In February of every year, we celebrate Black History Month. And over the last year, I feel like there have been more conversations happening than ever before about race in…
Parenting
How To Show Your Kids What a Healthy Marriage Looks Like
If you haven’t heard yet, we’re doing something this year called 12 Ways to Connect With Your Kids in 2021. It’s such a great resource for having just ONE…
The Best Kids Books for Black History Month
February is Black History Month here in the U.S, and in our house, that’s something we celebrate. Originally established as Negro History Week in 1926, Black History Month was created…
God Not Google
Where do you immediately turn when you need help? In this digital age, many of us grab our phone or computer. We quickly Google a question to find out the…
The Beauty of Do-Overs
The second the words left my mouth, I knew I blew it. I had been working so hard to build trust with this little boy who had his heart broken…
Is Motherhood a Burden?
My thoughts lead me down a path that I do not believe I am intended to go, but the path stretches before me and elicits words my sinful heart aches…
Scratches on the Dining Table
This is a tale of two tables. A friend of mine has a unique dining table. It’s round with raised stools and has an interesting pattern etched into its surface….
31 Merry Christmas Gifts of Love and Service
Hustle and bustle … bells ringing … trees to trim … cookies to bake … gifts to buy? Or should new traditions be born this year? Why not try something…
Thanksgiving Gratitude: Another Reason It’s So Important
The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. —H.U. Westermayer, author Grateful kids are…
The Written Word
When my children were just toddlers, I encouraged them to write. Most days my preschoolers had time where we would use our creative juices and let them flow all over…