“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.” Proverbs 27: 1-2 On Tuesday I shared how my family learns scriptures by …
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Singing Scriptures
My children and I like to put scripture verses to random tunes that we come up with. For years we have recorded these treasured made-up tunes onto a cassette tape. Recently, a friend and I were laughing together at my ancient technology, and she suggested …
Family Movie Night: City of Ember
City of Ember, DVDBy 20th Century Fox Jeanne Duprau’s best-selling novel comes to life in this heart-thumping adventure for your whole family. When an underground city’s generator fails, the glittering street lamps fade—along with the residents’ dreams. Following clues from ancient Builders, can two teens …
Power in a Special Plate
Special Day Plate, Inspirational Perhaps you have a You Are Special plate. If not, run–don’t walk, and get one today! My family’s special plate is red with the words You Are Special Today printed along the rim. Some families have special birthday plates or maybe …
Double-Duty
As school routines and busy schedules start with full force, moms often find their personal free time is gone. Unless a family has the extra funds to hire housecleaning help, there are also a lot of necessary but time-consuming little tasks that will have to …
What Happens When I Talk to God? The Power of Prayer for Boys & Girls
With millions of prayer books sold, Stormie Omartian is well-known for her Power of Praying books for adults. Now she has branched out to share her passion for prayer with children. She believes, “It’s never too soon to teach a child to pray.” What Happens …
A Sorry Repentance
We do our children no favors if we allow ourselves to be duped by a display of tears or the word “sorry” when it does not spring from true repentance over sin. All children will express sorrow when they are disciplined, but this kind of repentance is aimed only at getting their privileges restored. It can be hard to hold out for true repentance, but the real thing is worth it.
My Busy Day
Do you ever feel overwhelmed in life? Do you sometimes wonder how you are going to keep all those balls juggling in the air? And, if you drop a ball–well, it won’t be pretty. There are many pressures on us as moms. Usually, we are …
Legacy
Dawn Hays When my mother was seven, she fell and was unable to stand again. She had contracted polio, and her left leg was irreparably damaged and paralyzed. She spent a year homebound, relearning to walk, and was limited in many ways. She could, however, …
The Value of Motherhood Podcast
Moms often struggle with the question, who am I as they spend their days investing in everyone else. This message by Molly Evert will encourage you to see the true significance in a seemingly mundane job.