Last year, my two year old daughter started asking to pray before meals. She was difficult to understand, but she began by saying, “Dear God, Thank you for…” This post, Accidentally Teaching Your Kids to Pray, contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase through our links, we’ll receive a small compensation at no cost to you. …
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As I mentioned before in my post about quitting minimalism, I grew up with a mom that would relentlessly clean out. And now, with four kids of my own, I get it. I often think that if we didn’t have so much stuff, it would be much easier to keep the house clean and perfect. But I don’t think that…
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This post, Five Must Read Parenting Books for Christians, contains some affiliate links for your convenience. This means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Read my full disclosure policy. This post is the third in our Must Read Books for Christians series. If you missed the first…
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10 Quick and Frugal Sunday Lunch Ideas Can I be brutally honest for a minute? Sundays are hard for my family. I’ve said it before, but on Sundays, Chip goes into some sort of preacher trance where he takes an hour and a half to get himself ready. During that time, he just goes through his sermon over and over,…
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This post, How to Live Like Jesus When You Want to Act Like Susan, contains some affiliate links for your convenience. This means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Read my full disclosure policy. Y’all. My tribe has a had a ROUGH few months. I’m talking physical…
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This post, Four Books Married Christians Must Read, contains some affiliate links for your convenience. This means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Read my full disclosure policy. This is the second post in our series of must read books for Christians. If you missed our first…
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To the Mom with the Loud Kid in Church Dear Mom of the Loud Kid in Church, I see you. You’re sitting on the back row trying to silence your child. You’ve done everything you can think of to appease them, and they’re still being too loud. You get up and take them out of the sanctuary again. Your face…
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This post, Four Must Read Finance Books for Christians, contains some affiliate links for your convenience. This means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Read my full disclosure policy. Did you know that Jesus talks about money more than heaven and hell combined? No, He wasn’t asking…
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How To Write Your Dad’s Eulogy in Six Easy Steps The book of Judges has this uber sad story about a man named Jeptha who says something without thinking it through. It is a story that makes you think carefully about how your words will land on people’s ears and hearts. Two weeks ago, as my father-in-law was nearing death,…
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My husband’s dad is dying. And not in the way that everyone is headed towards an eventual death. He is actively dying. His life is now being measured in hours. He is in a hospital bed in his bedroom of thirty years, hooked up to oxygen. He is given pain medicine every few hours, but he still cries out in…
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While watching the devastation during Hurricane Harvey I said, “Why did those people not evacuate when they orders were given? I promise if there was a hurricane headed at me, I’d be out of there.” And yet, I am at Disney World and Hurricane Irma is headed at me. God makes me eat my words so often, I’ve almost gotten…
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