Morning moms, I’m coming to you live from my kitchen. Before you watch the video, I have a few thoughts for you, what are your expectations as we move into this season of busyness with school schedules, homework, fall activities? Do you have to have it all together and look presentable at all times? Are you expectations so high that you are setting yourself up for failure? Or are you working unto the Lord? Here’s a cup full of encouragement on Colossians 3:23 today! And if you can’t watch the video, here is a great post FULL of tips just for you. …
“Character” From a Child’s Perspective
The above picture is of the grandkids and me heading off to our first day of Vacation Bible School at our church, located at the bottom of the hill we live on. The kids and I like to walk down to VBS every morning and trudge back up the hill after the hot lunch provided for all the VBS kids! At the bottom of the hill, we have to cross a two-lane country road, which is the only access in and out of our area, so it’s busy in the morning. Where we live there are no stoplights or crosswalks, …
3 Smart Moves to Start Your Day
Smart Move 1: Get on Your Knees with Your Bible Open Before You. Not only will this smart move keep you limber, it will also open your mind to an outside help and source: God. Bow before Him. Acknowledge to your Heavenly Father, “I love You and want to live for You today.” Pray, “Fill me with Your Spirit and mind.” Place your little one on the floor beside you. It will teach them the smart move of starting their day in prayer before God. Smart Move 2: Turn on Christian Music. You’re making a wise choice when you …
Preparing For Unexpected Guests
Having lived on a college campus for the last 15 years, I have gotten used to having people drop in unannounced. Then when my children became teenagers, and now that they are in college, I have even more company! This has caused me to plan ahead and make sure I have quick and easy things on hand that I can serve. If you have high school or college students in your home, you know that they like to eat! I can’t think of a better way to serve my children than to be available to serve their friends and to …
Drop Everything
Shhh! I’m supposed to be in bed–sleeping. But I volunteered to write a devotional to encourage your heart today, in fact, it was supposed to be a video. Instead, I have some sort of stomach bug and let me tell you how tired my eyes are. I had plans to record a video, edit my latest manuscript, scrape paint off my garage door trim but instead, I’m lying here–sneaking the computer. Don’t you think it’s funny how God allows our plans to be altered. It’s as if HE’S in charge….funny concept–I know. It’s something I am learning so much of …
Cool Summer Fruit Salad
Craving something cool and yummy on this hot day? Here is the best ever fruit salad recipe! 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks; 2 large bananas, cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1 cup green grapes; 1 cup sliced strawberries 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained; 2 apples, sliced; 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/3 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon lemon juice Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In a large bowl combine the pineapple, bananas, grapes, oranges and apples. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; add the orange juice, lemon juice and …
Queen of the Road: Back Seat Traveling Made Easy
My family recently made a three-day road trip from one end of the country to the other. Stopping for meals, sightseeing and hotels each night still makes for very long days. I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but all the moms out there somehow got nominated “Road Trip Queens”. That means, you pack everything, you’re supposed to know where everything is at all times, and you hand things to people in the car when they need them. It’s a very important job. I love being the queen of the road, but it does make reading more than three …
HAPPY 4th of JULY… AND a Cruise You Won’t Want to Miss!
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!! It’s the day we celebrate our INDEPENDENCE as a nation and honor God for making us ONE NATION UNDER GOD! Enjoy your day, sweet moms! We’re FREE! AND… I’m SUPER EXCITED to tell you about an upcoming cruise that our very own M.O.M. Mentor, Melissa Mashburn, will not only be sailing on, but she will be one of the speakers! AND…she is offering $100 of the cruise when you use the promo code “MEL” when you register. SO… It’s time to pack those flip flops and sunscreen! Grab a couple of your best friends, or come …
Hang in there Mom
Us mom’s can sometimes feel overlooked, underpaid, run down and run over. I am here to encourage all of you at home with little ones to hang in there. So many times I have failed as a mother and so many of my prayers have been, “Lord, please let them forget my mistakes.” I am here to encourage you, that no matter what, if your heart is to raise up godly children and do your best to be a godly wife and mother, your children will one day rise up and call you blessed. That’s a promise. Five years ago, I …
5 Proactive Ways to Prepare Your Child for a Driver’s License
When our children were young, Daniel and I instilled in them a fear of driving. We lived in southern California, so this was an easy task. We simply pointed out the drivers who ran through red lights and those who cut in front of us without using turn signals. We discussed fender-benders at the side of the road, analyzing the physics of high speed impact. We told horror stories of our own tickets and accidents. Although initially thrilled when 16 came and went with neither child showing any interest in driving, we became increasingly concerned as 18 and then 20 …