This summer as your kids are searching for something to beat the boredom, it’s a great opportunity to teach your kids how to love their grandparents. Did you know? 10% of American children live with one or more grandparents. 1. Send them a letter. Even if they live nearby and even though it may cost mere cents,… [Continue Reading]
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5 Ways to Encourage Singles While They Wait on God | Kristen Tiber
Scroll below for a chance to win a paperback copy of Kristen Tiber’s At the Well! When I think back to my single days, I am very thankful I had a group of girlfriends with whom to hang out during the years before I got married. The time of waiting to meet and marry my… [Continue Reading]
Teaching Kids to Give Generously
Teaching My Children to Give Generously I never planned on that very ordinary spring day to provide a teaching moment, yet that’s exactly how it turned out. I had just loaded my children into the car after a doctor’s appointment and a man, wearing tattered clothes, approached in a wheelchair. He asked if we had… [Continue Reading]
Just Because Gifts … Let’s Take the Time to Be Thankful
Do you have someone in your life who has been a shining light? Someone who has given of themselves and really made a difference? Whenever I consider who has been this for me, I think of my friend Christie Erwin. Christie is the founder and director of Project Zero. Project Zero’s mission is this: 1+1=0…. [Continue Reading]
Growing Mission-Minded Hearts
One of the most important directives of the Bible is Mark 16:15, which says, “[Jesus] said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.’” How do we know it’s one of the most important? Because these are Jesus’ parting words to His disciples. He was leaving the earth for… [Continue Reading]
How to Help Foster and Adoptive Parents
One of the most overwhelming times in my life is when we welcomed new kids into our home by adopting through foster care. Having them in our home was new for us, and it’s new for them. There were all types of fears and both positive and negative behaviors. I was weary, but my load was lightened… [Continue Reading]
3 Ways You Can Share God’s Love for $10 | Join the #GiveTen Challenge!
3 Ways You Can Share God’s Love for $10 As the holiday season rolls around I hear a lot of “I wants” from my kids. Catalogs show up in the mail. Commercials flash on the television. Every store is filled with racks of glittery, flashy toys that draw my children’s attention. My children are too… [Continue Reading]
The Lulu Tree Boutique! (& Giveaway!)
The Lulu Tree Boutique! (& Giveaway!) *Please note, friends: This post is long. But, would you take time read it, for me? For all the precious Ugandan mamas who need your help? And then, would you consider sharing the post so others might help too? There’s even a giveaway at the bottom! Thank you. From… [Continue Reading]
Family Volunteering: Tips & Tricks
Family Volunteering: Tips & Tricks Give back. Together. You know the old saying, “It is better to give than receive.” For many families the best gifts they can give is the gift of themselves … through volunteering. Family volunteering has been an interest to homeschooling advocates for years. Raymond and Dorothy Moore recommend an… [Continue Reading]
In the World, Not of It: The Christian Bubble
In the World, Not of It: The Christian Bubble When we moved to Little Rock in 2010, I knew it would be easy to slip into the Bible Belt bubble. My husband’s job was with a Christian organization (FamilyLife), so surrounding ourselves with like-minded friends would be easy. Big, beautiful churches are within a… [Continue Reading]
What I Learned About Homeschooling from the Kiberia Slums
What I Learned About Homeschooling from the Kiberia Slums Before I left for my summer trip to Nairobi with AWANA, I knew my heart was going to break seeing the children living in poverty in the slums of Nairobi’s Kibera … but I never expected to learn so much about homeschooling from the teachers and… [Continue Reading]