If your family is normal (and I suspect you are), you have hurt feelings and relationship issues sometimes. Today’s post is about teaching forgiveness, with a Japanese twist. I’ll be sharing some resources with you and also have a giveaway at the bottom, so don’t miss that! This post contains affiliate links. To read my […]
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A Frozen Olaf Birthday Party on the Cheap
Inexpensive supplies, but totally fun, this Frozen Olaf birthday party was a blast to put together for our resident snowman lover, and with just a few key decorations we made it happen and made it beautiful! Even if you don’t have, can’t find, or can’t stretch the budget to purchase everything with your theme decorations, […]
Easy and Simple Dinosaur Birthday Party
For a dinosaur lover, having a dinosaur birthday party is a BIG deal. As the mom of a dinosaur lover, having an easy and simple dinosaur birthday party is also a BIG deal. Here are some fun ways we we went big, and big on the easy and simple, for this party that turned out […]
7 Life Lessons from the Lion of Narnia
And as he walked and sang, the valley grew green with grass. It spread out from the Lion like a pool. It ran up the sides of the little hills like a wave. – C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew Reading for pure enjoyment is definitely a great reason, but whether we realize it or not […]
Do I Have a Highly Sensitive Child?
Today’s post is a guest contribution from Corinne Kerston of CorinneKerston.com Does your child need all the tags ripped out of his clothes? Does she seem to be overwhelmed by loud noises? Does he pick up on small changes that most people miss? Would you describe her shy? If you any of this sounds like your […]
Six Ways to Help Siblings Get Along
If you’re like most parents of more than one child, you are probably tired of hearing, “He touched me” or “She’s on my side of the car.” You may also be weary of the bickering, blaming and name-calling that can be so prevalent with siblings. Remembering that God is the one who can change hearts, keep […]
30 Rainy Day Activities for Kids
Rainy Season It will soon be the rainy season here in southern Mexico. That means rain, every day, and lots of it. Here are a few of the rainy day activities for kids that we do and recommend to help kids (and parents) keep from going crazy indoors on a wet day. Enjoy! This post […]
Beauty and the Beast: Facts for Christian Parents
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast live action movie was released to a privileged few this week and the violent unleashing of words in both the religious and non-religous communities over the apparent “lifestyle choices” of the character Le Fou is concerning. The movie isn’t even out yet (will be in theaters March 17) and already long-time […]
Mom’s Paradise
Cue the music… It’s the most hair-raising time wonderful time of the year… For many of us moms it can feel anything but wonderful as we rush from sport practice to band practice to football games to play practice to holiday parties to field trips to… Rush, rush, rush. When do I have time for me? […]
How to Create a Family Ministry Bucket List
How to Create a Family Ministry Bucket List Families should serve God, your church, your community and each other. A great way to make sure you are doing just that is to create a list of mission, ministry or serving activities you can do together as a group. A family ministry ‘bucket list” that you […]