credit Remember these sentences from my blog post last week? Her slumped shoulders and darkened eyes said it all. I have seen it so many times. At church... at restaurants... at the park... at Walmart. I have seen the same image in the mirror before. Her Facebook posts and Tweets bleed of pain and ...
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
Learn Shapes through Creating a Shape Family
The idea of creating a Shape Family came through a string of comments started by Dina on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group page. I tweaked the idea and created these guys. I think they are super cute and my kids enjoyed them as well. I also love how easy they are to make. While all four of the ...
Fun Books: Library Mouse
Over Christmas break, the three littles and I went to the library while Bubs was at therapy. Sweet Pea (1st Grade) had several books she wanted to find for us to read as they were favorites of her's from school. She specifically wanted to find a book about a mouse who lives in a library. It didn't take much ...
What’s on Your Notecard?
credit Last week I shared one of two areas where God is asking me to let Him perform heart surgery. The post was raw and ugly but I pray that it encouraged you to take a look at some dark crevices in your own life. Issue number two came as a surprise to me. At first I denied it. But within a few ...
Recipe: Homemade Granola
Every other week I mix up a huge batch (4x the recipe below) of homemade granola. We eat it as cereal, on yogurt and anything else that it will enhance for the moment. Daddy and I eat it every morning. It sticks with you and is an excellent source of good stuff! I have played with the recipe for several years to get a good ...
Creation Children’s Book
Let There Be Light is the newest book written by the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Reintroducing children to Creation, this book tells the Bible story in a new and personal way "In the beginning, God's love bubbling over when there was nothing else - no tress, no birds, no animals, no sky, no sea ...
Thank You Cards that Teach Gratitute But Don’t Take Until February to Finish
In our home "Thank You" cards are part of life. Whenever one of us is given something - whether tangible or not - a "Thank You" card is given in return. By creating these cards we are establishing a thankful and grateful heart in our children. Character traits that we want all of our children to have. Our kiddos do really well making one or ...
What To Do If You Suspect Your Child Has a Speech, Lanuage, or Communication Delay
source This is a guest post from Dina. Communication. It is a HUGE part of who we are as people. So, when you’re a parent and you live with one or more little people who are learning to communicate, it can be an amazing and fun process to watch develop over time. But what about communication struggles? Before I became a mom I worked for six ...
I Don’t Love Well
credit Yesterday I expressed my God-driven desire to share my raw, imperfect life with you. As promised that is exactly what I am going to do and I pray that you will be encouraged and strengthened. Interestingly, the majority of my blog readers don't know anything about me other than what I share on these posts. 99% of you don't ...
FIFTEEN Free Beth Moore Books
This opportunity is no longer available but subscribe to our blog to find out more great deals!Until January 10th, author and speaker Beth Moore has provided ten FIFTEEN of her books and studies for free. If you have the had the privilege of going through one of her studies, you know what a huge blessing this opportunity is. If you haven't I ...