Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage

Celebrate Spring With This Scene

We couldn’t be more excited that spring is finally here! It’s been a long, cold winter with not much snow in my town, yet we’ve spent way too many days ...

Frugal Family-Friendly Spring Break Ideas

I’ll just come right out and say it: one of my top tips for a frugal Spring Break is to travel when no one else is.Of course, that can be ...

Creative Ways to Incorporate Biblical Lessons into Play

God’s Word is applicable to every day living. I love that our Heavenly Father is interested in the tiniest details of our lives. He loves us THAT much!Our daughter is ...

Seeing Life Through Undistracted Eyes

My children each have a backpack they carry to and from school.Inside the backpack is a folder. Each afternoon, I empty the folders. The next day the folders come home ...

A Slower, More Intentional Family

I distinctly remember the moment, watching snow flurries fall against a red-brick backdrop out of a coffee-shop window in Oregon, I realized that unless our family made more intentional, proactive ...

4 Ways to Make Your Daughters Feel Like a Princess

Come, you who are blessed by My Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. – Matthew 25:34bMy daughters and I recently snuggled ...

Where's God When I'm Scared?

People don’t necessarily categorize me as a compassionate person.I’m okay with that, because I realize we are all different. However, when it comes to fear and my kids experiencing it, ...

9 Family Fun Night Ideas

Here’s a radical concept: In order for your family to have fun together, they must spend time together. So get out of your comfort zone and breathe life, joy, and ...

Whatever You Grow Up to Be

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”That question can be one of the most intriguing questions to pose to a child. You never know what they are ...

How to Love When You Don't Feel Like It

Love.It’s what makes the world go ’round, right? But what about those of us who don’t have love in our lives? Or worse yet, what if we love deeply, but ...

10 Ways to Communicate Love to Your Kids

I have four children: a 9-year-old girl, a 6-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy and my youngest, a 2-year-old boy. That’s right, two big girls and two little boys. If there’s ...

Lessons in Love All Year Long

Earlier this month we celebrated Valentine’s Day and many parents take advantage of the topic of the holiday to teach their children important lessons on love. But Valentine’s Day doesn’t ...

#SiblingLove Twitter Party on 2/25

It’s February, which means love is on everyone’s minds.But now that Valentine’s Day is behind us, I’m spending more of my time and energy thinking more about how to help ...

Getting into God's Word through Music and Family Worship

My husband and I love music. It is one of the things that connected us together in our dating years. We both have average voices, but we love to sing ...

How to Grow Your Child's Faith

Faith, a wise person once said, should be as natural as breathing. Indeed, all we have to do is look at the faith of a small child to be reminded ...

Teaching Kids Three Different Types of Biblical Love

Love, love, love…That word is everywhere this month, but it is not always used to mean the same thing. We LOVE pizza and we LOVE our children and we LOVE ...

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Free Christmas Bible Study!

Free Christmas Bible Study!

Advent isn't just about waiting... let's get ready for Christmas with a fresh sense of anticipation! Join this short 4-week study and get access to 4 study videos with Christine Caine and Lisa Harper and other Advent resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 12/2.