Whether after a full day of fun in the sun or a rainy day indoors, summertime is the perfect time to snuggle up and read with your little ones and encourage all your young readers! Here is our summer Top 10 children’s books, featuring some of our favorite brand new titles as well as some…
5 Unique Times to Enjoy Devotions with Your Kids
With the New Year often comes new schedules and new routines . Like many parents, we are reflecting on when to have family devotions with our children. There’s no perfect time for everyone, and being flexible is often the key to success. By thinking outside the box, children can learn through our example that time…
9 Ideas to Help Children Show Love
When the disciples desperately sought to understand what they should do as Christians, Jesus summarized the role of Christ-followers with this statement to them: By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another. – John 13:35 Showing love sometimes comes naturally and sometimes is a learned behavior. For children,…
Summer’s Comin’… Can You Picture It?
Summer is definitely our family’s favorite season! We love to spend time at the lake, soak up the sunshine, and eat lots of ice cream! Oh, and who can forget s’mores? I’m an extremely goal driven person, but when it comes to summer, part of me wants to throw all those goals out the window. Here are some ways to…
How to Start Your School Day Off Right
My oldest child has no problem getting up for school each morning. My youngest, on the other hand, is a completely different story. It doesn’t seem to matter what I do to try to wake him up, he never budges until the absolute last minute. Inevitably, we end up rushing through our morning routine, shoving…
10 Simple Ways to Bless Your Neighbors
One of the things I love most about the holidays is getting to do something nice for my neighbors. Oh sure, I could do it year ’round, but I am sorry to say that I really don’t think enough about it. Then the weather cools down, the Christmas lights go up on the house and…