Even if you prefer to keep the amount of video your toddler watches at a minimum, sometimes it can be helpful to have some educational videos on hand to help in extraordinary moments. (You’re frying chicken and she wants to stand by the grease splatter. Or you’re pregnant and morning [ahem, all-day] sickness has you down.) Once your child is…
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Each new year brings a list of new year’s resolutions for most of us. We want to weigh less, exercise more, read more mind-expanding content, grow spiritually and mentally, etc. But, for many of us, the resolutions are made simply to be broken. With that in mind, I urge you to consider these 5 things before you set your goals…
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Last year, I tried out Tim Challies’ Reading Challenge. (This was my list of favorite books from that reading challenge in 2017.) I enjoyed broadening my horizon by reading books in categories I probably otherwise wouldn’t have attempted. This year, I simply made my own booklist. I knew I wanted to focus on spiritual enrichment and biographies, so I made…
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A restful, peaceful home? This time of year, as we run from one celebration to another, our homes can become anything but peaceful. Buy and wrap gifts. Address envelopes. Attend the ceremony. Keep the kids alive. We need to plan meals, cook meals, and meet a thousand different expectations. Or do we? Thanksgiving is about what? Stuffing our faces? Gobble,…
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Until about 2 years ago, I thought the word “minimalism” referred to an artistic movement. Minimalism IS an artistic movement, producing artwork that tries to say the most possible with the fewest “words.” For example, see the photo below of Tony Smith’s sculpture Free Ride. I’ll admit, I preferred Impressionism and Realism to Minimalism. And in art, I don’t think Christian minimalism…
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