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Holy Week with Kids: How to Make the Most of It

March 3, 2026

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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Why February is the Perfect Time to Teach Your Kids About God’s Love

January 23, 2026

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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Making (and recording) Memories with a Kid’s New Year’s Interview

December 27, 2024

Y’all probably know by now that I consider every holiday and change of season an opportunity to make memories with the kids. I also think that leaning into seasons and holidays creates opportunities for learning with the kids and easy activities for having fun together. Cue the newly updated kid’s New Year’s Interview from More…
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To My Son, on your Due Date

February 27, 2024

I promise I began this post on your due date, Wells. It’s just that–you’re the fourth child and while I had every intention of writing the full story of your birth on your actual due date (since you came 8 days early!), it’s taken me a few additional days to write it down. And, to…
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Adventures in Potty Training: Our first attempt

June 20, 2022

As we prepare to potty train our middle son, Graham, I’ve decided to look back at my notes from potty training my eldest, Aiden. We potty trained Aiden back in March of 2020 when the pandemic hit and quarantine had just begun. Aiden was 29 months old at the time and we figured, what better…
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So is having a third kid easier?

April 5, 2022

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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Encouragement for the Mama Who Feels like She is Just Getting By

October 12, 2021

I feel like I say this more often than I would like but yesterday was not a good day. We had plans to go do a Fall family activity since Matt was off of work and Aiden didn’t have preschool but we ended up having to cancel those plans. I won’t get into the why…
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Joy in the hard days of Motherhood

August 16, 2021

I described my day with littles to a friend, and they replied, “I’m sorry that sounds like a not great day, like a lot of tough things happened.” And I replied, “ya know, it was actually pretty good. Not a bad day in the line of motherhood. I’m learning I have to just roll with…
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What You Need Most When You’re in a Slump

August 2, 2021

It happened last night and I couldn’t tell you why. You see, we had just gotten back from a 5-day vacation without kids and we were SO grateful for it. It was restful, fun, and the first time in 4 years that we had gotten away to rest. When we returned home, we were thrilled…
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Experiencing the Lord’s Love Even Through Miscarriage

March 22, 2021

Written by Amanda McCullough As I sat alone in the ultrasound exam room at the OBGYN, not with the eagerness of visits past but with despair in my heart yet again, I tried to hold back tears. I would not get to see another child of mine, but instead an empty ultrasound image that showed…
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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…
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…
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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