31 Days: Laugh!

It’s been a special 31 days for me this October. God has shown me countless ways to strengthen our family and I just let Him lead me in sharing them with you as well. And today, we cross the finish line, triumphantly, with one last family tie: Laugh. Every day....

The League of Incredible Vegetables App!

Calling all League of Incredible Vegetables fans: there is now an app for that! That’s right – my boys were super excited when I told them about the newest app from Veggie Tales and they are having SO much fun playing it! VeggieTales: The League of...

DaySpring October Deals!

DaySpring has some wonderful Sales & Monthly Specials for October, but they end with the month so you only have another day or so to take advantage of them! Wonderful gift ideas to stock up on now! Love Came Down Collection- 20% off – I have the Love Came...

31 Days: Serve Together

We’re headed to the store today to shop for our Operation Christmas Child boxes, which brings me to our second to last family tie: Serve others together. We’ve talked about putting others in our family above ourselves, but doing that TOGETHER as a family...

31 Days: Do What You Love – Together!

I remember the first time The Hubby had Big J join him to go golfing. Big J beamed from ear to ear because he was being included in one of Daddy’s favorite activities – or maybe it was because he got to ride in the golf cart! Either way, it was a memorable...

A Good Night with Read-and-Share Bedtime Bible & Devotional!

The Read-and-Share series from Tommy Nelson has always provided adorable, age-appropriate books and movies for preschool and early elementary age children. My children were first introduced to Read-and-Share through a DVD of the Christmas story and they were...

31 Days: Respect and Honor

If you want to have a strong family, there is not better place to look for guidance than the Bible. Over and over again, in the discussion of family dynamics and relationships with others in the Word, one theme is emphasized: Honor and respect. Ooh, I love those...

31 Days: Share the Workload

Saturdays were cleaning days in my house growing up. We all pitched in, but in reality, I’m pretty sure I could and should have done a lot more to contribute. {I’m sorry, Mom & Dad!} Maybe if I had done a little more back then, I would have realized...

31 Days: Date Night

Two words for you today: Date. Night. Two more words: Do. It. It doesn’t matter what or where or when, just set one up, get out, and enjoy yourselves! Disclaimer: I know it’s not always easy to make this happen. We’ve been in that place –...

Graco SnugRide Click Connect 40 {And a Babies R Us Giveaway!}

Last weekend, I was hosting an event for Graco at Babies R Us and I found myself saying over and over again, “Where was this carseat when I first had kids?!” {Thanks for the pictures by PJ!} I was talking about the brand new !  The – the first and only...