Today I am very pleased to share with you an exclusive interview with Judy Smith, the author of Egree’s Journey (the children’s book we recently shared). Judy is a talented, gifted woman and I had the opportunity to sit down with her recently to chat about her new book. Me: So tell me…where did your inspiration for this wonderful children’s book come…
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September 23rd is National Family Day where we are all encouraged to – at least for the day – sit down and eat dinner as a family. It sounds so simple…but truly there’s no better time to engage your family then around the dinner table. Family Day was founded in 2001 by CASAColumbia. Family Day is a national movement to…
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I have the pleasure of reviewing Egree’s Journey by Judy Smith, a sweet children’s book that centers around a Great Egret named Egree. She is a sweet, kind bird who sets out on a journey to find a new home and ends up finding not only a place to call her own but finding friends, a sense of community, and…
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September 14th marks an important feast day, and we have an Exaltation of the Holy Cross activity to help you celebrate! First, a bit of background on this feast day. To Christians worldwide, the cross symbolizes the essence of their faith: that by the cross Christ died and yet rose again. The cross became a symbol of Christ’s resurrection and…
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I have the pleasure of joining in a tour for the wonderful book My Mama and Me by Crystal Bowman & Teri McKinley. This children’s book is comprised of 25 daily devotions – each daily activity includes: a bible verse, which provides the context for that day’s devotion and introduces children to the concept of verses (or, conversely, reinforces verses if…
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After reading “The Berenstain Bears Discover God’s Creation” last month (see the review here) and learning about all the wonderful “discoveries”” they made, I thought we’d do a bit of discovery work on our own and see what creatures WE could discover! You already know I’m a huge fan of hand-print crafts, so when a friend and I decided to make…
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After reading “The Berenstain Bears Discover God’s Creation” last month (see the review here) and learning about all the wonderful “discoveries”” they made, I thought we’d do a bit of discovery work on our own and see what creatures WE could discover! You already know I’m a huge fan of hand-print crafts, so when a friend and I decided to make…
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Are you Catholic? Are you Confident? Just finished reading a great book on how to be Catholic and Confident by Henry Libersat, where he guides on through simple steps in sharing our faith. This was a wonderful read, and I want to share this book with you! Enter to win a free copy* and good luck! Drawing will be open 8/21-8/28….
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Want a copy for yourself? Enter our FREE giveaway!!! Evangelism. It’s a hot topic and one that brings forth a lot of emotion from anyone of faith – and some of none. We are all called to be Evangelical Christians (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 1 Peter 3:15). Like many, though, you may find this is easier to…
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After reading “The Berenstain Bears Discover God’s Creation” last month (see the review here) and learning about all the wonderful “discoveries”” they made, I thought we’d do a bit of discovery work on our own and see what creatures WE could discover! You already know I’m a huge fan of hand-print crafts, so when a friend and I decided to make…
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5th Day of Advent: Abraham Are you looking for a way to bring more faith – and faith focused fun – to your Advent season? We are so excited to share our new book: Our Family’s Jesse Tree. This printable eBook contains over 80 pages of detailed ornament templates (like the one shown above), daily scripture readings (with links to…
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I was dropping off a few things left over from VBS this week at church, and saw a card for a “40-day Challenge“. Immediately the competitive side of me perked up – a challenge? I’m in! I grabbed a card on the way out the door. Turns out, the cards are a challenge from a wonderful radio station, Immaculate Heart…
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Marriage is a privilege, a gift from God that allows us to reflect the love Christ has for the church. In our culture oftentimes the most important part of getting married is the wedding itself! Imagine if a vineyard owner spent all his time, attention and money on setting up a great vineyard only to neglect the vines after they’re…
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“Cheap” usually has a negative connotation of being a Scrooge or a penny-pincher or buying something of low quality. I prefer to think of myself as frugal or thrifty. When it comes to building a strong marriage, however, creativity is more important than cost. Regularity is more life-giving than one time extravaganzas. It is in this spirit that I share…
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photo source Have you ever thought: “I just don’t love my husband any more.” “I’m just not attracted to my wife anymore.” “My life would be so much better if I was married to _____.” “I wish I lived like _____”? You know how you’re “supposed to act” towards your spouse but it’s just so hard, and it doesn’t feel like things will ever change….
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