Each night my husband and I pray for and with each of our children. We established this beautiful pattern of bedtime routine from the beginning and they expect the routine! The few times a year that we are away from the kids, they want their prayer time over the phone….
Last week my friend and I texted each other about our day ahead. And each of us had a bit of a crazy haul for the day. Just life with kids. Schedules. Work. So our conversation turned towards chocolate. I thought about it and I believe this is why every…
A couple months back, my husband received the news that his high school coach unexpectedly went to Heaven. His heart was broken for several reasons, but the main reason was because he loved his coach. When he described the time he spent with his coach throughout his teen years, I…
Hey Friends! January is such a fabulous month to begin a new devotional. Today I have a beautiful children’s devotional book giveaway- Every Day a Blessing, A Year of God’s Love. I’m excited to get this devo in the hands of my 8 year old son- I just know he…
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…
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…
Have you ever received a gift that turned out to be nothing like it looked on the outside? This question is the one that Pastor asked today and immediately my husband and I looked at each other, knowing exactly what the other was thinking. Perhaps I should begin at the…
A few weeks back, I stumbled across an ad with Beth Moore’s latest release, Whispers of Hope. At the time I had no idea that it was a devotional prayer journal. When I received the book, I was a bit astonished to see the words “10 Weeks of Devotional Prayer”…
The reader in me is reviewing the year. I am looking forward to having a little more time (hopefully) after this week to finish out the last two weeks of the year with a few more books. But today I wanted to give you a list of the best books…
After sharing the Wordless book and Christmas ornaments project yesterday, I thought it would be a fabulous Friday to offer My Friend Jesus The Gospel for Kids Book Review and Giveaway! Now you know I love giving things away if you’ve been around here any time at all. (Speaking of-…
Just in time for Christmas I am super excited to announce a $1000 Visa gift card giveaway! Financial pressure mounds for many people during and around Christmas time and some of my incredible Christian blogging friends have united to offer this giveaway. Special thanks to FaithWorks Financial for making this…
Hey Friends! I hope you’ve enjoyed the holiday this week if you’re in the US. I’m honored to be affiliated with some incredible companies as a result of blogging. Last Saturday I was happy to pass on the awesome Dayspring sale to you, with regular items at 30% off with…
