Try Out This 12-Day Serve Others Countdown to Christmas
Are you looking for some unique ways to give back this Christmas or help other people that are in need in your community? Look no…
Homeschool Holiday Volunteering!
What are you doing for your Christmas homeschool break? Shopping? Traveling? Opening your home to family and friends? Have you thought about adding “volunteering” to…
Surprising Lessons from Jury Duty: God Makes a Way to be a Mom
I must confess to a not-so-generous reaction when I was summoned for jury duty recently. Sadly, my thought process was not, “Oh, good, I have…
Got Room?
Do you have room for one more child? While we lived in a little three-bedroom house, we adopted three kids to add to the three…
Blogging Can Save Lives: The Power of Transparency
There have been times when I wondered what in the world I was thinking when I started blogging! When I am reminded of how many…
Something I’ll Never Forget
Today I was cleaning out my desk when I came upon a letter from a World War II veteran friend. It was the last letter…
Nursing Home Week: An Opportunity to Serve
Let’s face it: The elderly are some of the most overlooked members of our society. My husband is an administrator of a nursing home, which…
Being A Mom AND Following Your God-Given Dreams
I imagine my face glows when I talk about my latest writing projects. I’ve always loved reading and creating stories. During my childhood summers when…
How to be a Selfless Mom
(or at least get started that direction) 1. Share the cookies you have hidden. 2. Don’t sign your child up for an activity to help…
The Sandwich Method
Addressing negative behaviors in other people’s children is tricky. We’ve all been in a situation where we’ve taught a Sunday School class or supervised a…