How many times have you found yourself gathered around for a family holiday or even just a simple cousin’s get-together and wound up talking about the same thing – the food you all ate when you were younger? No matter how many times you do or do not get together, there seems to be the […]
Family traditions are a BIG deal at our house. Some have been passed down from generations, and some we've started in our own short family history, but each of them serves to create memories and bind us together as a stronger family unit. Come learn about our family traditions and maybe start a new one of your own.
The Cutest Christmas Monkey
There are just 12 days until I get to introduce you to the cutest Christmas Monkey! Melk has made our family’s Christmas traditions much more fun and meaningful. I wrote about it last year when we met him for the first time. It’s amazing how much a simple little thing can become such an incredible tool in teaching […]
Christmas in Switzerland
This is day 15 in our Christmas Around the World series. See the others Here. Christmas in Switzerland The Swiss Christmas season is full of exciting get togethers! There may be concerts, parades, church services, bonfires and carol sings. Though the protestants decorate modestly, there is a tradition of decorating windows for Advent. With the debut of […]
Christmas in Ecuador
Today is day 9 in our Christmas Around the World series. See the others Here. With Catholicism as the dominant religion, Christmas in Ecuador is predominantly a religious affair with more and more modernizing and commercializing in the cities in recent years. And since the country is located on the Equator, one cannot expect a white Christmas. […]
Elephant Books and Resources (What to Read Link Up)
Every year our family celebrates a quirky little holiday on September 22: National Elephant Appreciation Day. (You can find more quirky holidays in my ebook Everyday is a Holiday in the Paradise Praises Store or free when you subscribe.) Elephants are one of the most majestic and caring animals our Lord created, and there is […]
How to Host a Cousin Camp
With Grandparent’s Day this week, we’ve been talking a lot about grandparenting lately. This post is for grandparents, parents, grandkids and cousins alike. Anyone can host a cousin camp (also known as Grandma Camp). This summer when we were on furlough we hosted our very first cousin camp. We did it at my parents’ house, […]
Camping with Grandkids
The smooth and gritty, but sweet taste of peanut butter and whipped cream will always remind me of my Grandparents and the huge peanut butter ice cream sundaes in fancy glass goblets that they let me order as a kid. Those hot dusty campout days were often followed by glorious trips to our favorite ice […]
How to Make a Family Scrapbook
This is the story of something lost, something found and something to remember: If you were to walk into our living room when we first married you would have seen a bookshelf with the bottom shelves full of think heavy scrapbooks. I had scrapbooked my whole life. I’m not kidding. From my earliest baby photos […]
Preserving Childhood Memories with Journals
Note from Katie: After my post about birthday letters, Alexis mentioned that she journals for her kids. My book loving heart loves this idea! I wish I had thought of it, but I am very pleased to have Alexis share with us today how she does it. If you are not a writer or a […]
A Christmas Tree Slumber Party (Link Up)
As part of our countdown to Christmas each year, we generally include a few activities that have become family traditions and are looked forward to each year. One of those is our family slumber party by the Christmas Tree. When I was a child I used to love to lay under the tree and look […]