Ideas for families to create memories & focus on Jesus Celebrating the Advent Season is one of our favorite times of year! While our focus is ultimately on the birth of Christ, the month of December is also a time to create traditions with our children that hopefully they will remember and someday incorporate into […]
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Things to do during spring in Ohio Each season I like to make a family Bucket List. This is so we are intentional about our time and enjoy the particular rhythms and events that each season brings. In spring, we’re ready to emerge from our hibernation and really seize the day. Here is our Spring
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For many years I’ve made a Summer Bucket List for our family and I think it’s a very good way to be intentional with the short time we have with our children. After all, we’ve all seen that meme about how you only get 18 summers with your kiddos. Time is fleeting and I do
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I know that most of my readers are under 40, but I think retirement, or our vision for retirement should really be in our minds from the onset of our careers. While retirement seems a bit away, we have to start thinking ahead and planning now. Our goals for retirement are also our goals for
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A few weeks ago on Facebook, another blogger posted this video from the Today Show in which the anchors discussed whether parents should be able to pull their kids out of school for family vacations. It’s not just that the absences would be considered unexcused, it is actually considered illegal in some states. As a
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The official beginning of summer is quickly approaching – although many of us have been acting like it was summer since Memorial Day! We love making a summer bucket list every year – it helps us to be intentional with our time. This is the generic list that we make every year. It is great
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I am so, so sad when summer is over. However, there are some positives, right? Cooler temps. Bonfires. Amazing fall foliage. Here is my Fall Bucket List, general enough that just about anyone can use it! Enjoy fall with your family! Any of these on your to-do list for fall? What’s your favorite thing about
A book review I’ve been following Kristen Welch for a long time. ?Her oftentimes raw prose about parenting, marriage and raising kids is always something I’m eager to read. ?So when I was accepted to be on her Launch Team for Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World, I did a little happy dance for
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