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Holy Week with Kids: How to Make the Most of It
Read More: Holy Week with Kids: How to Make the Most of ItGet the Holy Week Family Guide for free below! Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, the week before Easter. It is essentially the days leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection starting with his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Learning about Holy Week with your kids can be a meaningful time to prepare your hearts for…
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How to do Lent with Kids
Read More: How to do Lent with KidsWhat is Lent? Lent is a period of 40 days (plus 6 sabbaths) observed by many Christians as a time to reflect, repent and prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. The 40 days imitates Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the wilderness. Throughout church history, spiritual disciplines of fasting, acts of…
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The 2 Ingredient Salt-Dough Ornaments to Make This Christmas
Read More: The 2 Ingredient Salt-Dough Ornaments to Make This ChristmasEvery year at Christmas, I like to make or decorate ornaments with my kids. We’ve tried painting plaster ornaments, painting wooden ones, even making those candy cane ornaments out of beads and pipe cleaners. But the ones that I keep coming back to over again are salt dough ornaments. Salt dough ornaments are amazingly simple…
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The Best Outdoor Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Read More: The Best Outdoor Christmas Scavenger HuntSome of my favorite Christmas activities with the kids are the ones that require zero prep. Better yet, if it gets us outside the house and moving (boy-mom of 3 over here!) This outdoor Christmas Scavenger hunt does both! My kids get so excited seeing the Christmas decorations around our neighborhood, and I thought–why not…
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So is having a third kid easier?
Read More: So is having a third kid easier?You may be wondering if adding a third kid to the family is easier. I get asked that a lot and I think it’s a good question. I mean, by round three, there’s got to be some developed expertise in all things baby, right? Welp, let me tell you how it went for me… On the…
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Creative ways to teach the Bible to your Kids
Read More: Creative ways to teach the Bible to your KidsI was in a Clubhouse room today where we were discussing creative ways to teach the Bible to your kids, and the ideas were so helpful, I wanted to share them here. As a mom, it is one of my biggest prayers that my children would come to know and love Jesus. It also feels…
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10 Travel Hacks for Road-Tripping with Little Ones
Read More: 10 Travel Hacks for Road-Tripping with Little OnesSummer is THE time for road-tripping! Having two kids with a third on the way, we have done our fair share of travel. Our typical road trips range anywhere from 3 hours-8 hours of driving, and believe me, we have had some terrible car trips. The ones that make you want to swear off getting…
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Water Activities to try with Your Little Ones This Summer
Read More: Water Activities to try with Your Little Ones This SummerI am so excited for the warmer weather! May has been a bit all over the place here in Virginia–one week it’s 50 something, and this week it’s been in the 70s/80s. One thing I do know is that warmer weather is coming, and as a mama, I LOVE having a bunch of water activities…
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Joyful Chaos: How We Survive & Occasionally Thrive With Four Littles
Read More: Joyful Chaos: How We Survive & Occasionally Thrive With Four LittlesWritten by Melanie Reilly When my first daughter was just a few months old, I was exhausted and overwhelmed. Accomplishing once-easy tasks like meal planning or running errands suddenly felt so difficult when I factored in naptime, my daughter’s eating schedule, and my own fatigue. I remember talking on the phone with a close mentor,…
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How to Get Outside with Kids (& have fun doing so!)
Read More: How to Get Outside with Kids (& have fun doing so!)Written by Lindsay Parks 10 years ago, when I met my husband (Dustin), I quickly learned that he was quite the outdoor enthusiast. He had many wonderful life-altering outdoor experiences that led him to be passionate about getting outside and exploring nature. At that time, my outdoor experiences were much more limited, unless you count…
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Holy Week with Kids: How to Make the Most of It
Get the Holy Week Family Guide for free below! Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, the week before Easter. It is essentially the days leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection starting with his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Learning about Holy Week with your kids can be a meaningful time to prepare your hearts for…
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How to do Lent with Kids
What is Lent? Lent is a period of 40 days (plus 6 sabbaths) observed by many Christians as a time to reflect, repent and prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. The 40 days imitates Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the wilderness. Throughout church history, spiritual disciplines of fasting, acts of…
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Why February is the Perfect Time to Teach Your Kids About God’s Love
Sometimes I can get stuck in a rut when it comes to family devotions. I really try to keep a regular rhythm of being in the Word with my kids, but when the schedule gets a little too full, or one of the kids is sick, or I experience push-back from multiple kiddos, the odds…
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