We found it. We found our children’s Christmas book for the year. The highlight of our annual Christmas shopping downtown was Powell’s Books (and the falafel pocket sandwich at the Saturday Market). John and I headed to the children’s section (with many detours along the way), gathered an armload of promising-looking Christmas books from the shelves, and settled onto two pint-sized chairs next to a tiny table. We were looking […]
Read More →Favorite Christmas Books
Ruby and I had our first sleep-over last night. She has spent the night along with her sister before, but this time it was just Ruby all by herself. Wow! One grandchild at a time is a lot different than seven all at once — just like when our kids were all little. Back then , I started taking just one child out at a time, all by himself, for […]
Read More →Gratitude and Gloves
I learned something today. Actually, I relearned it — this time as a grandma. Don’t give gloves, no matter how cute they are, to children aged three and under. I’m sorry, Katelyn. They were so cute — and cheap — and I knew the girls would like the idea of wearing them, especially if they had gingerbread men and reindeer on them. But I forgot about fingers. I forgot how […]
Read More →Christmas Carols!
I love Christmas, and one of the things I love most about it is the music. I can’t imagine Christmas without Christmas music! There’s just so much to sing about! Take some time this year to talk about some of the Christmas carols with your children. We grow up singing the familiar carols — Silent Night. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. Angels We Have Heard on High. God Rest […]
Read More →Good Night!
Well, it’s about time to wrap up the party. Thank you all for joining us! At last count we had attendees from 42 states plus Canada and China at the party! Check out the “Where Is It?” post to find anything you might have missed. We’ll keep giveaways open until midnight Wednesday. A big thank you to the following companies who donated generous contest prizes! Vision Forum Exodus Books Gathering […]
Read More →All Things Are Ready
Many wedding planners are available, but we’ve found that very few look at the process from a distinctly Christian, Bible-based viewpoint. Imagine our excitement when our pastor’s wife Amy, who helped coordinate at three different weddings for our family, asked if we would help her publish this book! All Things Are Ready is a new and timely Christian wedding planner that is based on three basic assumptions: Planning your wedding […]
Read More →Scripture Plates – Joshua 24:15 Bowl
This 9.5″ Round Vegetable Bowl is decorated with the verse, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15b) Scripture Plates is an exclusive online retailer of all Feed on the Word © tableware including Scripture tableware, bible verse plates, Scripture dinnerware, bible verse place settings and Scripture dishes. If you are getting married soon, register online with us. We would be happy to send complimentary […]
Read More →First Place Winner of the Doorposts of Your House Contest!
Check out this collection of room-appropriate verses before you learn who our first prize winner is at the end of this post! Nice arrangement of the text, and posted in a very appropriate place. Is that an olive tree in the corner? 🙂 What a nice photo of this room with its verse! Beautiful photo! Check out Kerry’s blog to learn how she transformed a thrift find into […]
Read More →$16 Gift Certificate to Lilla Rose
Caroline Allen, Lilla Rose consultant, is giving away a $16.00 gift certificate good for any Lilla Rose products (beautiful Flexi Hair Clips, bobby pins, hair bands, and more). To see what this gift certificate can get you, see Caroline’s Lilla Rose site. Caroline is also the proprietor of Deborah & Co. (formerly Modest Mom), and she is generously sponsoring our 5th place prize with a gift certificate to Deborah & […]
Read More →Second Place!
Here’s a collection of ideas that are especially kid-friendly! Great for a boy’s room! Saloma describes her children’s playhouse: “It was just a run-down spring/well house behind our house when we moved here. It is still pretty run down but we gave it a face lift and a floor and the children love it! We have part of Eph 5:8 written on it. I just painted a board and […]
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