I’ve always known of the great privilege we as parents would have in training our children and helping to shape and mold their character. But I was not at all prepared for what a work God had in store on my own heart… Can anyone else relate? I remember a few years ago having a […]
Parenting-Spiritual
Why Easter: A Heart Lesson
I am so very excited to share this idea with you all since I’ve seen so much sweet fruit from it in just the last 30 hours! We’ve been reading our favorite books, acting out the story and doing a craft here and there from my archives of ideas on Easter as we prepare our hearts […]
Cultivating Compassion
I have not been able to stop thinking about the concept of explaining poverty and instilling compassion in our children since my post last week on the topic. Sure it may be a little OCD, but once I’m thinking about something I do so pretty obsessively… Where does it start? What are things I can […]
Promise Cookies
Call me ignorant, but I didn’t realize that fortune cookies weren’t ‘invented’ in China, but instead in California… In fact, when they were introduced to China, they were billed as the “genuine American fortune cookie.” But I still had my heart set on trying to make some for our recent Chinese dinner. As I began […]
Night Cap
Even after the most difficult or challenging day or maybe just one that was delightfully full I find the perfect ‘night cap’ in checking on my sleeping children before I turn in for the night! As I watch my boys peacefully sleep, for oftentimes this is the only time when they are ‘still’, I find my […]
Mission-Minded, Part 3
I’m back to finish where I left off as we talk about mission. Last time, I talked about my most important goal of raising children who love Jesus. But I also want them to be a: LOVER of OTHERS “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, […]