I can’t wait until this year is over to get ready for a new start. Sound familiar? Every year when Jan 1st comes around most people look at it as a new start. The truth is, every morning God’s mercies are new, so we don’t have to wait for a New Year. Lamentations 3:22-23 […]
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Your home is your sanctuary; the place where you and your family gather for strength, love and unity. Here you’ll find encouragement and resources to maintain peace in your home, organization, time management, holiday tips, gift-giving and hospitality.
The Perfect Gift That’s Right In Front Of You
Sometimes the best gifts are the ones we overlook because we’re too busy looking for the perfect gift; instead of looking at the person in front of us. In a previous blog, we shared two principles we follow when gift-giving. Those principles have truly changed the way we give. When we walked through financial hardship, […]
2 Principles We Follow When Giving Gifts
Who doesn’t love to receive a gift? For some, gift giving can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be. Too many times we find ourselves giving a gift because someone gives us one, making us feel obligated; or we give gifts, we think people should have. We learned the art of gift […]
Are You Prepared For The Next Disaster?
Hurricane Matthew left millions scrambling for preparation. People were preparing for devastation, preparing for the unknown and preparing for the worst. Although we don’t live in a state with hurricanes and tornadoes, we did ask ourselves if we were prepared for any disaster; whether from weather, earthquakes, water or power outages, etc. Now, this blog […]
How Do We Honor God On Halloween?
Whether or not Christians should celebrate Halloween is a controversial debate and one this blog is not about. However, I do want to share how our perspective changed regarding how we honor God without compromising our beliefs. Growing up as a kid, I didn’t celebrate Halloween. There was no trick-or-treating, no pumpkin carving, and occasionally […]
Stop Running Late By Following These 3 Steps
If you stay ready, you will never have to get ready! While that is true, it’s probably the most difficult to live by. With the kids back in school, and the fall holiday season around the corner, this makes getting out the door a challenge for some of us. Whether we find ourselves sleepy, […]
Are You Ready To Stop The Love Affair With Distractions?
Have you ever thought to yourself; I would never cheat on my significant other, on a diet, or better yet on God? The truth is, we ALL do it, when we decide to allow our distractions to keep us from being 100% committed to what we are supposed to be doing. Now you might […]
Does Your Home Say Welcome Or Don’t Touch?
First, it was video games keeping our kid’s hostage from playing outside. Now it’s Pokémon Go that’s got our kids on the run non-stop. The truth is there will always be something that will demand our children’s attention. However, one thing that does not change, is our desire as parent’s, to keep our children […]