My family loves to celebrate Christmas by focusing on Christ. We pull together for the month before Christmas and share a special time around the table each evening, lighting candles, reading the Bible, singing songs, and even eating Christmas goodies! We call this celebration Advent. We also focus on Christ in Christmas by doing what I call "Christmas School." I am including a list of Bible Continue Reading >>
25 Fabulous Recipes for Homemade Bread
Bread. When I was growing up, my mom used to make sourdough starter and delicious sourdough rolls for all the holidays. She also taught us to make a variety of quick breads like this Amazing Banana Bread or this Lemon Zucchini Bread. Once I got married, I was given a bread machine by my mother-in-law and loved how easy it was to put a loaf of bread in for supper, or make a loaf of cinnamon Continue Reading >>
Holiday Accessories for your Wardrobe: Accessorize for Christmas
Nothing makes me feel more put together than to throw a few holiday touches into my clothing choices during the month of December. Usually, it's just a few random red or burgundy shirts that I manage to actually wash and wear a few times in December. But I'd like to do more than that. I'd like to actually have awesome accessories to add to any outfit for a little Christmas sparkle. What can I Continue Reading >>
Why Date Nights are Important for Married Couples with Children
Yes, married couples with children should go out on dates. The purpose of dating as a married couple is to spend time one-on-one, without interruption, keeping an interest in each other and in each other's lives and staying friends even as you jointly run your home. We all know that as married couples, running this way and that and serving the interests of the family, sometimes we don't even Continue Reading >>
A Biblical View of Creation: Ultimate Resource List
We talked about some of the over-arching ways we can lead our children to the concept of a biblical creation and we've got a huge list of over 75 activities, crafts, games, and snacks you can do to illustrate the creation story as you work through it and teach it to your kids. But the bottom line is, in order to teach your kids about creation you are going to need resources. Books. Videos. Apps. Continue Reading >>
Fun Activities to Teach Kids Creation with a Biblical Worldview
It can be difficult to find ways to teach kids creation with a biblical worldview, so I thought it might be nice to gather up the ideas I could find in one place. My original goal was to find posts that were specifically written to support the Creation Story found in Genesis 1:1. I've also decided to expand my list to find kids' activities that can be used to illustrate the various days of Continue Reading >>
