Can I just tell you how utterly stoked I am to share this post? I just love the word stoked! For the past few months, I have been chomping at the bit to share with you how the Holy Spirit has transformed my quiet times. I shared a little at the beginning of the year in the posts "A Challenge for Change." But my devotional time has gotten ...
God’s Springtime Alphabet Book: Precious Easter Gift
A few weeks back I shared S Is for Snowman: God's Wintertime Alphabet. If you remember, this book changed my opinion of alphabet books! K is for Kite: God's Springtime Alphabet is just as delightful and perfect for this time of year. This book focuses on two levels of the alphabet. First is the individual letters - K. The ...
Easter Book Set Giveaway #2
Zondervan has provided an opportunity for me to give away an Easter Book set! Three books for the preschooler(s) in your life that will help them understand that Jesus is the reason for Easter. Divide for several children or combine for an Easter basket. Here are the three books! The Legend of the Easter Egg: The Inspirational ...
And the Easter Bundle Winner is….
And the winner of the Easter Toddler Bundle is: Jocelyn Please contact me with your address before Sunday night (March 30th) at midnight so that we can get the book mailed to you! Congrats! Thank you to all who entered to win. And be sure to follow our blog because I will be announcing another bundle giveaway next ...
Is This Your Goal?
credit What is your goal? I mean, what - if you did it - would give you a bull's eye. You'd be right where you want to be. Eat better? Exercise more? Yell less? Be more intentional? Some days, my goal is to make it to bedtime without losing all sense of dignity! It dawned on me that goals aren't just for ...
Pups of the Spirit: Helping Children Learn the Fruits of the Spirit
Two weeks ago on this blog we focused on the what, when, where, why, and how of Teachable Moments. Those God-given moments that provide the perfect training opportunity for our children. Many times the words "patience, love, and self-control" are part of the teachable moments in our home. These words are three of the nine Fruit of ...
Easter Book Set Giveaway
Zondervan has provided an opportunity for me to give away an Easter Book set! Three books for the toddler(s) in your life that will help them understand that Jesus is the reason for Easter. Divide for several children or combine for an Easter basket. Here are the three books! An Easter Gift for Me The Rhyme Bible Storybook ...
Are You Going to Stop Fighting It?
credit Pin It This is a post I wrote a while back but for some reason it was not finished and never got published. I often wonder if God did this because He knew you would need to read this today. If you follow my blog - OurOutofSyncLife - you know that our family is struggling right now. Well, we have been for a while. Actually, I ...
I am Sick. How Sick Are You?
credit One of the RSS feeds that I receive is from GoodMorningGirls.org. Three times a week I receive their blog posts in my email. Last week's devo contained a list of "Symptoms of Spiritual Sickness" and ideas to combat the illnesses. Here are the ten sicknesses: 1. A feeling of coldness or hardness towards the things of ...
Need a Prayer Guide?
credit I found this page in a folder of Women's Ministry tools that I have collected over the years. I thought I would share it as a basis guide to help you during your quiet time. The guide is based upon the A.C.T.S. prayer model: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. This is similar to the D.R.A.W. Deeper ...