Author Archives: Kristina Slaney

Millions of kids rely on the free and reduced lunch program during the school year to keep their bellies full and give them good nutrition. That need doesn't subside during the summer, when parents wh...

Today we're continuing our exploration of modesty and doing a deep dive into what God has to say about the subject. In Part 1 we discovered that modesty (from a Biblical perspective) is more about the...

Do you ever notice how parenting forces you to evaluate everything in your life? You can't just take long-held beliefs or positions for granted anymore; you need to know why you believe them because s...

I recently traveled and brought back several varieties of chocolate for my family as a treat. When my daughter saw them she exclaimed, "We should do a blind taste test! Can you go buy a few more types...

Grilling season is just around the corner. {Or maybe you're an outdoor cooking enthusiast and you never stopped when the temps dropped.} Either way, 'tis the season to fire up the barbecue and start e...

So you're interested in gardening with your kids, but don't really know much about it yourself. You start looking for gardening tips online and run into terms like cloche, companion planting, lime, an...

Mother's Day is coming up FAST and if you want to go to church or brunch in adorable mommy-and-me attire, you need to order your outfits now! Here are some super-cute options. DISCLAIMER: Amazon links...

I was standing in the grocery store looking for an egg-dying kit, but all they had left were the fancy ones: tie-dye, glitter, foam, crackle...everything but the traditional dye kits. And then I had a...

We all enter parenthood with a vision of the mother we want to be. It might shift a bit over the years, but for many of us that ideal stays pretty static. And since nobody is perfect, it's safe to say...

I didn't grow up in a Christian tradition that placed a lot of emphasis on Lent. And now, as an adult, my church doesn't emphasize the Lenten season, either. Every year I realize Lent is upon us when ...