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Over the past several years, a new trend has surfaced. Instead of choosing a New Year’s resolution, many people are choosing a word that fits and will help them in the new year. This year, my word is going to be focus. I will work on being focused in several areas of my life: personal…
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Spiritual “Gifts”
Christmas is one of those things I battle with almost all year long. I am still working on finding a balance. After last year’s mandatory “gratitude experiment” I was very tempted to just forget about Christmas gifts all together! I was so done with the greed and the ungratefulness. I wanted my kids to “get”…
Identity
When I was growing up, my dad was in the military. That meant we moved around and got to live in different places. This was also true of the people around us. Whenever someone asked us where we were from when we were growing up, we would inevitably claim the state where our parents grew…
When Our Children “Depart From It”
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he shall not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 I used to think this verse ensured that if I was a good enough parent and taught my kids how to read the Bible, how to pray to God, and the joy…
Why Our Family Leaves Santa Out of Christmas
I love Christmas–like, deck the halls ’til the beams are sagging, start Christmas carols in October, Clark Griswold, collect dozens of nativities–love Christmas. It’s second only to Easter on my list of favorite days. I always loved it as a child because there was something about the baby Jesus that made me able to identify with…
Kindness at Christmas
Teaching our children to be kind is something that we should be doing year-round. Yet, at Christmas time, children often get a dose of the “gimmies” instead of having a heart of kindness and giving. Here are some simple ways that you can keep kindness at Christmas. Study Kindness in Scripture The best way to…
What’s in the Bible? Complete Set for $99.99
My family loves the What’s in the Bible? series. We have the whole set and watch it frequently. Through 12/14/15 you can get the whole set, all 13 DVD’s, for only $99.99. Get your set here!
Memorizing Bible Chapters with Your Kids
Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) wrote some 9,000 hymns in her lifetime, including Blessed Assurance. That’s pretty incredible. What’s even more incredible? She was blinded in the first two months of her life, yet memorized whole books of the Bible during her childhood. According to Christian History, “While she enjoyed her poetry, she zealously memorized the Bible….
Advent: From Darkness to Light
…the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned. Matthew 4:16 (ESV) Advent refers to the four weeks in the liturgical calendar that lead up to Christmas. It is a time of waiting and anticipation as Christians…
What’s in the Bible? DVD’s for just $9.99
If you missed the Black Friday weekend sale at What’s in the Bible?, don’t despair. Through the end of the month, single DVDs are just $9.99. Perfect price for rounding out your collection! Get the DVDs you’re missing here.