6 Ways to Find Peace On the Roller Coast of Life
There’s a video I love of a dad who takes his child on a virtual roller coaster ride. It was a scary roller coaster, as…
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Make a Summer Memory Your Kids Will Carry in Their Heart
Do you feel like the summer days are fleeting and you haven’t done everything you wanted? Perhaps you had great plans to do something special…
4 Gifts That Will Put a Smile On Your Child’s Face
Hurrying into the store, the mom hushed her young child. “Stop whining!” Her son didn’t seem to hear her. “I wanna go home.” Dad jumped…
Margins Bless and Reduce Family Stress
Hurrying through the house, we searched under chairs and beds for the lost shoe. “You need to be more responsible and keep up with things,”…
Do We Know What “Right” Is?
Have you ever not known if something was right or wrong? The importance of knowing came home to me when I took our grandchildren bowling….
A Tale of Two Moms
How will you interact with the little lives, and little hearts, in your home when the heat gets turned up this summer? Following are two…
When Plans Go Awry, Listen to This Voice, Not That One
Everyone was visiting for Christmas and all things had been going as planned. “Do you have a bowl?” My adult daughter caught me off guard…
Give Your Kids this Keepsake
“Debbie, be sure you write down the cute things Taylor and Lauren say and do.” I remember my mother’s advice like it was yesterday although…
Strong Willed Child Despair?
Sitting at the breakfast table with my Bible and Prayers of My Heart journal open, I prayed for patience; knowing that my two year old…
8 Ways to Give Your Kids the Spectacular this Christmas
Does all the commercialism surrounding Christmas bother you? Do you want to keep your heart and your children’s hearts focused on the true meaning of…