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When people first fall in love it is usually because of a multitude of things, but one of them is for sure because of the actions of the person they are falling in love with. I love to HEAR my husband and kids tell me they love me, but there is just something about the…
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Mom, You Are The Best
Dear Mom, You are the best. Really. No matter what the world is telling you, no matter how many times you think you have failed, you are the best. Not only are you the best – you are God’s best. You are the mama HE has chosen to raise His children. The children you have…
The Beatitudes Scripture Memory Cards
The May scripture cards are here for the Kids in the Word Family Scripture Memory Challenge! I’ve been spending the past few days soaking in these words of Jesus and it occurred to me that these would be a perfect scripture memory challenge for both my family and yours! Next month’s challenge will likely continue with selections…
Give Them Grace: Introduction
Welcome to the Give Them Grace Book Club! Starting today, and every Friday through July 17, we’re going to be sharing reflections from the book Give Them Grace, chapter by chapter. We invite you to leave comments on this post, link up your reflection on the chapter, and join us in the Family Discipleship Facebook…
Put Your Phone Down – 5 Ways To Keep Your FAMILY The Priority
This post is a follow-up to my previous post about passing judgement. One of the main examples in that post was of a mother on her phone at the playground instead of engaging with her children. I offered some reasons as to why this may have happened based on my own personal experience. I believe…
5 Ways to Help Your Teenager With Peer Pressure
Peer pressure can get the best of all of us, no matter what age we are. However, for a teenager in public school in this day and age, it seems like the pressure is up one hundred percent. Here are five simple ways that you can help and encourage your teenager who might be dealing…
How To Help Kids Sit Through Church
My two youngest boys were six and seven years old when I heard arguing from the bathroom. I sighed. After all, they were supposed to be peacefully brushing their teeth. They emerged together moments later. “Mom,” they said calmly, “we need you to explain something to us so we know who’s right. Was the burning…
Before Passing Judgement
Our home is located about 3/4 of a mile away from the town park. If we want to walk there we take the sidewalk up to the side road, which leads directly to the trails that bring us to the park. We spend a lot of time at the three different parks that are adjoined…
Book Club Coming: Give Them Grace
Rules. We all have rules in our homes we expect our kids to follow. The Bible has rules too, but none of us can save ourselves and live up to the standard of the law. That law exists to show us that we need a Savior. Our kids need a Savior too. They can’t perfectly follow the…
Teaching Creation Through Earth Day
Earth Day is coming up soon. I used to get a little “up in arms” about this day because I felt like it focused more on the creation than the creator. Yet, like all things, it is really what we make of the day that will fashion the way our kids view it. In my…