Family2023-06-12T05:58:08+00:00
  • Freedom From Parenting Guilt

    Like most parents I fear that I fall short with my children. I worry that I don’t have what it takes as a mom and that I could possibly ruin my one shot at this child rearing [...]

  • Are Unexcused Absences Ever Excusable?

    I take school and academics very seriously, but I am not opposed to missing a day every once in a while even when the reasons aren't related to death or illness. Maybe you've seen some [...]

  • 10 Ways To Feel Loved and Adored By Your Spouse

    (originally posted on November 11, 2013) Imagine your husband brings home a rare painting in an ornate frame and he wants to hang it up in the living room, but you can’t find any nails, [...]

A Safer Internet

By |March 3, 2016|Categories: Family, Schooling|Tags: , , , , |

I knew the day would come when we wanted some kind of filter for the internet and with an 8 year old doing reports and searches online that day is here. I have been asking friends what they use and it's been on my mind a lot lately.Except we aren't at a place where we can afford a subscription or service like that right now [...]

When Christine Met Brad

By |February 26, 2016|Categories: Marriage, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

Today's guest post is from Christine Leeb who has a burning message to share about marriage. Just when they thought theirs was over God stepped in.    "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record [...]

When Bill Met Loretta

By |February 25, 2016|Categories: Marriage, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

It was 1963 and Bill was a Senior at Hub City Bible Insitue in South Dakota. When he met Loretta he knew she was the one. She was a petite blue eyed beauty who had plenty of boys pursuing her, but Bill didn’t let that stop him and he asked her out. Loretta decided to give Bill a chance and their relationship grew [...]

When Amanda Met Les

By |February 24, 2016|Categories: Marriage, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

Today’s post is a real treat as Amanda White shares the story of how she met her husband and embarked on their journey of serving God together. They are just too cute! My husband says I picked him up. I say I’m just friendly. We both went to a local community college. We had to park in the commuter lot and walk through [...]

When Amanda Met Michael

By |February 22, 2016|Categories: Marriage, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

Today I am kicking off the 2016 How We Met series of love stories with a  guest post from Air Force veteran Amanda Huffman. She will be  telling us the story of how she met her husband in the military. Michael and I met for the first time at a football game. We were actually volunteering for the Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC) we [...]

How We Met 2

By |February 19, 2016|Categories: Marriage, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , |

I am pretty excited, okay EXTREMELY excited about the 2nd annual installment of "How We Met"- a series of love stories. I'll be kicking it off on Monday, but before that I wanted to take a look back at last year's couples and give an update of what's gone on since this time last year. I'll give you a hint. It starts with a B and [...]

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