by Janel Breitenstein | Mar 7, 2017 | children, Family, Holidays; Occasions, Ideas, kids, Parenting, practical, time together, tweens and teens
Has your family started the spring break countdown? We want to make our time with kids intentional. But where to start? Over on EverThineHome.com, I’ve got 30 ideas to try this month. Hop on over and check ’em out! Happy almost-Spring! (And BTW–if...
by Janel Breitenstein | Mar 3, 2017 | children, closeness and intimacy, Family, kids, methods, Parenting, practical, simplicity, spiritual life skills/spiritual disciplines, time alone with God
I’m posting this in part for families who’d like to fast for Lent. A few believe Protestants shouldn’t; but Matt Chandler offers this perspective–so it’s your call! At any time of year, I feel families can benefit. Here’s why. ...
by Janel Breitenstein | Feb 28, 2017 | beauty, children, enduring love, Family, Gratitude, kids, love, motherhood, Parenting, tweens and teens
My seven-and-a-half year old sat near me as I typed quietly yesterday. His Hot Wheels were performing gravity-defying stunts; he rather violently hummed the Cars 2 theme song, replete with adrenaline-loaded sound effects, of course–over and over. And over. I...
by Janel Breitenstein | Feb 24, 2017 | Culture, enduring love, faith, fear, friendships, love, relationships, sharing your faith
(…And now for a completely controversial post! Over to you, Janel.) Several years past, my husband and I were selling our little yellow house by owner. It was one of those crazy years when we were covered in toddlers and preschoolers. For every house showing,...
by Janel Breitenstein | Feb 20, 2017 | children, difficulty, discouragement, emotion, failure, faith, Family, fear, God's will, guest post, humility, Parenting
Grief is a chisel. As you know now, my family and I are moving back from Africa, i.e. place I have felt technicolor, I-heart-my-life alive for the last five years. Though I believe God is showing us it’s time to move back for now, and though it’s also been a place...
