Finding Grace-Filled Confidence in the Chaos
Gratefulness can be a big concept for kids to learn to practice when their tendency is to always focus on themselves. As a Christian mom, explaining thankfulness to your child according to the Bible and implementing some simple parenting techniques can go a long way in shaping their perspective, pointing them to Jesus, and helping […] Read more…
Use this Thanksgiving Bible study for your family on Psalm 100 to teach your kids to be grateful and nurture a heart of thankfulness grounded in God’s Word! 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 […] 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…
Here are 15 great faith-based, Christ-centered Thanksgiving books that keep your kids focused on God! This post was updated to include more books on 11/14/2019. During the month of November, we often talk about what we are thankful for. And it’s so good to count our blessings, but it’s also very important to talk to […] Read more…
Does it ever feel like you’re constantly telling your kids to stop complaining? As a Christian parent, do you share Bible verses with them in the hopes that they will see how important it is to always be thankful and grateful and never grumble again….but it doesn’t seem to work? :) I think sometimes we can […] Read more…
“Mom?” My seven year old approached me timidly, long past her bedtime. I was tempted to get upset, but something about her expression made me stop. I asked what she needed. She held out a stuffed black dog, that she’d won at a raffle a few days earlier. “Remember when our church sent that big […] Read more…
Thanksgiving is my husband’s favorite holiday! I honestly don’t understand why. Typically at the end of Thanksgiving Day I find myself sick from too much food (that I promised myself I wouldn’t eat), tired from chasing children who didn’t have a decent nap all day and facing a long drive home. Yet as I was […] Read more…
Guest post from Ashley Hales of Circling the Story! I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but every year I get sucked into Pinterest in November. It’s pages of DIY galore with trees and thankfulness and sparkles and tablescapes and food. It’s beautiful and inspiring and…overwhelming. Because I know that I’m never going to have […] Read more…
Happy Friday, everyone! Yesterday we had our first major snowfall of the season. My three year old said to me, “Mom, it’s Christmas!” Free Thanksgiving Scripture Printable I have created a FREE printable for all of you! This is a “Give Thanks” Scripture printable, with lots of Bible verses about thanksgiving to God, perfect for […] Read more…
During November, we see a lot of focus on “giving thanks”, both from a religious and secular perspective. But the act of “thanksgiving” is empty and unfulfilling if you have no one to thank! Lately, I’ve been convicted about keeping Scripture in front of me at all times, especially as the mom of a newborn […] Read more…