Parenting

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  6 Simple Steps to Start Meaningful Advent Traditions with Your Family Incorporating these Advent traditions brings deeper, added meaning and makes Christmas morning even more joyous. This is because Advent helps us center ourselves on the real message of the season. Jessica Brodie Dec 15, 2023
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  3 Fun, Safe New Year's Activities for the Kids You are allowed to be human with your kids.   Vivian Bricker Dec 15, 2023
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  Christmas Shopping Tips from a Busy Mom of 5 Whatever shopping style you subscribe to, it's always helpful to approach your gift list with a plan of attack. I tend to make lists that outline things I know I traditionally buy for my kids, along with... Amanda Idleman Dec 14, 2023
• 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Parents Working on Patience Weight loss, financial issues, and organization. These are just some of the common New Year's resolutions people make when they want to better themselves in the new year. But how many of us want to increase...
• 5 Prayers to Pray for Difficult Family Relationships I don't know of any family on earth that doesn't have difficulty in their relationships. After all, where two or more are gathered, there are issues!It was Peter who said, "Finally, all of you have unity of... Jennifer Waddle Dec 14, 2023
• 4 Ways to Survive Your First Year of Parenting  The truth is there is no perfect way! My best advice is to honor your limits, lean into your story, avoid comparison, and just do your best to love your people well. Amanda Idleman Dec 14, 2023
• Christmas Carols, Their History, and Why to Share it with Your Kids There are so many unique and interesting stories behind Christmas carols. Many of them are simply lyrics penned in the "olden days" and set to tunes and melodies from the Middle Ages and early 17th and 18th... Jaime Jo Wright Dec 13, 2023
• 12 Days of Christmas—Family Edition So, maybe before we even reach Christmas, we get a game plan – by starting a new tradition! 
• 10 Lies Women Believe about Motherhood Darkness hung in the room, almost as thick as the accusations that crowded my mind. I stifled sniffles, but my tears couldn’t be assuaged. They soaked into the downy blanket I snuggled around my colicky... Annie Yorty Dec 13, 2023
• 12 Days of Christmas Prayers and Praises to Proclaim Over Your Family We've all heard of the Twelve Days of Christmas song, where gifts of true love are given in the form of French hens, turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Let's not forget the six geese a-laying and... Alicia Searl Dec 13, 2023
• 10 Practical Tips for Family Devotions This Christmas When looking to reflect and celebrate the Advent Season as a family, it’s important to keep some key elements of our devotional activities front and center. Christ is sole reason for Christmas; everything we... Meg Bucher Dec 13, 2023
• 5 Kid-friendly Shows to Watch This Winter It can be hard to find kid-friendly television shows in the modern day. It can feel at times that there is nothing kid-friendly to watch anymore. If you have kids, you most likely want to ensure they are... Vivian Bricker Dec 12, 2023