Our friend Gloria has found a beautiful way to remember her mom and keep her traditions alive. “Mom tried to teach us to notice the beauty of nature around us and the contrast of colors. She taught us art lessons as children and as adults. We learned to paint with water colors, oil,…
Donuts & Donations: Giving the Gift of Giving
Christmas Donuts & Donations is a neighborhood tradition that provides a little comfort and joy. Our friends, Ben and Marianne, began hosting this event as a way to show their girls that Christmas is not just about Santa. They organize a fun night of gathering and giving in place of handing out neighbor gifts.
Christmas Daily Advent Quote or Scripture: Focus on the Nativity
As a kid, I remember thinking that adults were kind of crazy around the holidays. Everyone talked about how busy it got this time of year-how hard it was to fit anything “extra” in. And it never really made sense to me. I mean, I wasn’t booked. School slowed down, we had a cookie…
Ponderize Scripture Printables
This morning was a Monday morning in every way. The kids both woke up early, starving and crying, crying and starving. My triage efforts of feeding the toddler first backfired when I found his breakfast all over the kitchen after returning from feeding baby sis. He begged me for a ham sandwich, and I told…
Studying Christ to Get Ready for Christmas: A Family Study Project
Christmas is just around the corner! I know your mind is probably on college football and Halloween costumes but here’s something special that’s worth some thought and planning. It will help your family have a Christmas more focused on Jesus Christ. Last year my son was serving as a missionary in Hungary. His inspired…
Are You Ready? Keys & Copies
I missed a call from my college son last week. He’d locked himself out of his apartment. Fortunately, all his viewing of Psych episodes helped him get in through the window. You see, as lovable as he is, he’s a bit “key-challenged.” In high school he’d head to the gym to play basketball at 5:30…
Sunday, That One Day
When we were growing up we had a computer game that we all loved to play on Sundays – “Sunday, That One Day.” It had fun activities to do as you went through the day with a little squirrel, his family, and a church congregation of other animals. It talked about how Sunday was the…
Family Geocaching: How to Get Started
This outdoor sleuthing activity comes from my dear walking/hiking friend Julie. Her family loves all things outdoors and we can’t wait to try this! Are you looking for a free, fun activity to get your family outside and active? Geocaching is a fun and simple way to involve the whole family. You might…
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