Do your children love making fun Christmas crafts as much as mine do? There's just something so fun about them getting to make their own special creations -- while learning more about the true Christmas story in the process! But of course you don't want to do the same exact crafts again and again. Sometimes you want to switch it up. Do something new. And today's post is full of ideas for how you can do just that. I tried to pick crafts that were relatively easy -- no special skills required -- as well as crafts that would be relatively inexpensive, with materials that would be pretty easy to find. And of course, each of these Christian Christmas crafts had to help tell part of the Christmas story! (Plus they're all seriously cute) So whether you're in learn more...
6 Surprising Facts About the Proverbs 31 Woman (Virtuous Woman)
"What is a Proverbs 31 Woman?" Chances are, if you're a Christian woman, you already have some sort of idea. The subject of countless Mother's Day sermons, women's Bible studies, Christian blogs for women, and Christian women's ministries (such as Proverbs 31 Ministries), the Proverbs 31 Woman (also known as "the Virtuous Woman") certainly gets her fair share of attention. And it's not difficult to see why, either. The epitome of what it means to be a Godly woman, the Proverbs 31 Virtuous Woman certainly gives us a lofty ideal to live up to. She's smart, she's strong, she's capable... She rises at dawn and her lamp does not go out at night... Her husband has full confidence in her and her children rise up and call her blessed... She's everything the modern Christian woman learn more...
5 Ways to Create a Home Where the Holy Spirit is Welcome
I've been thinking a lot about homemaking lately, and I had a thought that really changed my perspective on the whole cooking/cleaning thing: Great homemaking isn't about keeping a home that's perfectly spotless. It's about creating an atmosphere that allows those in the home to flourish. So, when I do the laundry, it isn't so I can be "the perfect homemaker." It's so my children can start their day calmly with clean clothes, instead of spending five minutes digging in the hamper for something that smells "okay." (Side note: yes we have been known to do this, and ewww) When I help them clean their rooms, it isn't so their room looks "Pinterest perfect." It's to give them a clean, safe place to play, and to teach them important character traits like responsibility and learn more...
50+ Easy Lent Recipes You’ll Love to Make
Looking for some easy, delicious Lent recipes? You're in luck. Here are 50 easy Lent recipes you'll love to make! Lent is right around the corner. You know what that means... Lots of fish. With certain restrictions on what Catholics can and cannot eat during Lent, fish is pretty much a staple this time of year. Same with cheese pizza, scrambled eggs, spaghetti, peanut butter and jelly, and macaroni and cheese... They're easy. They're delicious. But unfortunately, they can also get old real fast. Especially if you've been participating in Lent for several years now. After all, you can only eat so much pan-fried tilapia before you're like "Oh please. No more." Thankfully, while these foods are the most common easy Lent meal ideas, they certainly aren't the learn more...
29 Christian Christmas Gift Ideas Your Whole Family Will Love
Looking for some fun, unique Christian Christmas gift ideas? If so, you're in the right place! You see, year after year I'd always get SO frustrated trying to find just the perfect Christmas gifts for everyone on my list. I wanted something special, but not cheesy. Something fun, but useful. Something that'd help them grow in faith (if possible), but something that they'd actually really like and appreciate. That's quite a tall order! The good news is -- if you want to buy Christian Christmas gifts for your family too, I've already done the hard work for you! Scroll down to find some of my very favorite Christmas gifts for Christians or use the links below to skip to whatever section you'd like -- whether you're looking for Christian Christmas gifts for women, for learn more...
How to “Do it All” … and Still Have Time to Enjoy It!
Do you ever get to the end of a long day, look around at the mess, and feel like you're never going to catch up? Like, even if you had a whole day -- all to yourself -- to try to catch up, it wouldn't be enough, and you wouldn't even know where to start? You want to be a good, godly wife. You want to be a kind, caring mother. You want to be that friend that everyone can count on. You long for deep, powerful quiet times with the Lord like you used to have... But it's all you can do to keep up with the constant fire hydrants of needs and demands, and most days you struggle to even do that. If so, you're not alone. (At all!) In fact, I regularly get emails from sweet ladies saying "I want to make God my #1 priority. I want to spend more time with my kids. But after learn more...
