What's the Plott?

Life with boys has a way of keeping you humble, laughing, and sometimes wondering if common sense got left out of the DNA strand. They will find a way to turn even the best-laid plans upside down.  Give them a ball, and somehow it becomes a weapon. Hand them shaving cream, and it becomes hair dye. Give them water balloons, and… well, let’s just say this story has a  splash  of horror in it. Years ago, during a youth group summer rivalry, we were having the time of our lives with shaving cream fights and water balloon battles. Everyone was laughing, squealing, and having the kind of fun kids remember for decades. It was the kind of fun that makes you feel like you’re doing youth ministry right. That is… until we discovered a new “rule” that apparently needed to be made. Late that evening, our brave counselor had to stand in front of a room full of teens and say words I am sure he never imagined stringing together: “I didn’t know I needed to make this rule… but from...

  Some days, parenting feels like planting seeds in rocky soil. You speak truth, set boundaries, hand out consequences — and yet it seems like the lesson bounces right off. For us with ADHD kids, this can feel even more exhausting. One moment you’re fussing about a repeated behavior, and the next, they’re humming a tune and moving on like the correction never even happened. You wonder: “Did they even hear me? Did any of that sink in? Am I just talking to the walls?” It can feel like your parenting is in vain. But here’s the truth: it’s not. Scripture reminds us: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 That verse doesn’t promise instant results. It doesn’t say, “The child will obey immediately.” It points us to the long game — the lifelong shaping of hearts and character. Our children may not always give us the validation we crave. They may not look us in the eye and say, “Yes, Mom, I understand, and I’ll ne...

If you’ve ever lived in a house full of boys, you know that disagreements aren’t rare — they’re part of the daily soundtrack. From who left the shoes in the doorway, to who ate the last snack, to why chores never seem to get done on time, conflict has a way of slipping into even the best days. It’s easy to let pride take the wheel in those moments. Pride says: “I need to be right.” Pride says, “They need to see it my way.” Pride says, “I deserve the last word.” However, the truth is that pride doesn’t build families. Peace does.  Scripture reminds us: “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” – Romans 12:18  Peace means stepping back long enough to ask: “What matters more — being right, or being together?” In a family, the choice is almost always together. Choosing peace doesn’t mean ignoring problems or letting wrongs slide. It means addressing them with patience, humility, and a heart that values relationship over being “the winner.” In ...

  I put the cart before the horse. I  was inspired to write my 1st post and then crazy enough to publish it... But, let me back up and introduce myself and this blog, What's the Plott?  I am Amy Plott. I am unapologetically obsessed with Jesus! I have all boys and I love being a boymom! My husband, Peter, is a legit cowboy and a man's man, and  I am grateful for his name truly identifying him as our Rock!  Life with boys is never boring. It’s loud, it’s messy, and just when you think you’ve seen it all, one of them finds a new way to shock you. (Trust me, I’ve learned the hard way that you actually do need to make a rule about not microwaving forks.) This little corner of the internet— What's the Plott? —is where I share the stories, struggles, and joys of raising boys, building a family in the country, balancing ministry and mission, and holding fast to our faith in the middle of it all. And somehow through the day-to-day stories, keeping focused on HIS Stor...