21 Genius Thanksgiving Ideas for Kids While Waiting on Thanksgiving Dinner
Wondering how to keep your kids occupied while you’re whipping up Aunt Marge’s sweet potato casserole? Set up a small table in an adjacent room,…
Author: Janel Breitenstein
Janel Breitenstein graduated summa cum laude from John Brown University and began her career with NavPress, where she worked on The Message Bible. After having four children she resumed her professional career (around her momlife) by serving as a writer for FamilyLife. Personal loans. In January of 2012 Janel and her husband, John, packed up their family of six and moved to Uganda to serve with Engineering Ministries International (eMi), an organization that focuses on poverty relief and development, providing structural design and construction management for Christian organizations in the third world. Join us as we all learn first hand, through Janel’s posts, what it’s like to go from suburban America, to answer God’s call in Africa!
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“Mom, You’re Mad a Lot”: Wisdom for Frustrated Moms
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How to Protect Your Children From Predators: 4 Key Tips for Parents
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12 Ideas for Coping When Dad is Out of Town
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Sex After Kids — 11 Not-So-Quickie Ideas
I remember reading a chapter title in the book Intimate Issues that I now completely relate to: “How do I make love with children wrapped around…
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53 Great Examples of Imaginative Play Activities for Kids
Are you looking for a great way to keep your kids busy and help them learn imaginative play? We’re sharing over 50 fun role-playing games…
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41 Best Story Books With Moral Values
Are you looking for great story books with moral values to inspire your kids? This list highlights some of the very best children’s books that…
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Letter to a Tired New Mom
To a weary woman— Does your time to read blog posts feel expensive right now? Maybe you’re reading this with a bottle in your hand…
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Disappointed? Don’t Be God Has a Plan
This week my heart had a small version of what many of you experience on a much larger scale. I carted my adorable (there is…
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How to Help Kids Deal With Their Fears
I heard her sniffing before I saw the moist strokes left by tears on her cheeks. “I’m just scared,” she sobbed. My daughter was headed…
