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We All Need Lent

February 25, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Lent isn’t just for members of a few denominations. All Christians can benefit from observing this period of reflection and repentance.

I’m not Catholic, nor did I grow up in a church that paid much attention to the liturgical calendar. However, I’m a Christian and I believe all Christians can benefit from observing the various seasons of the liturgical cycle. A story my pastor shared last Easter provides a great illustration of why I believe this. He shared about how … [Read more...] about We All Need Lent

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually Tagged With: holidays, spiritual growth

Intentional Acts of Kindness Calendar for February

January 31, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Don’t limit love to Valentine’s Day! This editable calendar helps us complete intentional acts of kindness each day during the month of February.

At the start of each February, I tend to think a little bit about love. I think about how to better love my husband, of course, but I also try to be intentional about showing love to my family, my friends, and my neighbors. Love is at the very heart of the Christian faith (Matthew 22:37-40). In showing love to those around us, we model … [Read more...] about Intentional Acts of Kindness Calendar for February

Filed Under: Being Salt & Light Tagged With: holidays, serving others

Printable Christmas Story Word Clouds

December 17, 2018 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

I often find myself unsure of what to write when I sit to draft the posts I will publish before Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter. After all, the Bible already says the most important things about these holidays! I don’t feel like I have any particularly meaningful insights this Christmas, so I will share with you some words from … [Read more...] about Printable Christmas Story Word Clouds

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Keeping the Home Tagged With: holidays, projects and crafts, spiritual growth

12 Crafts to Help Kids Understand the Christmas Story

December 13, 2018 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

These fun and easy crafts will help your kids understand and celebrate the story of Jesus’ birth.

My 2-year-old and 4-year-old are really into crafts right now. They ask to draw, paint, make masks, create collages, or do something else creative every single day. I’ve found a number of cool Christmas crafts for them that yield secular symbols of Christmas (trees, wreaths, bells, etc.). I don’t have a problem with these, but I want to make … [Read more...] about 12 Crafts to Help Kids Understand the Christmas Story

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: holidays, preschoolers, school-age children, spiritual growth, toddlers

26 White Elephant Gifts from Around the House

December 6, 2018 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Pretty much every year of my adult life I’ve attended at least one holiday gathering where there was a white elephant gift exchange. Though the specific details vary, most of these have involved the exchange of silly, strange, or humorous gifts. I often scramble around the house a day or two before a white elephant gift exchange in an … [Read more...] about 26 White Elephant Gifts from Around the House

Filed Under: Managing Finances, Rejuvenating Friendships, Strengthening Family Tagged With: friendship, frugal living, holidays, just for fun

7 Ways to Keep Babies and Toddlers Out of Christmas Trees

December 3, 2018 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Babies and toddlers love bright lights and ornaments, so how can parents keep their young kids away from the Christmas tree? Here are 7 helpful ideas.

Young kids love the bright lights and shiny ornaments on Christmas trees as much as we do. Unfortunately, they don’t want to appreciate these by gazing at them like we do—they want to touch and perhaps even taste them! This is first and foremost a safety issue, but it’s also a frustration for parents who want to decorate for … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Keep Babies and Toddlers Out of Christmas Trees

Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: babies, health and safety, holidays, toddlers

4 Things to Remember When It’s Hard to Give Thanks

November 12, 2018 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

It can be difficult to give thanks during tough times. It’s possible, though. Here are 4 reminders that help us express gratitude during these times.

Though I really try to be grateful throughout the year, I benefit from the heightened focus we place on gratitude during the weeks preceding Thanksgiving. I find it easy to be grateful during most Novembers, but there are years when it is exceedingly difficult because of the events that have taken place that year. What should we do … [Read more...] about 4 Things to Remember When It’s Hard to Give Thanks

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually Tagged With: holidays, spiritual growth

10 Wonderful Children’s Books About Gratitude

November 5, 2018 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Gratitude and giving thanks can be difficult concepts for kids to grasp. Books, including these 10, are a great way to introduce and reinforce these concepts.

In my household, we all love reading. It should come as no surprise that I enjoy using books to introduce new concepts to my kids and to reinforce the concepts we’ve been discussing. It is November, so we’ve been talking a lot about gratitude and giving thanks to God for all He has given us. These are really difficult concepts for young … [Read more...] about 10 Wonderful Children’s Books About Gratitude

Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: babies, holidays, preschoolers, school-age children, spiritual growth, toddlers

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