There’s something about a new year. It’s a fresh start, a chance to re-evaluate, an opportunity to think about my direction and priorities. Today I will sit at the local coffee shop with Bible, pen, and journal in hand and write down goals for this fresh, new year. I’ll pray for God’s guidance and conviction as I think about the people in my life, the books I want to read, […]
Read More →Helping Our Children Run the Race – Setting Goals
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil 3:15). We’re running a race. So are our children. The beginning of a new year is a good time to reevaluate our goals. Are we running in the right direction or are we distracted by lots of good and not-so-good things along the way? New Year’s has traditionally been the time […]
Read More →Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
I love Christmas! Normal life pretty much goes on hold in the Forster household during Christmas season, as soon as the Christmas CD’s come out. One of the things I love most is the music. I love playing the piano and reveling in the full force of our dear church family raising their voices in praise during our worship service. I love the lazy strains of Kenny G in the […]
Read More →God could change things if He knew it was best for us.
It hit me the other day — as I was reading the book of Joshua. God can do whatever He wants. And He’s on our side. I knew that. But somehow it penetrated my brain in a new way that day. I was reading about Joshua and the Israelites going out to fight against the Amorite kings who were attacking Gibeon. “The Lord discomfited them…the Lord cast down great stones […]
Read More →Giving More than We Receive
“It is more blessed to give than to receive…” (Acts 20:35) Children can easily become very focused on getting during the Christmas season. If we want our children to be blessed, and if it is truly more blessed to give than to receive, we need to teach our children to give. Try this simple activity to encourage your children to give more than they receive throughout the day. Not only […]
Read More →Did She Know?
“Mary, did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water? “Mary, did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? Did you know That your baby boy has come to make you new? This child that you’ve delivered Will soon deliver you.” “Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.” Mary must have deeply loved this special Son that […]
Read More →Contest Awards and Giveaway Winners
Selected out of almost 900 photos entered in our “Write Them on the Doorposts” contest, this photo by Amy Jones is the Grand Prize winner. We received so many fantastic entries, but we knew this entry should win the Grand Prize when we found ourselves filing it into the “Best Photograph” category, the”Most Creative” category, the “Most Artistic” category, and the “Best Location and Verse Combination” category. Amy’s entry, in […]
Read More →The Green Cookie Recipe
Oops . . . I told someone during the Facebook party that I would include the recipe for our cookies in today’s post, and I forgot to earlier. These cookies are definitely an established tradition in our family. They, and a certain trombone version of “Jingle Bells” piping up at an unexpected time, are the first heralds of the advent season at the Forsters. I’ve been making these since way […]
Read More →Ideas for Christmas Traditions
I hope you made it to the Doorposts Facebook party on Tuesday! We had so much fun getting to “talk” with you all! If you haven’t looked at the posts of the contest winners, please do! You’ll be inspired! Now that we have an extra bedroom (with all the boys off and married), I’m thinking about converting the room that has been our craft room, and then music room, and […]
Read More →Party leftovers…
Thanks everyone for joining us for Doorposts’ Facebook party! We hope you had fun. We sure enjoyed trying to keep up; it went by so fast! All tonight’s giveaways will stay open until midnight PST on Wednesday. All giveaways are listed here. Our Party Favor freebies will still be up for a few days at least, so feel free to go grab those if you missed them earlier! Finally, if […]
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