Social distancing is not something that comes naturally to many people, though there are some benefits to staying at home with your family. Here's what I've come up with: 10. Family meals are a given, as long as you already had the ingredients in the pantry. 9. Fur babies rejoice that their humans are home all day …
A Time to…The Teacher’s Edition
This passage serves as a sort of permission slip to feel what we need to feel as we journey.
To the Good Men
I see you. I see the way you speak words of encouragement and life into those around you. I see the way you lift others up when they are down. I see the way you struggle in a world that doesn't understand what it means to be a good man. I see you because I …
Gratitude Journaling
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His loves endures forever. ~Psalm 106:1 Throughout scripture, God calls us to give thanks. In the midst of our busy schedules, however, we don’t slow down and take the time to be obedient. The practice of daily gratitude journaling helps me be mindful of the truly …
Tips for Creating a Budget
Following the positive responses to yesterday's article on Family Finances, I have decided to write several more posts on various aspects of our journey toward financial peace. The first thing we tackled was budgeting. Here are the things we learned from Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace: In a marriage, it must be a team effort!The free …
Getting a Handle on Family Finances
Before I tell you what we've accomplished and where we are headed, I want to come clean about our financial history. Here goes: My mom ran the finances in my childhood household. We always had what we needed, but never an overabundance. She used some kind of cash envelope system, which I didn't understand. My …
The Twelve Days of Christmas
I adore Christmas carols! I love the way they transport us into the story of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. They tell the story of God coming into the world through the Christ Child. We urge Him onward with "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus." We journey with Mary and Joseph …
Wendy Heinemann 