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 ...
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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
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! ...
Review: 1001 Bible Questions Kids Ask
Pin It As our kiddos have gotten older, the questions have gotten tougher. This is especially true of biblical topics. It has caused us to dive a little deeper into the Word as we search for answers to their challenging topics. Zondervan has helped parents answer and kids come up with questions in their new book 1001 Bible ...
Christmas Gifts that Don’t Clutter: Curriculum
Pin It Yesterday's post provided you with titles of quality books to share with your family members when you are asked for gift ideas for your children. Christmas gifts are a great way to expand your home library. Today, I want to share another idea. So many of you have shared the desire that you have for the printed form of ...
Christmas Gifts that Don't Clutter: Books
Have you receiving an email like this lately: Will you please send me a list of things your kids want? I need to begin shopping for Christmas. This email may come from a grandparent or other family member. Either way, the writer is looking for ideas to place under the tree for your family members. And when thinking of children, ...
God Has Given Me More Than I Can Handle
Pin It A very popular quote that you will hear Christians say during a times of grief and challenge is "God won't give you more than you can handle." Honestly, I used to believe this. It made me feel safe knowing that I could handle anything God threw my way. I based this thought on promises from Romans 8:28 and I Corinthians ...