Summer Octopus Handprint Craft for Kids with Printables (Isaiah 43:2)
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. -Isaiah 43:2 August is the perfe...
What to Say Instead of 'Let Me Know If You Need Anything': Tangible Ways to Help
If you've ever been the recipient of a well-timed meal drop-off, a hand-written note and some flowers, then you already know how much of a difference it makes when someone (a neighbor, friend or co-worker) just shows up. Righ...
Fall Back-to-School Survival Guide: Tips for Starting the Year Strong
By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all the precious and pleasant riches. -Proverbs 24:3-4 Ah, August. All the fall things are starting to make their ...
The Joyful Child with Kira Willey
As the back-to-school mornings fast approach, how can you be your most calm, your most intentional self?
A Simple Tech Standard: Is it Safe, Ready, Good?
The best tech will make our children look more like Jesus, and that's the standard we set for using the best tech well.
Easy End-of-Summer Nature Crafts for Kids Inspired by God's Creation
"I feel like it's only June," my grandson said the other day. In reality it is August, but I knew what he meant. He had spent the summer thus far playing baseball on all kinds of teams. It had been hard work and ...
The Truth About Back-to-School Shopping (From a Mom Who Remembers the '80s)
One of my favorite memories growing up was our annual back-to-school shopping trip. It wasn't a season of shopping. It wasn't multiple Target runs, Amazon deliveries arriving every few days, or endless "must-have" l...
What "Selah" Teaches Us About Slowing Down in a World That Rushes Everything
I wrote a blog a few years ago confessing that I actually like the early displays of Christmas merchandise. > Trigger Warning: It's Not Too Early For Christmas Displays! I made some good points in it and I felt confident i...
RAISING THEM WELL: Sibling Rivalry with Julie Lyles Carr (From the Archives)
Listener questions? Yes please! In our summer series, Raising Them Well, we wrap up this series with an encore episode about kids, kids fighting, kids being jealous of their siblings, all things rivalry!
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The God Who Holds Tomorrow: Hope in the Midst of the Spokane Wildfires
This weekend, our beautiful city of Spokane looked a little different. The bright blue skies of summer gave way to towering plumes of smoke that stretched across the horizon. Wildfires burned through thousands of acres surrou...
A Gospel Standard for Our Tech
Philippians 4:8 is a gift to everyone living in this tech world. We can quickly reflect on the what, why, and where of tech quickly in order to use tech intentionally.
Brave Enough to Obey God: Living by the Spirit When Your Flesh Fights Back
For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey]. 1 John 5:3. What do you do when you feel like...
Faith for the Hard Days: A Mom's Guide to Standing Strong When Life Gets Messy
"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10. When they storm rages, be still and KNOW that He is God. When the storm rages, the natural reactio...
RAISING THEM WELL: Let the Biscuits Burn with Abby Kuykendall (From the Archives)
In our summer series, Raising Them Well, check out the reasons to model hospitality beyond the mess and how to get in the mindset for it!
Tiny Teachers, Big Lessons: Ants in the Bible, Summer Crafts & Faith Fun
Ants are specifically mentioned twice in the Bible. "Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest...