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ALL THINGS FAITH AND FAMILYThe Best Mother’s Day Gift EVER!
I love practical and who doesn't love free? So.. a practical and free Mother's Day Gift is a double blessing. But here's the thing, the best mother's day gift ever is a gift you give yourself. It is the gift of moms helping each other. Moms, we need support and...
5 Ways Parents Can Foster Strong Sibling Relationships
It is spring- or almost spring in Colorado. It's the time of year when we need to choose between boots or flips. Kids are getting restless, May, the month that rivals December for busyness, is right around the corner. Drivers are hurried and impatient. Our plates...
How to Effectively Talk with Littles to Teens About Easter
Talking with littles to teens about Easter can be a challenge for moms and dads. The reason we believe in Jesus is the empty tomb. A conversation containing elements of betrayal, suffering, torture, and death isn’t easily navigated. In 1 Corinthians 15:14 Paul tells...
10 Ways to Use Valentine’s Day to Teach Children about God’s Love
Friends, Valentines Day is tomorrow. The article below I wrote for Crosswalk magazine. I think you will enjoy it. Be sure to click on the link provided (at the end of the introduction) so you are able to access all 10 ideas. Many blessings, Lori What do defying the...
6 Ways to Manage Christmas TIME and Alleviate Holiday Stress
I haul around with my checklist as if it were something sacred. I can be guilty of putting my work (and maybe even my rest ) before my relationships. I may say a quick no to my loved ones, only because I don't want to toss another idea into the pot of possibilities. I...
Where Parents Find Courage
Dear Readers, Insecurities and fears often raise up in us as we raise our kids. We worry, overthink, and question. Fear may prevent important conversations. What we need is courage, supernatural courage. In the article below, titled Unfrozen by Grace, Tina Yeager...
5 Things to Never Say to an Adoptive Parent
When Tom and I were going through the adoption process with our oldest kiddo (the other three came the old fashioned way), we received many unintentionally hurtful comments. Now our daughter is a young adult and we rarely hear insensitive remarks about her adoption....
10 Halloween Dos and Don’ts for Christian Families
To boo or not to boo—the Christian’s Halloween dilemma. We have three choices. We can receive, reject, or redeem Halloween. If you and your family choose to participate in Halloween on some level here are 10 dos and don’ts. Study the history of Halloween. The...
Help Your Loved One (or Yourself) Conquer Anxiety
Hey There Moms and Grandmoms-this Eternal Moments update is for you. Many of you who receive my blog/ newsletter because you have read Messy Hope: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, Depression, or Suicidal Ideation. As a woman who has a child who has struggled...
Back to School Blues and 7 Antidotes
Sleepless nights, irritability, and tears are all typical responses to the transition from summer to school. (I'm referring to the children in this article, although moms have been known to have similar symptoms!) How can we help our children adjust to the back to...