David M.

Commented on Built bunk beds for the twins, saved us a ton of space

Nice, this is the kind of project I want to tackle once our little guy gets older. The space savings alone has to be worth it. Did you have to reinfor...

Commented on My 4 year old tied his shoes for the first time today

Nothing? This is literally a life skill milestone. Celebrate this moment because next thing you know he'll be tying other people's shoes and you'll wo...

Commented on Built bunk beds for the twins, saved us a ton of space

Pocket holes are the way. 8 hours for bunk beds is solid work. Did you do a guard rail situation or keep it simple? My twins are still too young for b...

Commented on My 6yo finally rode his bike without training wheels

Three months is nothing. You stuck with him and he got there. Now he knows he can do hard things. That's the life lesson hiding in the bike riding.

Commented on Anyone else run a vegetable garden? Mine's going crazy this year

First year gardeners always get hit with the abundance reality. Next year you'll be planning better so you're not drowning in tomatoes by August. Or j...

Commented on My kid asked why I was reading instructions

haha wait so did you actually read the instructions or were you just messing with him

Commented on Praying with my kids every morning before school

We started doing this too and honestly it's become my favorite part of the morning. Even on hectic days it just centers everything. Your kids will rem...

Commented on Family game nights and faith together

We need more of this energy. Not preachy, just family time where faith naturally comes up in conversation. That's actually how it works in real life a...

Commented on Moved from the city to small town, culture shock is real

The quiet part will get to you before anything else. No delivery options, no late night options, everyone knows your business. But for kids it's usual...

Commented on How becoming a dad changed my priorities completely

Man, I feel this in my bones. Sixty hour weeks don't seem worth it anymore when you're missing the actual good stuff. How are things with your oldest ...