Today we welcome Heather Weller to our Picnic Parade! She brings us a twist on the traditional spring picnic with a nighttime picnic! How fun! A Nighttime Picnic: It Is Dark Out Here! Have your children ever been afraid of the dark? Fortunately, mine have not been exceedingly fearful of the dark and as they have grown, we have used the … [Read more...]
Picnic Parade: A Rainbow of My Own
Today we welcome Tara Mitchell to our Picnic Parade! She brings us a spring picnic with a traditional spring icon--the rainbow! If you want to add a little devotional time to your picnic, you could always include the story of Noah and his rainbow. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant … [Read more...]
Time for the Picnic Parade!
What is a Picnic Parade? Spring is in the air...and so is spring fever! It’s time to get back outside and enjoy the beautiful world that God created. Nothing says spring like a good picnic! Unfortunately for us, the school year is yet to be over. There is still work to be done and curriculum to complete. If only there were a way to combine … [Read more...]
The Life Giving Home: Book Brigade April 2016
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 ESV Jesus came and made Himself human, lived for us, and even died for us, so that we might have life. We are charged to “take up our cross” and give life to others as well. How many times do we instead, give in to temptation, … [Read more...]
Cooking with an Imperfect Wife
When I got married nearly 14 years ago, I had no doubts that I would be the best wife ever. Although I had never been a huge fan of cooking and cleaning, I didn’t think that it was going to be an issue. In fact, I didn’t think about that aspect of it much at all. I had no idea that I would be an imperfect wife. A Couple Stories For … [Read more...]
Fantastic Easter Resources for Your Family
Easter is upon us! I don’t know about you, but when Easter falls in March, it often sneaks up on me. We need to make sure that doesn’t happen since Easter is the most important Christian holiday! We spend so much time preparing for Christmas and the joyous birthday celebration of a cute little baby. We spend SIGNIFICANTLY less … [Read more...]
The Five Love Languages of Children
Welcome to the Book Brigade! I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing.” Psalm 37:25-26 We all want to be good parents, but sometimes our best efforts don’t seem to be enough. We … [Read more...]
How Our Love for God Compares to Romantic Love
Loving God with All You’ve Got He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’;and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27 NIV Happy Valentine's Day! As we come to the conclusion of the Luke 10:27 Challenge, let's examine how our love for God compares … [Read more...]
Loving Your Husband Well
Your Husband, Your Neighbor “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’;and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27 NIV What does your husband have to do with your neighbor? By definition, He should be the closest to your heart! That's all the more reason you … [Read more...]
Lent for Protestant Families
Do You Participate in Lent? I had lots of Catholic friends I knew growing up and heard something of Lent, but I never really knew what it was. It wasn’t until my post-college days that I knew anyone who wasn’t Catholic who participated in Lent. It intrigued me. One year I even decided to give up chocolate for lent. It wasn’t until about a … [Read more...]
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