Why Your Older Kids Fight Your Teaching… and How To Fix That I’m a mom of six children. I’ve been homeschooling eighteen years, and now that I have three preschoolers, I have another eighteen years of homeschooling to go! Three of my children are adults. Cory is 24 years old. He’s a working man and… [Continue Reading]
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Hope For Bible Study Newbies (Who Want to Train their Kids Well)
Hope For Bible Study Newbies (Who Want to Train their Kids Well) I’m not sure I should admit this, but as much as I loved Women Living Well, I felt a twinge of jealousy as I read chapter two. Unexpected emotions rolled around in my gut as I read about how Courtney’s mother sat down… [Continue Reading]
Is Heaven For Real?
Is heaven for real? As a follower of God I believe the answer is yes … but during my grandfather’s passing I discovered that I was right. I’m eager to see the movie Is Heaven for Real, releasing April 16th. If you haven’t seen it here is the official trailer. Yet I’m going to the… [Continue Reading]
Jesus Likes Messy
Jesus Likes Messy As a mom of six children who has homeschooled for almost twenty years, I’ve had to deal with a few messes in my day. There are paper messes, toy messes, and lunch messes. There are craft messes, book messes, and play-dough messes. Today my kids’ shoes carried in dirt and mud and… [Continue Reading]
Merry Christmas (Plus Winners from 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Announced)
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 NIV Merry Christmas, my wonderful readers! I hope you have a bright Christmas day, filled with family,… [Continue Reading]
What Gift is Jesus Giving Your Friends and Family? | 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Day 10
Today the plan is to wrap and write. No, it’s not some new writing technique. I literally have to start wrapping Christmas presents . . . and write at least 2,000 words in my work-in-progress. I have to admit that wrapping is not my favorite thing. I LOVE the buying. I LOVE thinking of someone… [Continue Reading]
What Gift is Jesus Giving Your Friends and Family? | 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Day 10
Today the plan is to wrap and write. No, it’s not some new writing technique. I literally have to start wrapping Christmas presents . . . and write at least 2,000 words in my work-in-progress. I have to admit that wrapping is not my favorite thing. I LOVE the buying. I LOVE thinking of someone… [Continue Reading]
When to Share Your Faith
When to Share Your Faith . . . And When To Seal Your Lips I remember the first time a college professor made fun of my faith. I was taking a history class at a small community college, but the professor spent more time talking about his atheistic beliefs than world civilizations. He would work… [Continue Reading]
How to Study the Bible- Plus a Free Printable
Today Tricia Goyer shares some tips on how to study your bible. May these tips encourage you in your time with the Lord, along with the free printable! I love studying the Bible. I’m perfectly happy to have a stack of study books by my side. I could spend hours a day reading God’s Word… [Continue Reading]
Social Media Success: What’s All the Attention About?
Recently Chipotle had a hack on their Twitter account. Someone got onto their stream and posted nonsense tweets. It turns out, they did it themselves, for a publicity stunt. After all it worked for Burger King who did the same think and gained 30,000 followers. Read more about the stunt. Thirty thousand is a lot of people…. [Continue Reading]
How to Trust God
How to Trust God She didn’t expect life to turn out like this. For the last few years she’d grown in her relationship with God. She’d been a strong support for her family. She’d thought she’d done everything right . . . but had God even noticed? Standing at her brother’s funeral she didn’t think… [Continue Reading]