source On Tuesday, I challenged you and myself to spend 1% of each day (365 days a year) in the Word and prayer. While many of us believe in our hearts that this is important, it simply isn't a priority. Is daily devo time simply something we are supposed to do? Something that all "good Christian ladies" have on their daily ...
Parenting to Impress Blog...
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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
Will You Join Me In the Challenge to Impress?
It's strange really. We are only talking about a difference of 24 hours yet it feels like a fresh start. A new year means mistakes from the past year are over and change is possible. Something about a brand new calendar to hang on the wall, I guess. I get excited for January as though I have ...
Are You Connected?
Can I take a moment to tell you how excited I am about 2015? Call me crazy but I am pumped to see what God has in store for us. The good. The bad. The ugly. I know that if our anchor is secure in Him we will look back on 2015 as a time of growth. I have begun writing the first ...
A Prayer of Dedication: Do You Dare Read It Aloud?
Ever have a cooperate reading at church that causes you to stop in the middle and question whether you should be reading the prayer aloud? The words are so intense that you can't say them flippantly, Saying the reading silently, let alone aloud, requires some deep commitment. That is how I felt when we read the following prayer as a ...
ABCJLM Books Winners!
Have I told you how much I love our ABCJLM family! Truly, you are the best. This is why I love today's giveaway of ABCJLM Lesson Plan and Workbooks. A very small way for me to share my thanks for how you support ABC Jesus Loves Me and the Our Out-of-Sync Life blog. While we didn't meet all of ...
What Will You Serve for Christmas Breakfast? Here’s a Winning Idea!
Curious what you are looking at? Breakfast gone wrong, you ask? Nope. That, my friend, is pure deliciousness that produces smiles around our breakfast table. I had German Pancakes for the first time when in college and on choir tour. I still remember the goodness. After we had kiddos, I went in search for the recipe so that I could serve ...
Simple Letter Christmas Craft!
I have wanted to do this craft for a while but just haven't gotten it done. Yesterday I had a bunch of laundry to do so I set Peanut (age 4) up on the little craft table near me and he went to work. I couldn't believe how he was able to do this craft almost entirely by himself. Leaving me to get the laundry done in a flash! We began by choosing ...
Thanks-Giveaway #8: Essential Oils
source One of the joys of owning a blog is being able to provide you with awesome products! I have loved our seven giveaways thus far. Today, I have the opportunity to giveaway two dōTERRA products: doTERRA Lavender and doTERRA Correct-X Essential Ointment. For people who care about improving their health and that of their ...
And the winners are…
And the winners of the Zondervan Devotions and Study Bibles are: NIV Real-Life Devotional Bible for Women: Insights for Everyday Life - Anaiah Y. If I won one of the study Bibles, I would learn to love and trust in God even more. Taking time to get to know Him on my own, on a deeper level, always produces amazing results. NIV ...
Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear: My New Favorite Emotions Book
Included in the decorating for Christmas is gathering all of our Christmas books and placing them on the hearth. Before nap, for bedtime, or on a whelm, we can easily grab one of our favorite Christmas classics to read. (See a list of our favorite Christmas books.) Yesterday, Little Man grabbed Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear to read. This ...