I love that our church is doing something all it’s own this year. And really trying to embrace the idea of living outrageously like Jesus did. We just finished a series called “Jesus breaks the rules.” It is so true and I was so inspired. As a part of Outrageous Christmas our church is trying […]
Family Nativity and Advent
So you might think I’m crazy since I already shared our family advent calendar with you a couple of days ago. But here’s the deal. Our mom’s group had an advent making craft night and I helped some ladies pick and cut out a felt nativity. It was SO cute – we ordered our craft […]
Gift Giving :: Thriving in the Holidays Mini Series
You can read my introduction to the “Surviving… No… Thriving in the Holidays” mini series here. Today I want to examine the idea of gift giving (with the emphasis on giving gifts to our kids) and how you can thrive through a typically financially stressful season. Not giving gifts is not fun. Be honest. We […]
family traditions: a new family
As we have spent the past five years growing our family we have a few things we have come to see. Together my husband and I have created a “new normal.” You will hear me (and him) talk about this and it is content enough for it’s own post. One I may just need to […]