With the Super Bowl around the corner, why not plan a fun date night around football or the Super Bowl itself. Here are several football dates nights. In case you aren’t a football fan, grab one of these Girls Guide to Football. Football 101 Gridiron Girls Guide to Football Play Flag Football – as a… Continue Reading
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Super Bowl Dip-Monday Meals
Several years ago, when the Patriots played Giants, I made this 7 layer dip. I used a cake decorating tip with sour cream to decorate. The x’s & o’s are black olives. Pretzel sticks for the goal posts. For this year, all you need to change are the team names: Chiefs at one end and… Continue Reading
Start School Right – Free Class
January is a great time to look back, seeing what went well last year and where to improve. Yet, sometimes I felt defeated, not knowing where to turn after this exercise. Or, how to start homeschooling in a better way. That’s why I’m sharing kid-tested strategies you can use to have a successful homeschool year… Continue Reading
Walking with Jesus in 2021
Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, I was coming home from my morning walk, listening to God. The word “walk” came to mind several times. I had already prayed that day for our family to walk with God each and every day. But what else was God saying about walking with Jesus? Over the next… Continue Reading
Something NEW: Miracles from God in 2021?
I wrote this post on January 1, 2020, but I think it applies very much to 2021. After the year 2020 was, we all need miracles from God in 2021. I’ll be back this week to share the new things that God did for me … many blessings & miracles from God. Happy New Year!… Continue Reading
4th Sunday of Advent is Love
As we come to our final week of Advent, on the 4th Sunday of Advent, we look to God’s love. When I was growing up, I knew God loved me. No doubt in my mind. And for most of my adult life, I knew God loved me. The problem is, I took God’s love for… Continue Reading
Advent Activities for Kids
Today at Mom’s Monday Lunch Bunch, I shared lots of Advent activities for kids. These are different from the ones I share on my 3 Clues to Keep Christ in Christmas workshop, but they do focus on putting Christ back into Advent & Christmas. I believe it’s important to keep Christ the center of your… Continue Reading
Third Sunday of Advent
Today is the third Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of joy. You might wonder if we can have joy at Christmas this year, with all the upheaval around the world. I’m here to say a resounding, YES! Our joy is not based on the circumstances around us, but on the person of… Continue Reading
Second Sunday of Advent
As we begin the second Sunday of Advent in this strange year of 2020, you might wonder if you can really have peace. The answer is YES! This year has brought me much grief as I lost a job and ministry that was emotionally invested in. Up until the day we separated ways, there I… Continue Reading
Advent Traditions with Kids
Growing up myself, we did not celebrate Advent. But with my kids, we began to have Advent traditions. Now that I have grandkids, it’s fun to see how my daughters are passing on similar Advent traditions they are continuing. It’s a shame that many Protestant families have taken out so much liturgy in our churches… Continue Reading