“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…
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…
Behind every adult is a childhood. And that childhood, for good or for bad, plays a large part in every person’s definition of what is “normal.” Mommas, this means that we are “Definition Shapers!” We have the monumental opportunity to aid in crafting a “normal” that our children will carry with them all of their […] Read more…
“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! George Mueller Over a hundred years ago and on the other side of the world, in a place called London, lived a man who […] Read more…
I’m excited about starting something new and different. Something to remind us of the big love and grand sacrifice of men and women throughout history who gave all of their energies to the work of Christ. Just as professional athletes scrutinize and are inspired by the performance of the elite, so should believers look to […] Read more…
My toddler has stopped napping. — Allow me to repeat myself. Very dramatically. — My toddler has stopped napping. [Insert theme music from “Jaws” right about now.] Chilling words, I know. A napless toddler can ruffle the feathers of even the most poised and put-together Mama Hen. And for Mama Hens out there who homeschool, […] Read more…
For the longest time, the thought of hosting dinners made me sweat a little. My biggest fear was that someone would leave our home unsatisfied…with the food, with the look of my home, with me. But that’s because I wasn’t really understanding my guest. I was assuming that what our guests were hoping to gain […] Read more…
Have you ever had one of these?? It’s a Larabar! They are my very favorite type of “bar.” Chewy…brownie-like…wonderful. Larabars even fall into that oh-so-difficult-to-fulfill list of Paleo qualifications. No sugar! No dairy! No grains! You should try one. Actually, you shouldn’t try one. They are very expensive. Over-priced, in my opinion. You should whip […] Read more…
I see you. You see me. We are both clearly exhausted…just trying to make it through another day of keeping our kids and ourselves on the straight and narrow. A few words are exchanged. “So how is homeschooling going?” “It’s so great! Well, it’s really hard. I don’t know what I’m doing. I get angry […] Read more…
I enjoy dressing her in dainty sundresses. I enjoy pulling her just-long-enough baby hair up in barrettes. And I really enjoy decorating her bedroom. Because she is so lovely, I want everything to be lovely for her. I’ve been working on her bedroom for a few months now. I painted the walls a light, ashy […] Read more…