by Janel Breitenstein | Apr 26, 2016 | challenging, closeness and intimacy, difficulty, discouragement, emotion, faith, prayer, quotes, time alone with God
It’s pretty much the only time, I think, when I should talk more than I listen. You’ve been, there, I know: times like my morning a few days ago, when I tucked my feet beside me on the back porch, cup of tea in hand–mind splintered, floating in a deluge of...
by Janel Breitenstein | Apr 22, 2016 | children, closeness; intimacy, Discussion Questions, Family, Ideas, interview your child Fridays, kids, Parenting, practical, relationships, time together, tweens and teens
For the ideas and suggestions behind this fun series to help you connect with your kiddos, click here. What is one of your favorite ways God made you? If you could be famous for something, what would it be? If you could go back a year ago and give yourself advice,...
by Janel Breitenstein | Apr 19, 2016 | conflict, enduring love, failure, friendships, Gospel, helping others, humility, love, practical
Say you’re walking down the street as a family. There on the sidewalk, an argument erupts at full volume between a couple you don’t know. She’s spewing vile obscenities and venemous accusations; he shoves and vehemently threatens her. Someone they know...
by Janel Breitenstein | Apr 15, 2016 | children, closeness; intimacy, Discussion Questions, Family, Ideas, interview your child Fridays, kids, Parenting, practical, relationships, time together, tweens and teens
For the ideas and suggestions behind this fun series to help you connect with your kiddos, click here. In the spirit of keeping it real–I’ve included a smattering of my own four kids’ answers. What is your first memory? What are five words you’d use...
by Janel Breitenstein | Apr 11, 2016 | Africa, beauty, challenging, difficulty, faith, fear, God's will, love, prayer, time management
We weren’t clearly “called” to Africa. That I know of. Maybe God will correct my thinking in the future. But there my husband and I were in Little Rock, with four little kids (youngest two and a half), contemplating whether or not to, you know, sell 70% of our...
