Family Finances
Reading Time: 6 minutes If you’re stuck in the financial trenches, allow me to share with you the best money saving tips that helped me this year. I promise they’re simple, very practical and proven ways to rack up the savings! By Tiffany, Contributing Writer When I quit my job 8 years ago to raise my son, our income […]
Archives for December 2015
Healthy FamilyOur Simple Christmas
Reading Time: 4 minutes Christmas doesn’t have to be elaborate. Here’s how one family celebrates a simple Christmas. By April Lewis, Contributing Writer Holidays and family traditions … two words synonymous with warm fuzzies and memories alike. As I’ve gotten older I’ve learned to appreciate the simplicity of enjoying those you love. I think we all make the mistake of getting […]
Healthy YouThe Simple Things in Life That Never Change
Reading Time: 4 minutes There are some things in life that never change from generation to generation. As the holidays approach and the busiest time of the year arrives, take time to reflect on those simple things! It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a year since my maternal grandmother went Home. With each passing month, I am reminded of […]
What We’re Giving Our Girls for Christmas This Year {2015 edition}
Reading Time: 4 minutes These are the gifts we are giving our 3 girls for Christmas this year. This year, they are 3, 5, and 7 years old! By Will and Erin Odom In our family, we have decided to give 3 gifts to each of our daughters. As the image indicates, this includes something they want, an item […]
How to Create a Family Traditions Cookbook
Reading Time: 4 minutes Everyone has a special food or dish that immediately takes them back to a certain person or time. When you compile a family traditions cookbook, you can gather special memories together to treasure. Guest Post by Melissa K. Norris Everyone has a special food or dish that immediately takes them back to a certain person or time, like […]
Shop and Donate Clothes Without Leaving Your Couch
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’m always excited when I learn about new places where I can shop without leaving my home! Now I’ve also found a venue that will allow me to donate clothes without drive all over town as well! If you’ve followed this site for very long, you know that I don’t like to shop. Any time I […]
Preparing our Hearts through Advent Readings
Reading Time: 4 minutes Preparing our hearts through Advent readings is one of many ways my husband and I attempt to show our children, and the watching world, that Christ is everything to us. By April Swiger, Contributing Writer Advent is a season of anticipatory waiting. As Christians, we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior King, Jesus, […]
Thriving Through the Holidays: 6 Secrets to A Stress-Free Christmas
Reading Time: 5 minutes A stress-free Christmas may seem like an impossibility. But you CAN thrive through the holidays, thanks to these 6 secrets! Image courtesy of MrSickboy50 By Danielle Tate, Contributing Writer I never thought I’d enjoy a stress-free Christmas. Year after year I would try to be as organized as possible yet, somehow I always ended up stressed […]
6 Ways to Encourage Language Learning in Your Home
Reading Time: 7 minutes From Erin: Because Will and I both speak Spanish and have a huge heart for other cultures, language learning is very important to us. It’s one reason we took our girls to Costa Rica for 5 weeks this past summer! Will is actually a high school Spanish teacher, so he knows what he’s talking about […]
How Our Family Keeps Gift-Giving Sacred and Simple at Christmas
Reading Time: 5 minutes Are you longing for a more meaningful Christmas? How you give gifts can make a big difference! Here’s how my family keeps Christmas gift-giving sacred and simple. by Katie Bennett, Contributing Writer I love Christmastime! It is festive and exciting and worshipful. It makes me happy and fills my cup for so many reasons. One of those […]
Healthy HomeHomemade Powdered Sugar
Reading Time: 3 minutes Making your own homemade powdered sugar is one of the easiest things you will ever do in the kitchen! Never buy it again! What I’m about to tell you might just change your life: You do not have to buy powdered sugar. As in, you never, ever have to even think about it. Cross it […]
Enjoy the Holidays with Young Children
Reading Time: 3 minutes Wondering how you can enjoy the holidays with young children? It may seem challenging, but there are ways to do it without feeling stressed out. Guest Post by Aileen of Aileen Cooks Enjoying the holidays with young children can be a challenge. The holidays are a magical time – full of wonder and merriment. They can […]
