A month ago I posted Diary of a Wimpy Parent where I described my wimp out in a parenting moment. Well, I am proud to say I redeemed myself and finally grew some parenting…muscles.

Remember a few weeks ago when I said that Service Saturdays Want You! I wanted your family to do service too and submit your pictures and write up so we can all be inspired by the different ways families can serve. Well, I am happy to report I get to feature my first family!

Recently I had to ask Crew 7 times to put on his shoes. This was just one small example of what my days seemed to be like lately, so I decided my kids needed a refresher course on ‘Mom’s Energy’.

Calling all families out there! I want to feature your families’ Service Saturdays on my blog. I think it will be a fun way to share service ideas. Here’s what you need to do:

Lately our family has kept the Tooth Fairy Depot hopping. Due to poor performance, our old Tooth Fairy was transferred to a family in Texas. She had been known to forget more than once and multiple days in a row. Our new Tooth Fairy stepped up her game and does things a little differently:

As I mentioned in a previous post, my nephew, Beck, died a year ago last Saturday. We wanted to commemorate his one year “Angel Day” with something special. We decided to spend April’s Service Saturday at the cemetery where he is buried planting flowers.