A Christ Centered Christmas
Do you ever go to one extreme and then start feeling the urge to swing back, not necessarily to the other extreme, but more of ‘in the middle'? I always think about the ‘lukewarm' in the Bible when I...
View ArticleA Manger Scene of Their Own
Have you ever surprised your toddlers with putting them to bed and having the house decorated when they wake up? I have and I love the excitement in their eyes when they come out and see the wonder in...
View ArticleHow to Throw a Cookie Decorating Party
This holiday the children and I threw our first cookie decorating party and it was a GREAT thing. I thought you would like to know the steps we did to make our decorating party a fun time for all those...
View ArticleHow to Make a Diaper Bouquet
I love to give gifts that are functional, even their packaging. You can call it being green, frugal or thrifty and I would agree with you! If you have someone you know about to have a baby, this will...
View Article7 Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Photos
I remember the day when my daughter gave me a personalized calendar for my birthday. I think I cried! Okay, I did cry, but it is because I'm the romantic, sentimental kind of women. Since then, this...
View ArticleA Fun Candy Cane Guide
Who doesn't love candy canes? Exactly! This is why I wanted to put together a fun candy cane guide so you can take one of the most recognized Christmas candy and do a full month of activities with it,...
View ArticleMeaningful Christmas Movies for Little Ones
I love Christmas time! There is nothing like cuddling with my little ones on a cold evening, drinking hot chocolate and watching meaningful Christmas movies together. Over the years, I have found some...
View Article20 Christmas Movies for the Whole Family
If you love watching Christmas movies, you will love this list of 20 Christmas movies for the whole family. This list is comprised of classics, touching, meaningful and a few with the legendary Santa...
View ArticleA Christmas Breakfast Kids Love
This Christmas breakfast is a tradition that my parents did when I was very young and one that I brought into my own family, while adding some new traditions of our own to reflect our desired...
View ArticleWhy a Manger Replaced Our Christmas Tree
Growing up, I was a Santa Claus believer through and through, so the Christmas tree resembled the promise of coming gifts. It served me as the symbol of all the desires that I could imagine and the...
View Article10 Gifts Children Can Buy for Their Parents
If you have younger children in your home, like I do, then you know how difficult it is to find smaller gifts that you would really want to get for Christmas. This is why I wanted to have a good...
View Article10 Meaningful Last Minute Gifts
I know a last minutes shopper or two. I think most everyone does. You may be one yourself. If you are, these 10 meaningful last minute gifts could help you when you are trying to get everything on your...
View ArticleA Summer Project to Benefit Orphans
Summer is a good time to get out of the books and into serving others. I would love to share with you a summer project that we are going to be doing in our home this summer and ask you to join us! You...
View ArticleA Collection of Nativity Activities
Our family replaced our Christmas tree with a manger, and ever since, I love finding good ideas that surround the nativity story. A Collection of Nativity Activities Matchbox Manger Craft by The Craft...
View ArticleHow to Make a Manger
Have you ever considered having a manger to celebrate Christmas? If you are looking to make a manger yourself, here is how we made ours. Our daughter wanted to make her own headboard out of barn wood,...
View Article7 Quiet Ways to Enjoy the Christmas Season
Christmas can seem so loud with activity and busyness that often times, we aren't really enjoying it. It can be such an amazing time of the year, if we just allowed ourselves time to be quiet and...
View Article7 Ways You Can Buy for Others While Spending Less
Christmas shopping can get really expensive when you are buying for so many people. Finding ways to give to those on our list is always important to keeping our budget in place and keeping us spending...
View Article7 Ways to Remove Holiday Stress
Christmas can easily be the most stressful times of the year, yet we all love the season. It is so important to learn how to remove holiday stress before it takes away the things we love best about...
View Article10 Water Activities – No Pool Required
Everyone loves beating the heat, but not everyone has a pool at their disposal. Although we can go to a pool often, I know my boys would love to have some refreshing water activities to enjoy the...
View ArticleA Family Nativity Scavenger Hunt
I love nativity scenes. I own three already, and I’m always looking for one to add to our yard. Our family loves going to look at Christmas lights together, as I'm sure most families do! Over the many...
View ArticleA Book List for a Meaningful Christmas
I love taking the month of December as a way to read to my children and have a meaningful Christmas, inspired by stories perfect for this time of the year. This has been a tradition for our...
View Article7 Ways to Spread the Christmas Spirit
Christmas spirit. We heard this term often, but do we really stop to consider what it looks like or feels like? I know that for most people, the Christmas season is spent with shopping lists,...
View ArticlePatriotic Activities for the Family
We are a very patriotic family and I thought it would be fun to pull together some of the best patriotic activities for the family to do together. These would be perfect for Memorial Day, July 4th and...
View ArticleTop 10 Gifts for Boys
I have given away or thrown away a lot of toys in my motherhood, not just because the children have lost pieces or broken them, but because my kids had TOO MUCH! It wasn't until my older two children...
View ArticleTop Ten Gifts for Girls
Gift giving is a part of our culture, but sometimes it is hard to find the right gift for the girls in your life. I created a list of the top ten gifts for girls from my own experience as a mother of a...
View ArticleA Gift Guide for Creationist
As a firm believing creationist myself, I thought I would share with you some of my best suggestions for digging deeper into the evidence of a world-wide flood and decided I would create a gift guide...
View ArticleA Gift Guide for Naturalist
Our family loves nature studies so much that I decided to create a gift guide for naturalist, even if they are only blooming into this love of nature. Here is my Gift Guide for Naturalist of all ages:...
View ArticleA Gift Guide for Toddlers
There is so much wonder in toddlers that many times the box is more interesting than what comes inside. I just love this age! This gift guide for toddlers consists of age appropriate gifts that will...
View Article12 Printable Bible Verse Cards About ‘Gifts’
Last year, we started a family tradition of reading Bible verse cards after we ate our breakfast on Christmas morning. Our entire family enjoy seeing what spiritual gifts are laid out in the Bible and...
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