Comments on Our Goodwin Journey: A Foundation

So true! I remember bedtime routines from my child...

2012-01-24T08:18:01.871-05:00

So true! I remember bedtime routines from my childhood. :) I have been wanting to start reading Kyndra a devotion every evening but I haven't been good at remembering. I hope to get better at it!

This is beautiful. You are blessed with a firm fou...

2012-01-23T22:01:37.888-05:00

This is beautiful. You are blessed with a firm foundation that you are passing on now to your girls.

Bedtime has always been sacred in our house. As my children get older we now all retire upstairs around 8:30 and the kids read or play quietly in their rooms. I still read to them each night and my husband and I do special tuck ins with tickles and sometimes wrestling. :-0

I am usually the bedtime master in our house. Rig...

2012-01-23T12:26:19.161-05:00

I am usually the bedtime master in our house. Right now Lucy is still young we read some books, pray and lay down. Molly, she is funny, she comes alive at bedtime, she talks my ear off, and gets up like a zillion times! It is fun and I have to remind myself, often to slow down, and enjoy it.

I love that book and love reading books I read to ...

2012-01-23T12:13:05.349-05:00

I love that book and love reading books I read to my girls. It's so neat to pass down kid lit memories

Bedtime here is generally done by me, since both g...

2012-01-22T19:44:50.791-05:00

Bedtime here is generally done by me, since both girls are in a mommy mode. They both get in pjs and then we read stories together snuggled in a big chair. We sing the ABC song and the I Love You song and Bella gets tucked in. Then Sophie gets tucked in and we talk about Jesus and why Grandpop had to go to heaven. After a zillion hugs and kisses I turn out the light.

There are nights that I just want a quick pj & bed routine, but remind myself that this time will pass all too quickly and soon there won't be snuggles and kisses.

What a wonderful routine. I had that same book whe...

2012-01-22T18:54:12.618-05:00

What a wonderful routine. I had that same book when I was a little girl.

You are still our sweet Jenilee....remember those ...

2012-01-22T17:22:16.249-05:00

You are still our sweet Jenilee....remember those times will come to an end one day! The house will be really quiet at bedtime. So thankful for the memories. Love you Mum
PS I yelled "Ben will you stop that, and let them go to bed" way too many times!

2012-01-22T17:18:23.290-05:00

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Bedtime is 90% of the time done by just me. Daddy...

2012-01-22T16:51:46.824-05:00

Bedtime is 90% of the time done by just me. Daddy is at work.
I get Rosebud into jammies and ready for bed and then while the boys get their jammies on (and now Sweet Pea screams her head off) I shut her door, turn on a low lamp, and we read and rock and sing. It is a sweet time for just her and I. Then she gets into bed.
I then go to the boys' room where they are usually fighting or playing with jammies half on...or they're just plain naked. We finish getting their jammies on and then go to the couch to read. I nurse Sweet Pea while we read. We usually read 1-2 stories and then our Mini and Maxi devotion. They are a series of books I had as a little girl that have a Bible story and then an application story using a little family called the Muffin Family (the kids are named Maxi and Mini). Then we sing a couple of songs and I tuck them into bed and pray with them.
Sweet Pea alternated between crying and nursing until 11:00pm when we both pass out.
Bedtime is so hectic, but I try to see it as a worthwhile time-it really is when they seem most open to things about the Lord!