Over a hundred years ago, before Christian Bookstores made bank on the phrase WWJD in the 90’s, Charles Sheldon wrote a book called “In His Steps,” where a pastor asks his church to pledge to do only what Jesus would do for a year. Apparently this book is a best-seller,…
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Free Download: Love Others, A hands-on Bible Study Guide
Our children know they’re supposed to love others. If I ask, “What are the greatest commandments,” they’ll say, “Love God and love others.” But sometimes they just sort of forget… I’m sure we’re not alone. 🙂 Recently, I could tell that our home needed a little reminder of Who and…
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Are You In?
With two middle school daughters, friendship is a big topic for our late night conversations. Last night, we were observing how there are numerous situations in life where girls (of all ages) can feel like they’re on the outside. There are neighbors who plan events without you. A couple of…
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Easter Plan 2015
As mentioned in a previous post, I wanted to make sure we filled our Easter baskets with Jesus this year, so to speak. Here’s one step I’m taking. Easter Lapbooks For the next 3 weeks, with my 6 and 9 year old boys we will: Read 2-3 chapters/day in the…
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Re-Booting Easter
Looking through scrapbooks, my son asked on our Easter page, “What does that Bible verse have to do with Easter?” What?! (Insert deep sigh.) Because Easter is about Jesus! I think somewhere between egg hunts, matching clothes, and colored eggs, we missed the JESUS part. It isn’t that we don’t…
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Why I’m not going to get angry at my kids anymore
For the following reasons, I don’t want to get angry with my kids anymore when they disobey: 1. Their behavior is not a reflection of me. Often, I think it is. What have I done wrong? Where have I failed as a mom? How did I screw this up? When…
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Blue Like Jazz – A Book Review
A decade after the book rose to popularity, I finally got around to reading Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz. What I liked best was the honest candor he expressed through his experiences. He didn’t speak from a platitude. He talked about his life as though we were having a chat…