Giveaway My husband and I are continually dumbfounded but the yuck and trash on the square boxes in our home called televisions. Even while watching "family friendly" programs, we have to keep our fingers on the forward buttons for the sexually driven commercials! It truly makes my heart sick the filth that is ...
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What is Your Family Focusing on this Year?
New Years resolutions. Did these top your list? Lose 30 pounds. Be nicer. Eat healthier food. Attend church regularly. Have a consistent quiet time. Most likely, if you set some goals for 2015 you have already broken a good percentage of them. Sadly most resolutions rarely last more than a week. Because of this the Christian ...
Thanks-Giveaway #5 – Seeds Family Worship CD’s
Memorization is not my gift. Not only is not my gift, I struggle to memorize anything. Needless to say Scripture memory is rough. I can quote very few verses that I have memorized straight from the Bible. But, praise God for music! Almost every verse that I can quote is from a song I learned as a child. For this ...
Camping as a Family Tips and Lessons Learned Part 3
In the last post I shared tips and lessons that we have learned during our first year of camping. Today I will continue the list in attempt to help you avoid some of the mistakes we made! Read Part 1 of this series. 7) Relax My husband will laugh when he reads this because this is a hard one for me. I seriously try to control everything. ...
Camping as a Family Tips and Lessons Learned Part 1
We love to be outside. Whether swimming in the summer, biking throughout the year, or sitting around the fire in the fall, we love the bonding the outside provides our family. As a Type A momma, I love how it forces me to forget about the mounds of dishes and laundry that require my attention and the pages of emails that beg my reply. I can ...
Family Friendly Must-Sees in St. Louis
source Our family along with some dear friends are headed to St Louis soon for a little vacation. A sweet ABCJLM user saw a pin that I posted for ideas for our visit and shared insight that she has as a St. Louis resident. St. Louis is known as a family-friendly city with ample amount of activities to do, many at no cost. ...
How My Expectations Nearly Ruined My Family
After several months of reflection, soul searching, seeking wisdom, and praying, I have finally come to the root of the problem. But before I share what I learned, let me give some background. Preparation We were married for six years before Bubs was born. In my mind, we had done everything we needed to be a happy family. The six ...
Christmas Activities for a Group of Kiddos
Do you have a group of children to entertain this holiday season? Maybe at your house or at the grandparents? Whenever we get together with family or friends, there are many littles who need just a little direction or mayhem erupts. Last Christmas I set out ice cream cones and left over Halloween candy to make Cone Christmas ...
Free Seeds Family Worship CD Download (No Longer Available)
I have tooted the horn of Seeds Family Worship many times and for good reason. (Read my reviews here.) The songs are great for the whole family and the lyrics are pure Scripture. As you learn the songs you are hiding God's Word in your heart!! Sweet Pea has these CD's playing in her room most days. Makes a momma smile ...
How to Create Family Command Center
This is the third week of our "Preparing to Impress" series. Click to start at the beginning. We have tried our share of chore charts. Tried chore posters. All without success. I needed something that my children could use to remind them of their daily schedule and contributions (aka chores). Something that they could carry ...