I want the gifts I give to matter. I don’t want to give people things that just take up space and gather dust. When I give someone a gift, I want it to delight them, help them, and even help them grow their faith. You too? Great! Here are some ideas (plus an exclusive discount
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Christian Gifts for Everyone On Your List (All Under $25!)
Discover gifts that build faith and help you stay on budget. I’ve gathered a collection of the perfect gifts for everyone from your kids to teachers to your best friend! And they’re all under $20! I stared at my Christmas list not even knowing where to start. The list felt long, and I wanted gifts
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Mother’s Day Sales You Don’t Want to Miss!
Find the perfect gift for mom this Mother’s Day with these amazing sales! Check out Mother’s Day Sales you will love. You don’t want to miss these! First, a thank YOU! This post contains affiliate links. By clicking through and making any purchase (even for something else) you help support my ministry of sharing the
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Valentine’s Day Doesn’t Have to Feel Hard: 4 Helpful Tips
Valentine’s Day doesn’t always meet our expectations. Here are some simple things you can do that will help. As I washed off my makeup I could feel the tears gathering in the corner of my eyes. Swallowing hard, I tried to ignore the prickling feeling in my nose as I held back the tears. I
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Faith
The Truth About the New Year
I’m wondering if we got the New Year off to a rocky start? Sometimes I think it should be all glitzy and shiny, but that’s not how we roll here, now is it? Because here’s the truth of it all: it’s just another page on the calendar. Yes, yes. I know. Clean slate. Fresh start.
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Your Secret List
I had held back the tears as long as I could. I never meant to cry about this. I never meant to get worked up. But emotion found me just the same and finally like pulling the plug on a tub of water, I let it out. It was nothing big. We had been talking
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Let There Be
Right about now is when we start feeling the pressure. The endless to do lists filled with holiday happenings taunt us that we are never going to get it done. That we are never going to be enough. Whether the tree goes up weeks ahead in its Christmas glory or the night before with a
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Top 5 Christmas Joys
This is the time of year when we get wrapped up…wrapped up in the endless lists, the decorating, the fa la la-ing, school concerts, even the wrapping! I find myself moving away from lights and cookies and gifts to cleaning and shopping and grumbling — oh my! Instead of staying in this wrapped up place
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The Gift that Won’t Be Wrapped (A Note for My Kids)
This simple holiday letter reminds my kids what matters to them and to me this holiday season. Dear Kids, I know you’ll be happy this Christmas. The lights and the gifts and the family fun. You’ll love it. Probably. Mostly. I mean, you’ll enjoy parts of it. Because here’s the thing: I know you’ll be
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Favorite Holiday Books
As the holidays draw closer, here are some of my favorite books to share with your family, to give as gifts, or to enjoy for yourself. There’s something magical about reading books around the holidays. It quiets us, slows things down and can even remind us of what really matters. When my kids were little we