Mindy Carlson

Colmar Winter Market (The Swiss Family Carlson visit France!)

When we announced that we would be moving to Basel one of Mark’s co-workers sent us an email begging us to go to Colmar, France while we lived here. He said it was a charming city with a huge Olde Towne area. They loved it so much his family visited it at least 6 times…

Mindy Carlson

December 21, 2014

Kids, The Swiss Family Carlson

Christmas Market, Colmar, France, Swiss Family Carlson

Holiday Giving

When I was growing up our church had a Christmas Need Tree. It was a basic Christmas tree with little paper ornaments all over it. Each ornament had a request for a gift or two from a family or person who couldn’t afford Christmas gifts that year. My Mom always had my brother and I…

Mindy Carlson

December 18, 2014

Homemaking, Kids

Charitable Giving, Gift Ideas, Heifer International, Holiday Giving, The Bloggess

Daddy Loves Me Best: When you aren’t the parent they want

Look at this face. Isn’t the sweetest boy you’ve ever seen? But you would never guess that underneath those good looks there lurks a heart of stone. Every child does it to every parent and there is nothing we can do about it. It’s a “phase.” The phase when your sweet little angel wants only…

Mindy Carlson

December 11, 2014

Kids

child attachment, Dr. Spock, my child doesn’t want me, organization development and parenting, parenting, preferred parent