Ideas for hiking with kids and teens

Looking for ways to cure summer boredom? Want to bond as a family and grow closer to God? I’ve come up with over fifty ideas to help kids...

Did you know that the King of all kings, Creator of the universe and everything in it calls you His child and loves you more than you can...

My middle son’s lunch account rapidly drained each month. Now, I know he’s a teenage boy but how could he spend so much lunch money every...

When my middle son, Isaac, was about 3 years old. He refused to talk.  He’d rather make up his own sign language instead of speaking...

Snow days are my favorite! These rare days allow extra time to make memories with my kids and sleep in. With technology, we don’t get...

Fall is here and school is in full swing. Every school year I begin a new Bible study or devotional with my teens. I’m missing studying...

Summer is just around the corner. Are you ready for some lazy days, no schedules, extra sleep, quality time with family and more? Me too!...

I love the hope of spring! Even though we range from winter to summer to spring weather here in the midwest, spring brings the hope of...

Eighteen years ago, weighing in at 8 pounds 2 oz and 21 ½” long, my first child was born. I became a mom for the first time. Now I have...

Happy New Year friends! This year marks lots of new and exciting challenges. I must admit, when the clock turned to midnight, I had to...

Can you believe it’s time to go back to school already? Our family has soaked up every moment of summer and it’s been a blast. As we get...

Over spring break my 17-year-old son and I went on a Mother-Son Adventure and created memories to last a lifetime. My husband had taken...

“For God so LOVED the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16...

When my daughter was very young, she loved to draw and be creative. She also loved to give. Every Christmas she would make something or...

I’ll be honest; marriage is hard. A strong, enduring marriage takes time, letting go of fear, and hard work. Years ago, when our kids...

I have been working on a top secret project for the marching band kids. My daughter taught me how to make my own stickers. This was so...

What is your favorite meal of the day? Our family loves breakfast, because we LOVE bacon! Bacon is my secret to get the kids out of bed...

A wise woman once taught me that to discipline a child is to disciple them. The word “disciple” is in the word “discipline.” That changed...

2020 has been a challenging year. I find myself getting caught up in my emotions. So, I sat myself down to dig deep into God’s Word where...