Lot's of people know about this little guy. He's the Elf on the Shelf. People have nicknames for him and your kids find him in the strangest places all over the house during the month of December. He's a huge hit in many households. But not in ours. {yes, I just said that} No, I'm not all bah-humbug, we have LOTS of fun at our house and have lots of great memories each Christmas. We have many traditions, but this isn't one of them. Why? It runs completely counter to what Joe and I ...
30 Day Giving Challenge: Days 3 – 9 {#30daygive}
We've just finished our first week of the 30 Day Giving Challenge. It's been a great week of reaching out. I've loved watching the boys get involved in this. How did we give? Saturday: Raked leaves for Dad Sunday: Took Thanksgiving bags to church Monday: Clean out toys to donate Tuesday: Sent a surprise gift in the mail to some good friends Wednesday: Wrote an email to cousins Thursday: Let someone go in front of us at the checkout counter at the store Friday: Call Grandparents ...
Totally Awesome, Super-Cool Bible Stories by Nerdy Ned & Tommy Nelson
Today, I'm over at the Tommy Nelson blog sharing a few of our Thanksgiving family traditions. Would love for you to join me over there. I also am giving away a super-cool book today from Tommy Nelson. You're going to love it {and so are your kids!} Totally Awesome, Super-Cool Bible Stories as drawn by Nerdy Ned—Join Ned as he draws—and learns—his way through the Bible! This book is perfect for kids ages 6-10. It's a breakthrough product in the super-popular sketch comic art genre that ...
Color Your World {November 2012 edition}
November, the color for this month is brown. Share a picture, or let your creative juices flow and share something with us that is brown. One of my favorite things to do in November is to have a fire. The brown firewood crackling in the fireplace, curled up on the couch with a cozy quilt is my favorite way to spend cold afternoons and evenings at home. Stop and take a moment to look around, notice the color. Find the BROWN in your life during this month. Then share with us. We’re ...
Praying God’s Word for Your Kids – Salvation
I'm so excited to be going through the e-book "Praying God's Word for your Kids" from OhAmanda and I'm even more excited that you're joining us. If you haven't picked up your copy of the e-book, it's not too late and its FREE! Just sign up to subscribe to Amanda's blog and you'll get the link to download it. A note from Amanda: "This book will help you hear God's words concerning your children. It will help you pray the words God has already spoken. It's not the end-all, be-all list of ...
Praying for the Little Ears to Hear
It was when my oldest was a few months old, I began to see the importance of modeling prayer for him. My silent prayers throughout the day weren't going to cut it. I began praying aloud. I'd pray with him before meals and while we were playing. Even though he was too young to understand, we prayed together. I enjoyed these sweet moments and it seemed like the right thing to do, but then I started to wonder if he was really learning anything? When he was 18 months, we sat down for lunch one ...