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5 things they don’t tell you about deployment homecoming

I see a lot of those sweet, tear-jerker, deployment homecoming videos, That will make you cry,  just by watching a few seconds of it. What they don’t show is the preparation it takes for the few seconds or 1 minute of the reunion of the families that it takes to get to that point. The Preparation The preparation is what they don’t show you. The time off the job (if you work) needed to pull off the “perfect” homecoming. The energy it takes, The food, the videos, the photos, preparing the kids for the spouses arrival, letting them know how to behave. They will be OF COURSE happy but the “red tape” of making sure your kids are behaving “Right”,  takes a lot of work, in between, to make sure [Continue Reading...]

5 Tips Every New Military Wife Needs To Know

When I started out as a new spouse to my husband It was a roller coaster I didn’t know how to control. I was lost, realized I had to learn a new language, in the military community and learn new rules that we’re on base. This was all new to me and I was learning this alone.  Any new spouse coming into the military community will be ahead of the game with these tips. With this in mind, the following is a guest post below from Stephanie, a blogger from Military Travel Mama. She is a military spouse, a travel and food blogger. You can learn more about her here. 5 Tips Every New Military Wife Needs To Know Military families have positive and negative characteristics that are hard to maneuver [Continue Reading...]

30 Days to understanding the Bible

I Love to share different types of resources, books and tools that will bring me closer to God, get different perspective on the bible and grow. This book is not like all the other books I’ve read or gone through this is a more like a guide to from the beginning of Genesis to Revelation and will help you give you an overview of the bible as a whole. 15 minutes a day?!… Yes Please! What I Love the most about this book is the subtitle: “Unlock the Scriptures in 15 minutes a Day” I thought awesome, especially as a busy mom, I work part-time at a bank, run a business, raise 3 children while my husband is currently deployed. So 15 minutes a day caught my attention and its a [Continue Reading...]

3 tips to leaving a Godly legacy for the next generation: Artsy Olive Review

When my husband and I meant we talked a lot about leaving a legacy for our kids. We both didn’t grow in a Christian household and we wanted to change that. After growing in God and learning God’s plan for family, we felt we needed to lead by example. So we thought of different things that would help us and our children grow in God.   3 tips to leaving a Godly example for the next generation: Be an example Kids watch everything you are doing, even without you knowing. How you handle anger, how to have a Godly marriage, cleaning cooking, running a business, etc. They watch everything and home is where they learn and how to handle different situations. Leave Small reminders I LOVE to have cute christian decor [Continue Reading...]

4 powerful resources to help with your walk with God

Getting Holiday gifts can be overwhelming for anyone. There are parties, secret santa’s and lets not forget gifts for the family. It can be overwhelming. Let me share with you a few gifts and resources you can use as intentional gifts to help grow your walk with God. Put tabs in your bible. This will help with getting to the book that you want to read faster. At times flipping through the pages of the bible can be discouraging, put colorful tabs in your bible to help you in your walk with God. Get a Prayer Journal I always talk about Journals. I’m a HUGE Journal writer and LOVE IT! Having a Prayer Journal separate from your regular Journal writing helps with your walk with God. Being a able to write [Continue Reading...]

How to teach your kids the Story of Christmas

Christmas is literally around the corner and I’m always looking for ways to teach my children the true meaning of christmas. Jesus Calling does it again by sharing her newest book: The Story of Christmas uniquely teaches the Christmas story to your children by starting at creation and sharing that Jesus has always been present and that God has always had a plan for Christmas. Bible verses and Jesus Calling devotions are on every spread of this beautifully illustrated book with foil and glitter on the cover. Children will discover that God always had a plan for Christmas. From a different perspective on Christmas, then what everyone around them may be sharing with them. The best place to learn about the meaning of Christmas is at home and here’s a [Continue Reading...]

Beloved Teen Devotional Review

I’m realizing having teenagers you need to be armed AT ALL times! With social media, Television, games, etc. getting negative messages all the time, You need resrouces, tools and God to help you in raising them up to be Who God created them to be. I’m so excited to share with you a Teen Devotional called : Beloved. I read through this with my daughter and this brings up great topcis to discuss with your teen. Here’s a little summary From the website: “Young women receive so many negative messages in today’s society. Counteract that with Beloved, a topical 365-day devotional that will inspire them with positive role models from Scripture. Each day features an easy-to-read, relevant devotion paired with a scripture verse about a biblical girl or woman, such [Continue Reading...]

Holiday Gifts for the Creative child

I have twins that are almost 14 years old and their birthday is coming up soon, near christmas. Thinking of creative gifts for that special, creative child can be challenging, especially when its something expensive. I’m always on the look out for creative gifts that are different and speaks to their creative side. My daughter is that creative child and she LOVES to draw. She will draw for hours if I let her. She will not do her chorus, will stay up for hours drawing and even though I want to cultivate that creative side of her, its hard to dance/balance between discipline and helping her creative side. recently I was blessed with the opportunity to review three Art Journals by Ellie Claire. These arts Journals are so beautiful and easy to [Continue Reading...]

How to develop the love for God in your kids?

As a parent teaching my kids about Jesus, the bible and God can be overwhelming. Not knowing ways and even resources to help get us started. I”m here to show you easy steps to get started and some resources that will help in your process in teaching your children the way they should go and when they grow old they will depart (Proverbs 22:6).   7 Ways to develop the love for God in your children Be an example The greatest way you can help develop the LOVE for God is to be an example. Kids will pick up behaviors from us as parents and not even know. My daughter (I MUST confess) has “caught” my not so good attitude, I see myself in her  everyday and this is a [Continue Reading...]

10 netflix shows & movies perfect for date night

My husband and I have been married now going on 13 years (In January) and sometimes, because of schedules, life and kids it doesn’t allow us time to actually go out and enjoy each others company. So I thought sharing with you guys a list of Movies, Tv series and comedies, we watched that is so good for couples watching Netflix to chill and have the perfect date night.   10 Netflix Tv shows and movies for the perfect date night Movies Case for Christ  This is a great perspective on marriage challenges and what life can through at you. This movie is about a man who was a JOurnalist at the Chicago Tribune, spark his curosity for God when he begins to see changes in his wife new faith [Continue Reading...]