Hosting a Geocaching Birthday Party

Molly Evert Counter Cultural Mom We recently held a geocaching birthday party for two of our boys.  Geocaching (pronounced “Geo-cash-ing”) is a form of treasure hunting which relies on a hand-held GPS unit for finding treasure locations. For the party, I hid party favors in …

And We Laughed As Silly Kids Will Do

Patti M. Hummel It’s Summer Time and the living is easy… Great lyrics to a song most of us recognize, but have times changed so much since they were penned by Ira and George Gershwin and their fellow writer DuBose Heyward in 1935?  Oh, yes, …

Open Heart, Open Home

When we were 23 and 24 years old we read a very influential book, “Open Heart, Open Home” by Karen Mains.  It basically challenges the idea that your home is your fortress or your showplace.  She wrote it after the kid next door from a …

Organizing Grocery Coupons

Kellie Renfroe Oasis Most coupon organizers are too small and wear out quickly. Putting coupons in my purse makes a mess and I end up with a bottomless pit of crumbled coupons I cannot find when needed. The manila file folder I once used to …

Christmas in July

Kellie Renfroe Oasis In time past many of us would laugh off the thought of thinking ahead to Christmas in July. In July it is easy to be proud procrastinators. Today’s economy has changed that privilege for many families. Nowadays everything we can do in advance …

Keeping the Tongue in Check

Beba Schlottmann Nothing will tarnish your testimony more than engaging in back-stabbing gossip and slander with co-workers. I recall one of my husband’s assignments to minister at a church–we had just been hired and were having lunch with the staff. The pastor could not come …

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.

Opportunies to Mentor Younger Women

There are many wonderful things we can do as single-again adults that add joy and encouragement to the lives of others, particularly younger women. The most important thing we can do to provide hope and refreshment to the souls of younger women is praying for …