Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage

Everybody can be something to somebodyIt’s been said that education is wasted on youth. When we’re young, all we want to do is get out of school. Yet once we’re ...

Money is not evil, but it is very powerful, and, when handled by someone with a weak value system, it can be dangerous. There are some specific ways to safeguard ...

A couple of years ago, I was browsing through a craft magazine looking for creative crafts or activities I could do with my children for Easter to create some new ...

Hollywood has declared 2014 the year of the Bible, with more big Biblical movies and faith-based projects coming out over the next 12 months then what we’ve seen in a ...

Spring. Will it ever arrive?It’s a question the kids and I have been asking ourselves for what feels like eternity. Yes, I’ve been dreaming of what it would feel like ...

I want to be famous in my home.This is the deepest desire of my heart and the greatest challenge of my life.Parenting our three children is far more difficult and ...

I often hear of how moms struggle to have great relationships with their preteen and teen daughters. Sometimes it’s just the normal stage that many teen girls go through—separating themselves ...

What’s the hardest age? In my opinion, it’s the difficult tween years.Too old to play with toys, too young to enjoy more mature activities. It’s tough and I know first-hand; ...

Ever doubt yourself? Ever doubt that there is something special and unique in you that God can use to do something amazing in your life or the lives of others? ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...