My Sunday School class made it our mission to walk through the Bible to understand it in a way that we had never understood it. Yes, most of us have spent our entire lives inside a church and in regular Sunday morning classes. We’ve learned the “basic” stories of Noah and Jonah and Job and … Read more
This post is sponsored by Story 2 Sleep. I received free product in exchange for my honest review and am an affiliate. This post contains affiliate links. We are a book-loving family. Every night, our routine is to bathe, brush teeth, and then read books. Generally, each kid gets his or her own book (or, … Read more
Since Baby Diva has turned into Toddler Diva, I’ve actually had time to read some books. It’s amazing to finally sit and escape into a new world that isn’t necessarily filled with sippy cups, homework, and whining. This summer, I’ve joined a really fun book list and giveaway! Read below to learn more, and be … Read more
Have you ever had an experience when — days or weeks or months later — you realize that it wasn’t a coincidence that certain things happened? That maybe the moment you had or the person you met was part of a much bigger plan? in When Jesus was a Green-Eyed Brunette, Max Davis describes many … Read more
It’s hard to think that others have suffered in the name of Christ. It’s hard because I often wonder if I’d have the strength, courage, and wherewithal to do it myself. Would I stand up and proclaim His name if challenged? The collection of stories in Bearing Witness tells the true tales of people across … Read more
Have you ever read a book or an article that sucker punched you? You know the kind I mean: the content hits right at home and makes you reflect upon yourself or your actions and the way you’ve been behaving. With four kids, I find myself questioning my parenting skills. Just today, I had a sort … Read more
Psssst: I’m not twenty any more. Nope, it’s true. With each passing year, I’ve discovered more wrinkles and grey hairs (gasp!). Alas, I am growing older. The grey hairs didn’t start to go crazy until I hit 35. It’s like it all went down hill from there. Now, they are this huge mass in the … Read more
Do you remember The Babysitter’s Club? Dawn, Claudia, Stacey, Kristy, Mary Anne, and Mallory were my favorite characters in my tween years. They inspired me to try to create my own club of babysitters (which really ended up being just me) to babysit the kids across the street. Then, I started writing my own children’s … Read more
My kids love to read. My almost-9 year old, Miss Sassy Pants, has a stack of books on her bed. I have to tell her constantly to clean them off so she’ll have room to sleep. The Animal (he’s 2.5) has a pile of books strewn across his bedroom floor. I try to clean them … Read more
Recently, I had a chance to try out Bookboard — an app for the iPad that has over 400 books in a digital library. You can sign up for your own free trial by going to Bookboard.com. My regular readers will know that I’m an avid reader — kind of comes with the English teacher … Read more