Pack a Shoebox, Impact a Life: 30 Day Giving Week 2

This week starts Week 2 of The 30 Day Giving Challenge.  I was a little down about my efforts on Week 1, but I have high hopes for this week!  Part of this week’s giving challenge for our family will involve our family packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.  It’s something that’s been on my …

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30 Day Giving Challenge – Inspire4Less Giveaway

Hold on to your hats!  I have another giveaway to share with you this week!  Inspire4Less has generously given us a variety of goodies to give away along with a $50 gift card to their site! Inspire4less.com is the online home of Christian Book Outlet with store locations in Arkansas and Branson, MO. They were …

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A “Sweet” Weekend

When Jen first told me about Relevant, the Christ-centered blogging conference in Harrisburg, PA, I can’t say I was all that excited.  The conference itself sounded great, but driving our four boys 10 hours to a state that I knew little about just didn’t get me jazzed up.  What is in Pennsylvania?  Why do I …

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30 Day Giving Challenge – Tommy Nelson Giveaway

*Giveaway is now closed. It’s a heavy responsibility as a parent to instill generosity in our children’s lives. They watch our actions like hawks. They mimic our responses. They seem to see right through our motives and into our hearts. However, it’s little shining moments like one that transpired today, that gives you hope and …

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A “Taste” of Halloween

Here’s a little taste of our Halloween… It was a memorable night with “My Little Heart Attacks”.    “My Super Value Meals” “My Quarter Pounders with Cheese {Pizzas}” Trick or Treating by foot rather than wagon was a whole new experience.  So “Big Kids” Menu material. More Delicious Details Soon…  

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The 30 Day Giving Challenge Kick-Off

It’s November 1st, which kicks off our month long challenge to GIVE in small and big ways for God’s glory!  I’m so excited to watch our family work together, to bless others in creative ways, to step outside of my comfort zone, and to watch how God uses so many others as we come together …

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Hiding The Word In Their Little Hearts

…They are only three years old, but they are already perfectly capable of hiding Scripture in their hearts.  It’s been so convicting in my own life, as I hear these words repeated and explain how they apply to their young lives. “A soft answer turns away wrath” has convicted me multiple times to respond with …

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Pumpkin Patch Tradition

I LOVE our family Pumpkin Patch Tradition. It’s the outing I most look forward to in the fall.  I love seeing how much they’ve changed from year to year through pictures, and how they are starting to remember the orchard, drinking cider, and claiming their own little pumpkin.  You know what’s funny?  They each know …

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