Tags: 5 Love Languages, babysitting, Blue's Clues, Raising teens, raising toddlers, teenager

A Public Service Announcement

Posted by Hallee on Jun 2, 2010 in Life, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

Now that more and more households are dropping a “land line” or “house phone” from their budgets and handing all of the people, including the children, in their family a cell phone, it occurred to me the other day that an entire generation of kids are coming up with absolutely no telephone skills to speak of.

Tags: Cellular telephone, Mobile phone, Raising teens, telephone skills

Letting Go

Posted by Hallee on Dec 31, 2009 in Christian Faith, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

I wish I had the words to explain to you the amazing creature that is my daughter. She is 12, going on 39. She has experienced so much, has traveled so extensively, has lived more life than most people with senior discounts. She’s suffered extreme hurt and knows God’s perfect love.