I believe in the importance of Praying God’s Word For Your Family Today, and I want to share how you can do this starting now. Through the years I’ve seen how important it is to pray God’s Word over and for my children. I’ve also watched how God moved in my kid’s hearts… [Continue Reading]
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Kids’ Journals Help Children Focus on Good Things
Stay Home Journals help kids focus on good things. During this time, kids need a place to think, write, or draw what is going on in their hearts and minds. Writing helps kids process emotions. Writing moves thoughts from a kids’ emotional brain to his thinking brain, allowing him to process all that’s going on…. [Continue Reading]
Join the #FamilyEasterOpenHouse
Join the #FamilyEasterOpenHouse You’re Invited! Easter is one of my favorite times of the year. I love celebrating Jesus and His resurrected life. I appreciate how—symbolic of Jesus’ rebirth—the whole earth breaks forth in life, budding fresh and new from a frozen world stripped bare. Since most of us will not be… [Continue Reading]
What Does God Ask of Us?
What Does God Ask of Us? So many times we want God to reveal Himself to us. We question if He is real. And if we do believe in Him, we expect Him to really put Himself on display in big ways. What Does God Ask of Us? What I’ve discovered the 30 years… [Continue Reading]
Chapter Books that Teach Kids Not to Grumble and Complain
Tricia Goyer, the author of the Grumble Free Year, shares some of her favorite books that teach kids not to grumble that she incorporates into her homeschooling. Chapter Books that Teach Kids Not to Grumble and Complain As a homeschooling, Sonlight mom, I love the joy of reading books together. I also love that… [Continue Reading]
Growing Your Child’s Love For Jesus and Others!
As a homeschooling parent, I know growing your child’s love for Jesus and others is a priority. Like me, you probably chose to homeschool because you want your children to have a strong, spiritual foundation. We feel homeschooling will give us more of an opportunity to help our children to grow to love Jesus and… [Continue Reading]
What Miriam in the Bible Can Teach Us About Positivity
Miriam in the Bible can teach us a lot About Positivity. She faced painful situations with grace and faith and her story shows how God honors those things. Let’s look at how we can do the same. What Miriam in the Bible Can Teach Us About Positivity A few weeks ago I was talking… [Continue Reading]
Don’t Despise The Wait
Don’t Despise The Wait In my life, I don’t have any real enemies, but if there is one intangible thing that I always seem to be fighting against, it’s TIME. It robs me when I need him most. It turns little cares into big concerns when it hurries on and I still have no answer…. [Continue Reading]
How to Pray for Your Child Each Day
How to Pray for Your Child Each Day So many times I find myself praying for the same things for my children. That they are healthy. That they are safe. That they are obedient. The other day I was reading the Bible, and I came upon Philippians 1:9-11: I pray that your love will overflow… [Continue Reading]
How To Wait Patiently
Today I want to talk about waiting. We don’t like to wait, but the Lord often puts us in places of waiting on him. Let’s learn how to wait patiently. How To Wait Patiently Are you currently waiting on the Lord? Maybe you’re waiting for a job, a spouse or a wayward child to return… [Continue Reading]
How to Go From Grumbly to Grateful
If I want to see change in my kids, it has to start with me. Today let’s look at 6 tips on how to go from grumbly to grateful. How to Go From Grumbly to Grateful Sometimes my kids drive me crazy. They are too negative, too cranky, and too quick to point out ways… [Continue Reading]