Family
An Easy Easter Object Lesson for All Ages
Easter is my favorite holiday! I cannot understate its significance to my faith as a Christian and my hope through hard times. Jesus is alive! As we enjoy hiding and hunting Easter eggs with our kids, I want them to remember Easter is about Jesus. This easy Easter...
Great Gifts for Men with Beards
So, I'll start by admitting I love a man with a beard. Not just any man, mind you. My husband keeps his face covered year round. And, like many men with nice beards, he is proud of it. He started using beard products occasionally over the last couple years and loves...
True Thanksgiving Means ThanksLIVING All Year
True Thanksgiving is not centered around a month of the year or a holiday season. It does not depend on good food and family gatherings. True Thanksgiving is an attitude of the heart that we express all year through ThanksLIVING. What is ThanksLIVING?...
10 Gift Ideas for Artists in our Lives
Sometime we end up shopping last minute for Christmas or birthdays and have to "just pick something," when I really want to give gifts that are thoughtful and match the personality and interests of the special person in our life. This year I am working harder to plan...
Silence The Lies in Your Head Through God’s Word
Lies. So many times the voice in our head does not tell the truth. Instead, the negative words we repeat in our mind over and over that continue to bring us down come straight from the father of lies. We often listen to the lies rather than the truth of God's Word. I...
6 Keys for Healing After Miscarriage
October is Pregnancy and lnfant Loss Awareness Month. I never knew that before this year. I never needed to know. I knew people who had lost babies, but I had five healthy, uneventful pregnancies and beautiful, healthy babies. Now I know grief and healing after...
Settle Sibling Conflicts & Build Responsibility
My husband and I originally began rotating a designated Leader-of-the-Day among our children so that we could intentionally spend one-on-one time with each child on a regular basis. (See Planning Regular One-on-One Time with Each Child) What began as a few minutes of...
Planning Regular One-on-One Time with Each Child
When my children look back on their tender years at home, I want them to remember the beginnings of a special bond with my husband and I that gradually developed into a lifelong, nurturing relationship. I want them to remember the special feeling of one-on-one time in...
Parenting Teenagers: Improve Your Relationship in 30 Days
Currently I am parenting teenagers. And preteens. And preschoolers. My oldest children are 14 and 15, so I am still relatively new to the perils and privileges of parenting teenagers. I have worked with teenagers in ministry since my college days. God has given me a...
Questioning The Value of a Child
If you have more than two children, you've probably been asked, "Don't you know what causes it?" If you have more than three, you probably heard it several times. If you dare to push the cultural norms with more than four children, you probably hear it ALL THE...
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