by Janel Breitenstein | Feb 1, 2020 | free download, prayer, Printables and Freebies, shareables
I loved sharing with you last week a little snapshot of my life. Alas, my manuscript is due MONDAY to Zondervan, so my little heart has been written out. Tonight I wanted something calm and pretty and open and blue, like an ocean. (To confirm, I am still plopped in...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 23, 2020 | Africa
So usually I’m squirreling away posts with ideas in case you’re stomping through some of the same territory I am: Kids failing a band audition (and helping them deal with failure). Teens whose choices scare the crap out of you. Wondering if you’re...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 18, 2020 | children, fear, kids, Parenting
For most of my life, I’ve been one of those people who could fall asleep anywhere. This is both a rich blessing and potentially a mortifying curse, of course. Airplanes? Hotels? Weird bedrooms? Check. Class? Church? Rollercoaster? Check. (Except the last one....
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 10, 2020 | Holidays; Occasions, listening, Parenting, prayer, prayers, Printables and Freebies, relationships, time alone with God
Sometimes my microwave feels like a microcosm of my life. To clarify: Not like this cute, peaceful stock photo. See, I’m not what you’d call a super-clean person. I generally like things cleaned up. One of us makes our bed. I feel a little twinge with...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 3, 2020 | children, closeness and intimacy, closeness; intimacy, community, compassion, enduring love, faith, Family, Holidays; Occasions, infographics, kids, love, Printables and Freebies, relationships, romance, staying in love, time together
Sitting with my daughter yesterday, she expressed she had a little fear for 2020. It’s a big year, she explained, with some personal stuff, plus elections and Olympics and what-not. My first inclination–in light of how young she is, of course–was to...
