My mom made Handprint Christmas Ornaments for us when we were kids. Our kiddos love looking at how small my hand was my first Christmas. Now they enjoy looking at their own hands as well. 1. Draw around the child's hand on a piece of paper. 2. Cut out the print. 3. Trace onto a double thickness of fabric ...
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Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
Fun Christmas Activities
Pin It Here are crafts and activities that are fun for your family to do during this month. I have no ideas why this image is upside down! This is a fun craft using dyed noodles to create a shape - star, tree, manger, etc. Applesauce Cinnamon Ornaments are one of our favorite gifts to create. They ...
Recipe: Chocolate Pretzel Bites and Christmas Poem
Christmas Bites and M&M Christmas Poem ...
I am given right now. What am I going to do with it?
Pin It As I sit in disbelief concerning the CT school shooting, I am reminded that this world is not my home. Soon, those who have given their lives over to Jesus as Lord and Savior will have "no more death or mourning or crying or pain." (Rev 21:4) Secondly, no matter what I do, I can't protect my family or myself from the evil in this ...
Training Your Child to Sleep In
Most of us realize the importance of having a quality quiet time with God. But because the enemy knows that it will change our lives, he does his best to make it not happen. Shelley left this question on our blog: How did you go about training your children to stay in their room til you come get them? I have a almost 3yr old ...
Ideas to Teach Your Children the Joy in Giving
Pin It With all of the gifts that children receive during this season, it is no wonder that children develop a gimme attitude. To combat this problem, involve your children in creating gifts for others. Here are a few of our favorites! Create a Handprint and Footprint Calendar. This is a simple gift but is dearly loved ...
Review: Secrets
Pin It Every once in a while I want to read something that requires no thinking. Other than reading the words, I can slip into vegetable mode. This is what Secrets, the first book of the Glenbrooke series by Robin Jones Gunn, allowed me to do. And, it was great! I became a Robin Jones Gunn fan as a teenager while reading the ...
Recipe: The Best Sugar Cookies
I love sugar cookies. But, it is hard to find a good sugar cookie. What I am about to share with you is the best sugar cookie recipe ever, in my opinion. And instead of being stingy and not sharing it with you, I am going to pass on this amazing cookie recipe so that you can eat them too! Ingredients: 1 cup butter 2 cups ...
Recipe: Christmas Balls
There are a few recipes that make my holiday time complete. Pecan pie is my Thanksgiving have-to-eat. Christmas Balls are one of my Christmas musts. I will share another recipe tomorrow! I always make a batch of these to include in our gift baskets for neighbors, teachers, and friends as well as some extras for us to eat. ...
Announcing…
Pin It Have you seen our big announcement? On January 1st, I will be interesting our first ebook! I am super excited and can't to share with you what God has shown me. Let me know your thoughts! ...