I know this post is about my right left Christmas game, but I keep looking at my beautiful baby boy and James 1:17 is running through my head. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the father of lights”. We are blessed with so many gifts from God that […]
My 8 year old son is extremely persistent. That kid can wear down the boulder of stubbornness I sit upon! I find it to be annoying. However, persistence is in the Bible and in this story it is considered faith! Welcome to the first of a monthly series about mothers in the Bible! Once a […]
I am so excited to introduce to you my sweet friend AnnMarie from Blessed Busy Women for our next post about mothers in the Bible. Lessons from Hannah in the Bible is a beautiful story of pain, hope, and faith. Approximately 6.1 million women in the US are affected by the struggle with infertility. That […]
Welcome to another fun preschool week! Today we are focusing on preschool activities for the letter B. What words start with B for kids? Butterflies, bats, bees, baskets, boy, bubbles, bugs, boots, brownies, buttons, books. The list is endless! If you have a child in preschool or kindergarten and are looking for some fun preschool […]
One of the highlights of our summer is raising monarch butterflies. Once the milkweed is knee-high, the kids begin searching for the plump striped caterpillars we’ve all come to love. If you are looking for a fun summer project, keep reading on how to raise a caterpillar. Your whole family will enjoy this! This year […]
Looking for some delicious and yet healthy kid friendly recipes for summer this year? We’ve compiled a handful of our favorite kid friendly recipes to inspire you through healthy alternatives and seasonal goodness! I am so excited to have Rosevine Cottage Girls guest posting for me today! They are a wonderful family living the homestead […]
As moms, we are considered nurturing, caring, and in many cases sacrificial. These noble traits help us to navigate motherhood with an air of ease! But so often, we do not extend the same nurturing, caring, sacrifice to ourselves. We believe that we have to give consistently and it is selfish for us to slow […]
Graduation is one of those milestones that stay with us forever. They are anticipated without patience, longed for out of frustration and weariness, and embraced fully with celebration and perhaps a bit of anxiety. These graduation blessings and Bible verses for graduates are great to write in cards, inscribe on frames, or insert into scrapbooks. […]
Yesterday, my third grader and I read the sweetest poem about a robin and her eggs. I liked it so much that I sought out other spring poems for children. Here is a lovely collection of poems that I enjoyed the most from my search. While I tried to divide spring poems for children into […]
I am so excited to have Mary from Butterfly Living here to talk about feeling lonely as a mom. I know that I went through a lonely period when my first three were very young. I was exhausted, a little overwhelmed, and in need of encouragement. I will let her tell you about her experiences […]
We are getting close to that time of year in which we celebrate the basis of our faith which is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This post is geared toward Easter Bible verses for kids and hopefully provides not only an understanding but awe of what Christ did for us. How do I […]
When I imagined having a house full of kids running happily down the halls, listening attentively as we homeschooled together, and playing on the tire swings in the backyard, never did I imagine all of the fighting I’d hear. Can you guess what has prompted this post on Bible verses about brothers? Yes, my boys […]
I am so excited for you all to meet my friend Gabe from Red Hot Mindset who is a great inspiration to me. She has agreed to write about how to keep the faith and shares her own personal struggles which I hope encourages you in your own walk with God. My whole world seemed […]
Whether you are a parent, a Sunday school teacher, or a homeschooling mom, the fruit of the spirit for kids is something you will explore at some point in time. Why? Because they are guiding lights for how we are meant to behave. And you know what? They are not easy. Everyone will find that […]
I enjoy reading the Bible with my kids. As they get older (my oldest is 12) I’m trying to teach the importance of personal daily reading and it’s been a bit of a challenge to find ways to keep them engaged on their own. A themed month is exactly what we need so I created […]
