Valerie6 days ago2 minAgain and Again ReviewWelcome to another Again and Again Book Review! Dr. Sonia E. Amin's award-winning children's book Bax and his Bubbles
ValerieMay 85 minAnxiety and our KidsAnxiety as an adult is hard enough to recognize, manage, and work through. But our kiddos have been experiencing more and more anxiety
ValerieFeb 62 minAgain and Again ReviewThis month, we are taking a look at Christie Thomas’ new Devotional Fruit Full: 100 Family Experiences for Growing the Fruit of the Spirit.
ValerieJan 94 minWhen I Grow UpThis seems to be the number one question asked of kids. What do you want to be when you grow up? We’ve all been asked it and have more t
ValerieDec 13, 20213 minProtecting the Heart of the HolidaysThe Christmas season is upon us and the internal parenting dilemma begins. How do we get the focus to shift to Jesus and not stuff?
ValerieOct 10, 20212 minKey Truth for Kids About God: Week 5Key Truths: God Loves our Kids Agape Love This one seems like the easiest of the Key Truths I’ve been walking us through the last few...
ValerieOct 3, 20212 minKey Truth for Kids About God: Week 4Key Truth: God Never Changes. Consistent One of my favorite idioms is: the only thing that never changes is the fact that things always...
ValerieSep 26, 20213 minKey Truth for Kids About God: Week 3Key Truth: God is Good. Goodness. Now I know this is a big sticking point for many unbelievers and believers from time to time. The...
ValerieSep 19, 20212 minKey Truth for Kids about God: Week 2Key Truth: God is in Control Just the word control makes my muscles tighten. If you’re new around here, I am a bit of a control freak....
ValerieSep 12, 20214 minKey Truth for Kids About God: Week 1Key Truth for Kids: We all have an innate need to have value. To do something of value to have meaning and purpose.
ValerieJul 25, 20213 minTop Devos @ our TableThere 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...
ValerieJun 27, 20213 minA Case for MaturityWe love games around our house. Board games, card games, video games, and just about anything in between. But one game got me thinking...
ValerieJun 20, 20213 minRoad Trippin'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...
ValerieJun 13, 20213 minTravel LogStar Date 6-14-2021. We are 16 days into Summer territory. The crew are restless, the snack supplies are diminishing rapidly and there...
ValerieMay 31, 20214 minThe Battle of the ScreensOkay 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!!...
ValerieMay 24, 20213 minThe Nitty Gritty of SummerSummer 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...
ValerieMay 17, 20214 minSchools ALMOST out!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...
ValerieMay 10, 20212 min18 Summers18 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...
ValerieMar 15, 20214 minTest to TestimonyHow 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...
ValerieMar 8, 20212 minWhy do we read the Old Testament?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,...