This year consider giving experience gifts. Not only are they naturally clutter-free but they create memories your family will cherish for years to come. I’m one of those people who is strictly against Christmas anything before Thanksgiving. We don’t decorate, listen to Christmas music or do anything of the season until Thanksgiving is over. The…
The demands of motherhood feel more overwhelming lately. No more do I have a few spare moments in my day to just sit and be still, something this introvert Mama desperately needs. Instead my moments are met with three little faces looking to me to fill their every need. Meals need to be made. Clothes…
My rule to not do anything Christmas prior to Thanksgiving holds true except for when it comes to planning. Before Thanksgiving even comes, I like to have our main Christmas plans in place so that way we can sit back and simply enjoy the season together as a family. During November I intentionally make our…
Today is a special day around here. It’s my birthday and in our family we treat birthdays as a pretty big deal. I have a fun day planned including several hours alone in a coffee shop writing, time with the kiddos in the afternoon followed by a date night with my husband as we gorge…
When I sat down to think through and plan out our learning goals for home this year, my main focus was on instilling Biblical truths in my children’s hearts. I have been feeling the sense of urgency as I realized how quickly my children are growing up. My son will be entering kindergarten next fall. We…
Online, community Bible studies have become increasingly popular over the last few years. They provide an instant community with like-minded believers and many are Biblically based and sound. The main drawback is that many of them offer pre-made study journals to either download and print yourself or to purchase and have mailed to you. Usually, they…