In 5 Minutes with Jesus: Peace for Today, the second book in the 5 Minutes with Jesus series, bestselling author Sheila Walsh wants to guide you in worrying less and letting your heart be settled with short readings followed by impactful passages of Scripture. Each reading includes messages that remind you of truths such as: Resting in the purpose God has for you brings peace. God loves you for who you are, not what you do. No matter how big the storm, God is bigger. The 5 Minutes … [Read more...]
Daily Devotional For Family Made Easy
When we neglect our family devotions, you can tell. I'm more impatient, the kids are more unruly, and our home is in a state of chaos and truly less happy. Spending time together with a daily devotional is important to our family. When I was given the chance to review The ESV Family Devotional Bible, I knew that it would be a resource I could use for family devotions for years. The ESV FAMILY DEVOTIONAL BIBLE is a hardbound colorful Bible. It retells 130 key stories from the Bible with full … [Read more...]
The Importance of Female Friendships
A special thank you to Nicole Waggoner for this guest post. It feels like an entire lifetime ago that I relocated from Texas to Oklahoma, but I can still remember the overwhelming, terrifying feeling I got in that first year after the big change as I thought: “I may never have girlfriends again.” I came from a healthy and wide social net of female friends back in Texas. The lakefront community was close, and my female friends and I even closer. We were there for each other … [Read more...]
Our Good Deeds Jar at Home Has Helped
This month we had a family meeting about parenting, discipline, obedience, and honor. Parenting is so hard, isn't it? We've had a harder time with our rambunctious three year old boy than I thought we would. There were many days that I've been at a loss. But, I've re-focused, and came up with a personal plan to parent my kids. This plan doesn't include yelling, time-outs, or spanking. This plan includes correcting wrong behavior when it occurs in firm but gentle ways. It also includes taking … [Read more...]
Easter Basket Ideas: Christian Books for Kids!
Is it almost Easter already? This year is flying by so quickly. It's hard to believe. I wanted to share some books that our family loves, that I think would make perfect non-candy Easter basket ideas. Yes, I still put candy in the kids Easter basket, but I also like to include new Christian books to enjoy. I have a preschooler and a tween here at home, so this list of books is for the age group specifically. Easter Books Perfect for Preschoolers Here are five books that are perfect for … [Read more...]
Crochet: Disney Patterns
So I know some basic crochet. I have a good friend who has made crochet animals and they are so cute. I've always wanted to crochet toys. Now that I have two great crochet Disney patterns books, I have no reason to not improve my crochet skills. Do you like to crochet? About Disney Frozen Crochet Do you want to crochet a snowman? How about Elsa and Anna, too? Let it go and create all twelve cuddly characters from the Frozen tundra! All the materials you need to create Elsa and Anna are … [Read more...]
30 Adult Coloring Books
Do you love coloring? Can you believe this new adult coloring book craze? I will admit, I was skeptical. But then I got my first coloring book a couple months ago and I love it too. A photo posted by LaVonne Long (@lavonnelong) on Nov 19, 2015 at 5:03pm PST Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second. - Mattie Stepanek 30 Adult Coloring Books Balance (Angie's Extreme Stress Menders Volume 1) Animal Kingdom: Animals Out The … [Read more...]
