As parents, we all want our children to grow emotionally intelligent, and capable of understanding and expressing their feelings effectively. However, young children often struggle to find the words to describe their emotions, leading to frustration and misunderstandings. As a Christian family, we believe in nurturing our children's emotional well-being, teaching them to navigate through the complexities of emotions with love, compassion, and faith. Let's explore some practical and … [Read more...]
How Daily Affirmations Improve Self Worth
If we could tape our inner voice for even one hour, many of us would realize how often we criticize ourselves and fill our minds with negativity. Whether our criticisms are valid or not, they tend to diminish our self-esteem even more than the criticisms of others. We can always choose to ignore our other critics by walking away or hanging up the phone. But we live with our inner voice 24-7. Daily affirmations can help us to retrain our inner voices to be kinder and more encouraging. A … [Read more...]
Candy Cane Legend from Candy to Christmas Tree Ornaments
Like many symbols of Christmas, there are several legends about the origin of candy canes. But whether as treats or ornaments, candy canes mean Christmas. Like many items connected with Christmas, the candy cane is steeped in religious symbolism and history. However, the most plausible story is more about bribery than the Holy Trinity. From its origins in Germany, the candy cane spread across Europe and then to North America where it first became mass-produced in bulk. Whether as a treat … [Read more...]
Kindness in the Bible
My son has started middle school and my daughter has just begun high school! It's always so hard to believe how quickly they are growing up. The days have felt slow, yes, but the years have flown by. I started this blog when Isabella was a baby as a way to keep my family updated on how she was doing. When I look back at those first year's blog posts it's truly a walk down memory lane. Now that the kids are tween/teen age, I am constantly asking them to practice kindness. I do not want … [Read more...]
25 Bible Verses for Teachers
It's hard to believe that we going back to school in four weeks. It's been a rough couple of years and we all know that teachers are getting well passed COVID-19 fatigue. My kids attend a local private Christian school and we LOVE their teachers. We pray for them and appreciate them all so much. So in honor of all the amazing teachers, I wanted to share 25 Bible verses that are especially for teachers. Use one or two teacher bible verses in a back-to-school card, with a gift on the tag, or in a … [Read more...]
Bible Affirmations Perfect for Mom (FREE Printable!)
With Mother's Day coming up, I thought that Bible affirmations were necessary. This four-page printable is perfect for moms, but also for anyone who just needs to be reminded who they are in Christ. It's been a difficult couple of years in this pandemic. I know many moms who are struggling, myself included. Print these Bible affirmations out, attach them to a key ring, add some great ribbon, and voila! you have a great little tool to remind you that you are a great mom! Bible … [Read more...]
FREE Printable Scripture Cards for Mom
This past week, Nate and I have been home with Covid. Thankfully, our cases were the same as a bad cold, but it definitely wasn't a fun week. Parenting is hard. Parenting, working full-time in a school, with a spouse that travels for work, during a pandemic is hard stuff. I can easily find myself going down the rabbit hole of "Woe is me" and forgetting the blessings promised to me in the scriptures. I also can easily forget how God has led so many times in the past and brought me through many … [Read more...]