Crystal Bowman posted about lots of Christmas traditions for families. One of those was the highly popular 25 Books for Christmas. Recently I was talking with several moms about their Christmas traditions. One was the mother of preschoolers. The other … Continue reading →
Around the world, families are preparing to celebrate Christmas, displaying Nativity scenes, and making precious memories with their families. But in many parts of the world, families can do none of that. They must follow Christ in secret, sometimes even … Continue reading →
As Christmas nears, grandparents look for ways to share books with their grandchildren. Sometimes the children are near and visit often. Other times they are far away and visit at special times during the year – such as holidays. In … Continue reading →
If you count today, there are 25 days until Christmas. December 1 is the first day of the Christmas month, so let the countdown begin! The days between Thanksgiving and Easter seem like a year to a child. So here are … Continue reading →
Today, Black Friday, all 143 REI brick-and-mortar stores are closed, and REI is encouraging employees and customers to #optoutside. Speaker and author Jeff Alt fully agrees with that idea. Jeff knows a whole lot about hiking and camping—and doing both … Continue reading →
Thanksgiving is a wonderful reason to celebrate – a wonderful reason to come together with family and friends and remember and count all of our blessings. It saddens me to see the highly commercialized Christmas activities drowning out the Thanksgiving … Continue reading →