Less Chaos. More Grace-Filled Confidence. Learning to Choose Well.
Make the most of your summer with your kids at home with our Purposeful Family Summer Planner! SHOW ME THE PLANNER!When you’re thinking about starting a blog, and looking around online for direction on how to do so, sometimes all the different tips and techniques can get overwhelming! Starting a blog is not expensive, most […] Read more…
Get the 2019 Homemaker’s Friend Planner at a discount using the coupon code at my blog! One of the things I’ve identified over the years from many of my readers and mom friends is that many of you struggle with using your time well and feeling like you’ve used it for what matters. I can […] Read more…
Since I was a little girl, I loved reading. My mom read to me for countless hours and once I learned to decipher words myself, I’d spend hours curled up in chairs or under my covers, reading when I was supposed to be asleep. Now as a mom, my love for the written word is […] Read more…
“We should pray about that,” he said to me. “Why haven’t we before?” I asked. “I guess we never thought about it that way,” he replied. A conversation like this happened between my husband and I a few weeks ago as we were laying in bed one night. We’d gone through another seemingly pointless family […] Read more…
Do you feel like God always falls to the bottom of your priority list? Do you struggle with making time for consistent devotions? You know that reading God’s Word gives life, but you just aren’t sure how to find the time. It used to be easy for me to do devotions and have purposeful time […] Read more…
Having a stronger devotional life and finding time to read the Bible isn’t impossible, even when you’re a very busy mom and life seems crazy! Our 5 Days to a Stronger Devotional Life Challenge will address some of the common frustrations we have as moms when it comes to finding time for God’s Word and […] Read more…
As you are making your Christmas present list (or really any gift list), you might be looking for some great Bible-based gifts for a baby or toddler that are actually useful, don’t break the bank and don’t create lots of extra clutter! Today I’m sharing some of our favorite things, 17 ideas that include DIY gifts to heirloom toys and Scripture music […] Read more…
I love the season of Advent. The meaning of the word Advent is “arrival” or “coming into view”. Isn’t that a beautiful way to picture the birth of Christ? God, “coming into view” as a baby in a manger–Immanuel, God with us! Although the weeks leading up to Christmas can be very busy, if we’re […] Read more…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….for making lists! A shopping list, meal list, cleaning list, and packing list for our long trip to visit family and more! One list that I refer too each holiday season is the one that contains ideas I’ve written down over the years for Christmas traditions we can do […] Read more…
When I search the internet or check out Pinterest and see ideas for celebrating Advent, they often involve a “minifigure set” creating a holiday scene or cute craft activities for the month of December. And certainly, those are all fun things that can add to the joy of the season! But truly, Advent is more […] Read more…
I’m not sure what happened to October, but I feel like I woke up one morning and we were hurtling at the speed of light into the season of turkeys and decorated trees! My husband is already listening to Christmas music but I’m not even thinking past this weekend, much less Thanksgiving or the Christmas […] Read more…
Despite what Pinterest tells us, Advent isn’t just a countdown to Christmas! It’s a way to think on and celebrate how Jesus was prophesied throughout history and how His first coming fulfilled the law so we could be made right with the Lord through His death and resurrection! It’s also a season to ponder Jesus’ […] Read more…
Use this Thanksgiving Bible study for your family on Psalm 100 to teach your kids how to thank and praise God! As a mom of four children, sometimes I’m not sure how to talk about being thankful with them–AGAIN. We really do hear “be thankful!” a lot, and sometimes when a message gets repeated often, […] Read more…
Today I am sharing links to 25 FREE Thanksgiving printables and activities, for both kids and adults! They include printables you can use for your Thanksgiving decor or tablescape as well as activities for little ones to help teach them about this holiday and keep them busy while waiting for the main meal at grandpa […] Read more…
Looking for family devotions about Thanksgiving? Download our free five minute devotions and spend November cultivating a thankful heart! This November, do you want a simple way to focus not only on thankfulness but on Who we are thankful to for all our many blessings? I’m sharing with you today what we are using for […] Read more…
