Family life

Rising Above Food Wars: Eat for God’s Glory

July 12, 2011

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
A question - "How do I keep the issue of personal food choices in godly perspective?"
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a young woman asking me how to avoid alienating people who choose not to eat a diet of whole foods. Here, in part, is her email to me:
I [...]

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Q&A Video Blog: Eating Healthy During Summer Travels and in Other’s Homes

June 30, 2011

In today's video, I'm answering this question from a reader:
How do you handle situations where you know you will be eating at someone else's home... and the home you are eating at does not eat whole foods? I am trying to get my family on a more whole food/healthy food diet but when we [...]

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At Raising Homemakers: Have You Had a Date With Your Daughter Lately?

June 22, 2011

Today you can find my debut post up over at Raising Homemakers. Here's an excerpt from it:
We said good-bye to Daddy and her siblings, made a quick stop for yummy drinks, and then pulled up to the movie theater. Movies aren’t generally something that we go out to see, especially with the offerings in the [...]

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Parenting with Humility: From A to Z

June 14, 2011

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
A Devotional Birthed for New and Experienced Moms
Last November, after presenting a devotional at a baby shower, I was asked by many of the young moms there if they could have a copy of the talk. So I posted it post it to my blog over the next few days [...]

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Looking Through a Child’s Eyes

June 11, 2011

I am often in awe of how God has blessed children with eyes that are so pure and innocent.
Yesterday morning, I sat down on the couch to show my 4 and 6 year old the pictures from my recent trip to the Philippines as a Compassion Blogger. I found it difficult to look at the [...]

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15 Fun & Frugal Memories To Make With Your Kids This Summer

May 20, 2011

Written by Stacey T, Contributing Writer
I want to take you back for a moment... What are your favorite summertime memories from when you were growing up? What were you doing? Where were you? Who were you with?
Some of my favorite summertime memories from growing up were running through the sprinklers, [...]

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Waste Not, Want Not: Lessons in Frugality for Children

May 13, 2011

Written by Meg Dickey, Contributing Writer
As we seek to train our children well, one of our family's major learning points is to teach our children the art of frugality. Frugality is making good choices with the resources God has given you - this includes your brain, as I am apt to remind my children. :-)
I [...]

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Christ in My Kitchen

May 10, 2011

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
A Divine Calling
Recently, while junking at my favorite thrift store, I found a kitchen blessing written on an old wall hanging. (Oh...the joys of thrifting!) I did edit it a little and added the last few verses. There was no name to identify its author.
But the poem reminds me why [...]

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The Simplify Family Life Collection: $450 Worth of Ebooks for Only $47!

March 21, 2011

This week I'm pleased to be a part of a fantastic group of bloggers and authors, including my books in the Simplify Family Life collection ebook sale. Corey from Simple Marriage and Mandi from Life...Your Way have brought together some of the top authors in the family life space with 30 ebooks covering a variety of [...]

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Routines to Help the Weary Mom

January 28, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
I know a lot about exhaustion. In fact, as I write this, my family is on the mend from the flu. While I may not have the fever and chills anymore, two weeks of the flu spreading through our family has left me one tired Momma!
But you don’t need to [...]

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