12 Tips to Turn Chaos to Wonder by Sarah Sundin Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year! We long to make Christmas a time of joy and wonder for our family and friends, but in the process we often find ourselves depressed, stressed, irritable, and in debt. Christmas stress stealing your joy? @cara_Putman shares tips from @sarahsundin to …
Fiction Friday: Reads for Your Teen
This week in Fiction Friday, I want to introduce you to one of my 15 year-olds favorite authors. I’ve read a couple of Melanie Dickerson’s books this year, and really look forward to catching up on her backlist. She has a knack for taking the fairy tales we know — or think we know — and retelling them in a …
5 Christmas Gifts to Make with Your Family
It’s that time of year. Thanksgiving is tomorrow, which means Christmas shopping is about to begin for most of us. Gift-giving season is upon us. Whether you have lots of money or a little to spend, people love receiving home-made gifts. It can be daunting to get started, but here are a few ideas to help. Like to make #Christmas …
Three Children’s Christmas Books I Love
I know Thanksgiving is coming quickly, but I’m thinking about the Christmas books I want to read to my kids this year. It’s always fun trying to decide which ones we’ll enjoy together as a family. Here are a few of our favorites, and I want to know which ones you love, too. Christmas books…@cara_putman shares 3 of her favorites. …
Fiction Friday: Ebook Deals!
It’s Fiction Friday and today I want to share some ebook steals with you. Since Thanksgiving and the long weekend are upon us, this is the perfect time to go ahead and stock up on e-books. It’s also a great time to buy ahead if you plan to snag a tablet or ereader during the Black Friday sales. So here …
Helping Refugees
Many of us want to know what we can do to help. It’s a time of conflict. But these are still refugees. Those who need sanctuary. If your heart isn’t broken by this… Watching the headlines? Want to help #refugees? @cara_putman recommends @samaritanspurse #james127 Click To Tweet So what do we do? I can’t go to Greece. But I know …
Reasons to be Thankful
Thanksgiving is next week, and that means our thoughts turn to all of the reasons we have to be thankful. Thankfulness is a choice. No matter what life throws our way, we can be #thankful says @cara_putman Click To Tweet There is so much I have to be thankful for. A wonderful husband. Four amazing kids. A house that more …
Choosing fear or peace?
I know that I get to choose which road I will walk in this life. That I will walk with wisdom, but that I will walk with an eye to do everything God has placed in front of me while I am here.
Fiction Friday: A Respectable Actress
A Respectable Actress was a first for me…the first time I’ve read a historical novel by Dorothy Love. I thoroughly enjoyed this foray into Reconstruction Georgia in the years immediately after the war. I also loved how much research went into this novel, and how so many of the plot’s elements could be traced to actual events and people. Be sure …
3 Ways to Thank a Veteran
Today is Veteran’s Day. Maybe you’ve noticed more ads (at least during football) that are actively thanking those who serve. There will be community events and more all in an effort to honor the many men and women who have lived and served throughout the wars this country has experienced. While many graves will be decorated, it is also a …