November 2014 archive

On Hospitality: Loving Your Guests

On Hospitality: Loving Your Guests

‘Tis the season for all sorts of things… …filling my home with a wide assortment of pinecone crafts. …using cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves like it’s going out of style. …taking a break from homeschooling and just taking it easy with my kiddos.  (my favorite!) …and hosting! The holidays are full of gatherings!  Formal, informal, […] Read more…

Kids Change Everything

Then & Now: Kids Change Everything

Since having kids, I cry more, laugh more, deal with anger more, and love more than I ever previously have. Our little bundles of joy – and energy – really do change everything.  They’re supposed to! They also have single-handedly shifted the meanings of my words into another realm.  Into Motherhood Realm. This means that […] Read more…

William Wilberforce

Missionary Mondays: William Wilberforce

“Missionary Mondays” is a weekly resource for parents.  Each week will feature a missionary story that is designed to be read to young children.  Also included is a prayer and corresponding activity.  Enjoy! William Wilberforce A very long time ago, something terrible was happening.  Something so terrible that God’s heart was very sad. But God found some […] Read more…

Thanksgiving Activities For Preschoolers

Thanksgiving Activities For Preschoolers

  I love Thanksgiving. I love that it isn’t about presents, or functions, or even about decorating. It’s about looking back at a hard thing that people went through and celebrating God’s preservation of them…  which ultimately was a preservation of our own country and way of life. It’s a time of stories – the true […] Read more…