Splashing Rocks and Finding Rest
As toddler Soren tossed rock after rock and and enjoyed splash after splash, his restless and agitated soul found peace, right there beside still waters…
The Best Read Alouds of 2023
Here are some of our favorite Read Alouds from 2023. We’ve got elephants, porcelain rabbits, and bridges. We’ve got historical fiction, comedy, and non-fiction. My guess is that there is something here for you.
Giggles: A Theater Prompt to Complete the Creative Prompt Trilogy
A squiggle is a quick and easy art prompt, a wiggle is a creative writing prompt. What is a giggle? A quick and easy theater prompt!
A New Heart for a New Season
New routines can be exciting. They can also be challenging. As we begin a new school year, we once again need God to meet us in this season with his mercies that are new every morning, new every season.
Wiggles: A Wacky Writing Prompt Guaranteed to Give You the Giggles
Wiggles are a wacky writing prompt that prove once again that creative minds think differently.
Squiggles: No Prep, No Fuss Art Fun for the Whole Family
Squiggles are an easy art prompt for all ages that celebrate how creative minds think differently, and are almost guaranteed to give you the giggles!
All That’s Good: A Summer Read that Goes Well with Weeds
As we used our eye for botanical discernment to tackle a massive weeding project, the words of Hannah Anderson in her book “All That’s Good” trained my heart in the broader art of discernment.
An Eye for Wonder: Prepare Your Family to be Wowed When Traveling
If we expect to see the beauty and blessings around us — if we actually look for them–we are much more likely to find them. Here are some tips in how to prepare the mind and stir the imagination so that your family is ready to be wowed on your next adventure together.
Keeping ‘Em Fed with Daily Bread: Encouragement for Mothers
When my boys were little, I realized through their playtime antics that being a good mom is as simple as providing their daily bread.
What We Always Do: The Value of Family Traditions
The simple traditions we keep—the things we “always do”—create an underlying rhythm to our family life, a steady cadence that keeps us in step together. And besides that, it just makes life more fun…
The Best Read Alouds of 2022
Here are some of our favorite Read Alouds from 2022. Some made us laugh, some made us cry, some made us think. All brought us closer together because we shared them together. Which will you read?
Seeking Goodness, Giving Thanks
As I watched the simple act of making a list of good things turn my son’s day around, I realized that there is power in giving thanks. When we are intentional about mining our memories for beautiful blessings and glimmers of goodness, our gaze shifts from the things of the self to the goodness of God so that we can’t help but “give thanks to the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men” (Psalm 107:8, NKJ).