The Christmas Project #1 – Create Your Holiday Mission Statement
Welcome to The Christmas Project! We are so excited to get this holiday up and going. Start planning with us now, and you will experience a more sacred and sane holiday this year - Promise! Project #1 - Create Your Holiday Mission Statement Proverbs 19:21 "Many are...
5 Quick Dishes To Make (or Bring) for Thanksgiving or Christmas
There is enough drama around Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner that it's best to keep some things very simple. The funny thing is, four of the five super simple recipes listed below are the ones that we get requests to make (and for the recipes... I end up emailing at...
5 Marriage Blogs You Should be Reading
5 Marriage Blogs You Should be Reading OK - so I get a little bossy when I'm blogging. But I really feel like all of us girls who are REALLY working hard to make our marriages better need all the love and encouragement we can get. You already read my blog. And for...
The Cross at the Center of a Marriage Guest Post by Darlene Schacht
The Cross at the Center of a Marriage Guest Post by Darlene Schacht Looking back on those days when I was just a young woman stepping into marriage, I see this: what I said I expected and what I really expected were two different things. What I planned on was...
What To Do When Your Husband is Overwhelmed
UPDATED: July 14, 2016: In the midst of The Husband Project online bible study with Proverbs 31, I wanted to share this older article with all my new friends working hard to love on their husband. It can be especially hard to know how to love on our men when he's...
Christmas is Coming (and so is The Christmas Project…)
Yes- I'm excited to announce that by popular demand The Christmas Project is back. Starting Tuesday November 20th, we will be breaking down our Christmas - one day at a time In our time together we will: Get your Christmas cards created and sent out Get your Christmas...
Day 5 Connect with Your Kids Challenge: Fifteen Dollar Family Fun Night
Fifteen Dollar Family Fun Night Try This: Plan a Family Fun Night for some time in the next week. Making the Connection Is it really possible to feed a family of six and have fun, all for fifteen dollars? I dare you to find out! When my kids were young, we...
Day 4 of Connecting with Your Kids Challenge (and a chance to win the book…)
Write Your Child a Note Try This: Write your kid a love note. Making the Connection Back when my kids were younger, we kept a small, lidded basket better known as the "family mailbox" in the middle of our cluttered kitchen counter. And inside it, I'd often find sticky...
Day 3 Connecting with Your Kids Challenge: Pray for Your Kids – Starting a Prayer Journal
Pray for Your Kids Try This: Start a prayer journal to help you intentionally pray for your kids. Making the Connection: A few years ago, Amanda was engaged to someone who wasn't right for her. It was obvious to Roger and me, and everything in me wanted to open my...