Family Time Activities

It's the season for sharing God's love with others! Help kids say, “I love you!” with these heartfelt Valentine’s Day crafts.  Valentine’s Day Craft #1: Pop-Up Cards When kids craft these simple, [...]

Confession: I enjoy setting resolutions more than I like keeping them. Some years I get rather elaborate with my schemes. If you're picturing a March Madness-like flow chart, you're not that far [...]

There's a family in my neighborhood that constantly plays together in the street. It's a beautiful thing. I honestly have no idea how they pull it off in their schedules. If I was completely [...]

True confession: the movie Teen Wolf (the Michael J. Fox version, not the hipster MTV version featuring ridiculously attractive faux teens that's on television today) TERRIFIED me as a child. I [...]

See this picture below of a loving family have a wonderful Thanksgiving meal together? Let me tell you what this picture doesn't show you. It doesn't show you Mom, covered in flour and turkey [...]

I LOVE summer, but sometimes I think it can be the most selfish season for our family. The hustle and bustle of the school year and all that it entails finally winds down (only to pick back up [...]

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. For parents of elementary-age kids, this typically means three things: craft paper, glue, and candy conversation hearts. We can picture the Instagram [...]

This year my family is cutting back on Christmas gifts. Though my husband and I usually like to get as much as we can for our two sons, we now find ourselves in a place where it just doesn’t make [...]

The Dilemma: A Too-Busy Christmas Day You’re riding in the car on your way to the third Christmas celebration in one day. Your husband stopped talking a few hours ago, your child still doesn’t [...]