Simply Being There
There is power in the presence of just sitting with someone in their time of need. I know this first-hand. Seventeen years ago my family was in crisis. Our teenage daughter had run away into the night...
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I’m the Sunday school superintendent at my church. That means I’m in charge of getting teachers for all the classes, along with a few other responsibilities. One of our most treasured, long-time...
View ArticleRaising A Young Modern-Day Princess by Doreen Hanna & Karen Whiting
■Raising A Young Modern-Day Princess ■Authors: Doreen Hanna & Karen Whiting ■Pages: 228 ■Publisher: Focus on the Family ■ISBN-10: 1589978668 ■ISBN-13: 978-1589978669 ■SRP: $14.99 ■Reviewed By:...
View ArticleMake a Family Devotion Jar
Kids love routine, but they also love surprises. Here is a quick way to include both in your family devotions with kids. Create a family devotion jar. Make slips of paper with activities (various...
View ArticleFun ideas for families when the lights go out
When the Lights Go Out My husband and I have spent much of the day preparing for Hurricane Matthew. We’ve had a false sense of security until the predictions changed. Instead of Matthew blowing out...
View ArticleFREE Men of the Bible Coloring Page-Moses
Have you ever stopped to think how many journeys Moses took during his lifetime? I tend to think of the long journey with the Israelites to the Promised Land, but Moses began his travels as a baby...
View ArticleChildren of Christian Leaders
Once upon a time in a land by the sea there lived a princess. She had a loving heart and a caring spirit. For most of the time the princess enjoyed living in the kingdom. She had a loving family and...
View ArticleTrying a New Ministry
I’m the Sunday school superintendent at my church. That means I’m in charge of getting teachers for all the classes, along with a few other responsibilities. One of our most treasured, long-time...
View ArticleGood Ethical Morals: Removing the Spirit of Lying!
Good Ethical Morals: Removing the Spirit of Lying! Remove the Spirit of Lying Children witness what we say and do and what others around them say and do. There is a well-known adage: “Watch your...
View ArticleSnuggle Up and Read
It is a wet, chilly season here in Illinois. I love to see God’s handiwork painted in the fall colors of the leaves. I love to enjoy a bowl of warm, homemade soup with my family. I love to snuggle up...
View ArticleDo You Halloween?
As the weather changes and temperatures cool, our thoughts turn to the upcoming holidays. November brings thoughts of gratitude and Thanksgiving celebrations. December ushers in our rejoicing at the...
View ArticleMy Happy Pumpkin
If you haven’t read Ava Pennington’s post from yesterday, please do! It’s an informative and honest discussion of Halloween and how it pertains to Christians. My post today is about how Christian...
View ArticleOur God is Bigger
Coupon Pile by Carol Pyles_flickr.com_10866066513_b98f330b4f_CC BY ND 2.0 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,...
View Article‘Somewhere calm.’
I was on Facebook the other day, chatting with a good friend and arranging a day to catch up. We agreed on a date and then I flicked her the question: ‘Where should we meet?’ It was a while before I...
View ArticleA Child’s Book Review
Recently, we posted ideas for helping Christian children’s authors. Book reviews are an effective way to get impressions and ideas from reader to potential reader. Usually, we think of adults writing...
View ArticlePrayerful Goal Setting
I’m in the middle of a coaching program and the focus has been on setting goals for the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2017. Goal setting is actually one of my favorite things to...
View ArticleStories Children can read from the Bible
Bible stories children can read and understand How old were you when you first read a story directly from the Bible? It is sad to say, but too many people consider the Bible too hard to read and...
View ArticleFREE Women of the Bible Coloring Page-Sarah
When we share the story of Abraham and Sarah with little ones, we often share how God gave her a miracle baby when she was far too old to have a newborn. But the part of Sarah’s story that has always...
View ArticleCelebrate the Light!
We have had a couple of good posts on here by fellow authors Dawn Aldrich and Ava Pennington about Halloween. I’m with them. I do not like the season and what it represents. Here in Britain, where it...
View ArticleSimply Being There
There is power in the presence of just sitting with someone in their time of need. I know this first-hand. Seventeen years ago my family was in crisis. Our teenage daughter had run away into the night...
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