What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 1988 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 1988 January 1988 Happenings Why…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 1987 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 1987 January 1987 Happenings Okay,…
One of our Family’s Favorite Holiday Traditions Our family has been sending out Christmas letters for 35 years years now. Although I (Jennifer) do the actual writing, we all work together to determine which stories to put in the letter, take family photos we include with the letter, and get the letters ready to mail…
I love pretty printables! I enjoy creating them, using them, and sharing them with others. If you like printables, too, you’ve come to the right place. Our family website offers a treasure trove of pretty & practical printable resources — calendars, chore charts, coloring pages, and much, much more. Clever uses for our pretty printables:…
I’m slowly but surely clearing out the messages in my inbox. This week’s mailbag question deals with finding time for intimacy. Question: How do we find time for intimacy? Dear Jennifer: My husband and I have three children, but ever since the second was born, I have felt stretched to the max. Between chauffeuring kids…
It is a good thing David is such a patient and considerate person — at 6 foot 7 inches, he could be quite intimidating otherwise. He’s a 25-year-old husband and father who is currently stationed (with his family) in Germany, where he works as a dentist for the US Army. David and his wife, Bonnie,…
I graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in mathematics and did two years of graduate work in the same field before settling down to keep house and raise children. When folks accuse me of “wasting” my degree, I simply tell them I’ve used it to “stay home and multiply” It also comes in handy when…
Love Your Husband/ Love Yourself: Embracing God’s Purpose for Passion in Marriage Would you like to take ten years off your appearance, reduce your risk of heart disease, and simultaneously divorce-proof your marriage? Are you plagued by stress-filled days and sleepless nights? Do you long for a deeper, more satisfying relationship to your spouse? Then…
I’ve been using Mondays to help clear out by mailbox. This week’s question deals with family planning: What should you do when you’re ready to call it quits? Question: Is it wrong that I feel ready to call it quits? Dear Jennifer, I have a question I would like to ask you about an area…
I use Mondays to clear out my mailbag. This week’s question deals with cranky kids. Read on for our best advice on how to conquer whining. Question: How can I train my child to stop whining? Dear Jennifer: My two-year old has developed a bad habit of whining, and it’s driving the rest of the…
Doug and Jennifer met back at Dallas Baptist University in 1986, married the following year, and began their family the next. Meanwhile, Doug went to medical school, completed an anesthesia residency, served as president of a large private-practice group, helped start a home church, survived two tours of duty with the Army Reserves, and he…
{Our Most Frequently Asked Questions} Any family our size attracts a lot of attention and gets asked a lot of questions. Here are our answers to the FAQs we hear most often: Q: Are you Catholic or Mormon?A: Neither! We’re just passionate Baptists (by upbringing, at least). We currently attend a small, non-denominational Bible church….
We believe in a sure foundation “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall,…
“I just need to know if it’s possible for two people to stay happy together forever, or at least for a few years.” – Juno (title character in the 2007 Academy Award winning film) Our family’s answer to this question is a resounding “YES!” To a generation that increasingly questions the possibility of enduring love,…
Start Here So many books! So little time! That’s why I recommend beginning with the best book ever written: The Bible. That’s the book I start with nearly every day. It provides a solid foundation and framework for interpreting and weighing everything else I read. I’ve read all the way through the Bible multiple times…
Want fresh ideas & free resources to make your home happier, healthier, and more harmonious? We’ve got you covered! My name is Jennifer Flanders. I’m a Christian wife and homeschooling mother of twelve and grandma to 22. Although I’m the one who does most of the writing here, this blog was really the brainchild of…
We finished reading five books in July, starting with Seeds: A Memoir. Read on for our impressions of each title. Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr Rachel and Rebekah took turns reading this book aloud to the family last month. It tells the true story of a young girl’s struggle with leukemia…
Love Your Husband/ Love Yourself explores the premise that a wife’s self-sacrificing love not only benefits her spouse and her children, but greatly benefits herself, as well. And it does so in many more ways than she might imagine! It took me four years of research and writing to finish writing this book. For four…
I use Mondays for answering Mail. This week I’m tackling a question from an exhausted young mom about battling fatigue. Are you growing weary, too? Then read on for some practical tips. Question: Any suggestions for those battling fatigue? Hi, Jennifer. How do you maintain your energy while caring for a newborn? My two babies…
I’ve been using Mondays to clean out my mailbag (although I’m a day late this week). The topic under discussion? Whether having babies in medical school is a smart idea or not. Read on for my perspective on the subject. Question: How hard is having babies in medical school? Hello Flanders Family! I would love…
