What is Mom / Daughter Date Day? It’s a day very meticulously and thoughtfully designed and planned to celebrate your daughter’s unique passions and dreams for life. The day is never shared with a sibling. It belongs to she and Mom only. It’s a day where there are no other obligations, nothing to cut short … [Read more…]
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Teach Our Children to Play
If you announced one morning that all electronics, video games and television were banned for the day, would your children know what to do? Yes they can read a book but seriously, is that how you would have spent the day as a kid? No way! We knew how to play! Because of the electronic … [Read more…]
How to Get More Time with Your Family
This week, our family was given 230 extra minutes! That’s right, we have been given the gift of time. We’ve decided to use this time as if it were a classroom, a giant cloud to fall into, a locker room, an open sky, and a huge concert hall. The interesting part of all of this … [Read more…]
Growing in Favor with God and Man
One of the great burdens of my heart has been how we raise a Godly next generation. There is so much competing for their minds, energy, and time. That’s why it’s as important as ever that we recognize our roles and participate in bringing up the next generation as a remnant—passing the baton of faith … [Read more…]
Agent of Grace
She was new to our group. A woman you could judge from the outside had not yet mastered the “church look” and our study group quickly realized had also not been trained in the “church talk.” We went around the table that morning sharing what God was doing in our lives as the result of … [Read more…]
Homemade Hero
Do we all have the same dream? The one where our child will stand in a place of honor or accomplishment and be escorted before a large microphone with an enormous crowd and they will say those words that have motivated us to clean every dirty diaper, clean up every puddle from a case of … [Read more…]
The Sweetest Fragrance
I love my local grocery store!! It just has the most fun cashiers and baggers ever, and they even walk you out to the car!! With two precious kiddos, it doesn’t get much sweeter than that. We frequent the store so we recognize nearly everyone and what’s more they recognize us, that’s how you know … [Read more…]
.Mom Conference
Need a weekend to getaway? We have the perfect one! September 21-22, 2012, we will be taking a trip to Birmingham, Alabama for the .Mom Lifeway Women’s Conference! Guest speakers Esther Burroughs, Jen Hatmaker, Sissy Goff, Vicky Courtney, and David Thomas will be there! Early Registration Fee (before June 13) is $69. Late Registation Fee … [Read more…]
Guarding the Wellspring
Starting at a young age, our children are taught to celebrate their hearts. Our culture is full of references to the specialness of this part of us. It’s everywhere. And, I’m not just talking about things like the Valentine’s holiday, but the more subtle, “Do what makes you feel happy” expressions of our times. So, … [Read more…]
Satisfying Smile
Do you remember the first time you saw your baby smile? Recently, I participated in Scrappin’ at the Holler (shout out to Long Hollow women’s new ministry outreach that meets monthly to scrapbook). I was working on my second child’s baby album. He’s three-and-a-half, and I’m a little behind! Seeing those pictures, I was taken … [Read more…]