We have been looking for a good devotional book that my 6 year old can go through either with us or on his own. There aren’t many out there that he can read and understand and come away encouraged by what he read {at least for his age}. When I saw My First Devotional, I…
I recently was reading Thriving Family magazine {a favorite magazine} and came across an article about how to have cheap date nights. My husband and I do take advantage of date nights regularly, but we always schedule a babysitter {which at $6-$10 an hour can get expensive}, go somewhere pretty nice to eat {which again,…
My kids love apps…on our phones and iPads. I was so excited to hear that Veggie Tales has a FREE app out ready to be downloaded. Check it out! Our friends at Weeblets bring you a new VeggieTales Spotisode Collection mobile app for kids as a free download, now available for both Android and iOS!…
fashionABLE is another amazing company that I love what they stand for… {Creating sustainable business for African women} A fashionABLE scarf is more than just an accessory, it’s a means to a new life. Your purchase creates sustainable business for women in Africa who have been exploited by the effects of poverty. The sale of…
Love 41 is one of my favorite businesses. All their proceeds go towards orphans, widows, and street kids. If ya’ll know me even just a little bit, these three things are so dear to my heart. {We are adopting from Uganda!} What is the Love 41 story? In the summer of 2010 our family took…
Happy New Year! With all the festivities that have taken place over the past month or two, I’m excited that the New Year has begun. While I love the holiday season, there is always something special and exciting about the start of a new year. 2011 was a great year, but I want to make…
I’m excited to be updating you on our adoption from Uganda. We are about to take the first steps in moving forward officially with Lifeline Agency. I posted a little about our update and goals for January 2012, here. How can you help? PRAY! Pray with us that the funds will be provided so that we…
Photo credit “Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.” 1 Chronicles 13:8 (NKJV) Advent is to be a season filled with music. Isn’t the making of music a natural extension of our praise for a…
This past week we had a chance to stop and observe a special holiday. Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays around here. Normally I love putting Christmas decorations up during the middle of November. This year, my husband insisted we wait till at least after Thanksgiving to put the decorations up so we could…
The Bible Bee is a a family discipleship program that encourages and equips parents to disciple their children in the Word of God. As part of this, youth from 7 – 18 years of age can participate at local Bible memorization contests held across the country using their preference of 5 Bible translations. The 300…
