by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 10, 2017 | children, conflict, Culture, education, emotion, Family, friendships, kids, love, methods, Parenting, practical, relationships, teachers/educators, tweens and teens
Think of these social skills as little golden keys to the future for your kids: They can get your kids into a lot of places! Bummer is, they can shut some doors, too, when our kids don’t master them. (Disclaimer: Writing this post does not declare my children in...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 5, 2017 | Africa, challenging, difficulty, emotion, enduring love, faith, Family, fear, God's will, identity
Ever buried a dream? I suppose this precious concept of dreams is inlaid in most of us as Americans. We’re corn-fed on them from the time we can walk, or at least munch popcorn, mesmerized by the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio: The dream that you wish will come true! From...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 2, 2017 | closeness; intimacy, Discussion Questions, faith, Gratitude, helping others, Ideas, methods, practical, prayer, Questions to take your relationships deeper, relationships, simplicity, spiritual life skills/spiritual disciplines, time alone with God, time management, time together
Last year, I kicked off 2016 with 6 Ways to Take Your Relationships Deeper, parts I and II and dug into that a little with six sets of questions help tug your most intimate friendships to the next level. This year, I’m gonna party like it’s 2107 with a few questions...
by Janel Breitenstein | Dec 30, 2016 | challenging, faith, Gospel, helping others, Holidays; Occasions, love, prayer, quotes, relationships, staying in love, time alone with God, true success
“To be able to look backward and say, ‘This, this has been the finest year of my life’–that is glorious! But anticipation! To be able to look ahead and say, ‘The present year can and shall be better!’–that is more...
by Janel Breitenstein | Dec 26, 2016 | beauty, encouragement, faith, prayers, Printables and Freebies, quotes
Today’s quotable is from Frank Laubach (1884-1970), missionary to the Philippines. Laubach is estimated to have been responsible for teaching half of the 90,000 people in his area to read and write, and to have reached out to the Mohammedan Moros, who regarded the...
