At the beginning of the calendar year, many people are thinking of the opportunity for a fresh start. We set new goals and look toward the days ahead as a common New Year practice. For some, the holiday rush is over and routine kicks in a bit more solidly. But…
When I was a child, our family owned two sets of Bible story books. From the time I was 3 years old until I was about 9 years old, my mom read a story or two to us almost every night. The first set of books contained 5 volumes and…
Oh that day of the week dreaded by many- Monday. She is punctual in every way from her timing to her delivery. Her sneaky psyche and mundane methodology slay people from all walks of life. Monday doesn’t have to be dreaded! After all, it’s another day God has graciously given…
If you’ve read our family’s story, then you know that my husband and I were each married once before we married each other. I haven’t written on marriage on the blog very often because to tell you the truth, I’ve thought that no one would want to read marital advice…
A HUGE congratulations to all those who completed the 2013 Bible Reading Challenge!! It was quite a challenge for me at times. I started out using the printed schedule until summer came along. Then our family was on the go so often that I switched to the Olive Tree Bible…
With the New Year unfolding before us so quickly, a prayer for a new beginning has been stirring in my heart. I hope you enjoy this prayer. Would you mind letting me know in the comments if you’d enjoy having a book of the prayers I’ve written and pinned? I’d…
Over the weekend, many of you signed up for the 2014 Daily Bible Reading challenge. I’m so excited to see how God uses the challenge in our lives this year! Last summer, my kiddos wanted to do their own Bible reading challenge and I designed two plans for them, which…
Hey Friends! I’m excited to be unveiling our 2014 Daily Bible Reading Challenge today! This week I posted various daily Bible reading plans from which you can choose so that you would have an opportunity to look over them. You can choose methods that vary from a daily schedule to…
Hey there! A couple months back, this Outdoor Bible Verse Scavenger Hunt was quite a hit. Both with my kiddos and with all of you! As I was thinking about the winter weather, doing an Indoor Bible Scavenger Hunt seemed to be just the thing. Perhaps you live in…
Today I am providing links for the Daily Bible Reading Plan we will use in the 2014 Bible Reading Challenge. I’ve almost completed the details for the 2014 Challenge, but for today we’re sharing multiple daily Bible Reading Plans options. 1. The printable M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan…
Merry Christmas from our house to yours! This family photo isn’t the best- but it’s not the photographer’s fault! The fall day we scheduled to shoot, our crazy Ohio weather forecast was 56 and sunny. The only problem was that the forecast was totally wrong and the temperature was 32…
It’s Christmas Eve! Wow- time surely flies. Today I just wanted to give you a few reminders of the Christmas posts for this month. In case you need to print out some gift tags real quick, or take a deep breath and pray, or you know that grace is always…
