Valerie Fentress

There was an ideal that somehow lodged itself in my head when my husband and I started a family. The Bible has been a big part of my life...

We love games around our house. Board games, card games, video games, and just about anything in between. But one game got me thinking...

Growing up I can’t say we did a lot of 'vacationing'. But every year we took at least one road trip to Amarillo, TX, to see my...

Star Date 6-14-2021. We are 16 days into Summer territory. The crew are restless, the snack supplies are diminishing rapidly and there...

Again and Again Review of Brock Eastman's book Afraid of the Light

Okay so we’ve talked about goals for our summer and how to make a plan, but Valerie THE SCREENS! THE WHINNING! THE FIGHTS AND SQUABBLES!!...

Summer is HERE!!! Or a week away for some of you. The kids are officially bouncing off the walls or bored and you’re counting the days...

Last week we talked about the daunting task of summer break with kiddos at home ALL DAY LONG. And we asked the question what was the goal...

18 Summers 54 months 1638 days That’s assuming your kiddos are out of school the first of June to the first of September, which usually...

Creative God Colorful Us by Trillia Newbell This is such a timely and wonderful resource for any family. With all the talk of racial...

How many of you read or watched the Hunger Games series? Well let’s think back to the moment Katniss and Peeta first get lifted into the...

At one point in my life, I asked the question above. And I’ve heard the question from my own kiddos a couple times. How is circumcision,...

Did you ever see the show, Kids say the Darndest Things? It has been a show rebooted several times, originally hosted by Art Linkeletter, an

It’s a good thing people in their twenties don’t listen to anyone older than themselves. Why? Well, if twenty-year olds actually listened...

I know as parents we’ve heard this phrase a million times. The ‘I’m bored’ phrase can almost be as bad as nails on a chalk board. But you...

Creativity isn’t what we think it is "Oh, I'm just not a creative person." or "Wow, you're so creative", are two extremes I seem to hear...