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  • Purposeful Living

    15 Tips for Camping With Kids: How to Make Amazing Memories!

    July 10, 2024 /

    Last summer, our family embarked on an 11-day camping road trip.  As we prepare for this summer’s similar road trip, I’ve been reflecting on last year’s journey.  Today, I’m sharing tips for camping with kids as well as a few reflections from last summer’s adventure. (If you’re eager to get to the camping tips, scroll to the bottom of this post!) Tips for Camping With Kids Twenty years ago, I wouldn’t have considered an 11-day road trip across the country an epic adventure.  Throughout my twenties, it was no big deal to drive from my home in Pennsylvania to the Rockies.  One summer, I even made the trek twice. In…

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  • Purposeful Living

    A Glimpse Into Our Family Road Trip to the Rockies

    June 5, 2024 /

    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a family road trip across the country?  Maybe you’ve considered the idea, but it doesn’t seem practical. Last summer, alongside our three children (ages 12, 8, and 4), my husband and I traveled thousands of miles, climbed mountains, shivered in our sleeping bags, and cooked over campfires.  We used our tailgate as a table, dealt with deflated air mattresses, and bathed in the middle of the woods. Our time on the road was exhausting, amazing, and everything in between. As I reflected on our trip, I also sensed that God was showing me that many of the same mindsets…

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  • Purposeful Living

    15 Bible Verses for Mothers and Daughters

    November 27, 2022 /

    Are you a mother or daughter in search of wisdom and guidance in your mother-daughter relationship?  Today, I invite you to join me as we open God’s Word in search of encouraging Bible verses for mothers and daughters of all ages. Bible Verses for Mothers and Daughters Our first child was born on a dark Tuesday night.  Throughout the pregnancy, I earnestly believed I was pregnant with a boy.  We waited to discover the gender of the mysterious person growing within me at birth.  Much to my surprise and delight, when our little one emerged into the world, the doctor declared, “You have a daughter!” I immediately knew God had…

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    5 Creative Ways to Offer Hospitality This Summer

    June 9, 2021 /

    Daylight comes early now.  Hummingbirds suck down our sugary syrup before the slow drip of black coffee has even begun.  Summer is the season of long, lush days that open wide with possibilities.  It’s the season for picnics and bonfires – fireflies and s’mores. Summer is also the perfect season to offer hospitality. You might think of cookouts and sparklers when you think of summer hospitality. However, hospitality involves more than just opening our homes; it’s about opening our hearts.  We can offer hospitality anywhere. We weren’t made to do life alone.  Every time you open your heart and life to someone else, you extend hospitality.  This can happen in a…

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    3 Ways to Have Less Stress at Christmas This Year

    December 3, 2020 /

    We walk to the hill where the fir and spruce trees mingle in a dozen shades of emerald.  Within milliseconds, the youngest falls into the thorny branches of a hawthorn crabapple, and the oldest is tangled in a knot of burdock.  I take a deep breath and ask God to help me push back against stress at Christmas this year. Later in the day, after the tree is wired to the wall in the corner of the living room, I reflect on my desire for peace this Christmas. It dawns on me as the Christmas bulbs glow in a rainbow of color: Peace on Earth has already come to dwell…

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  • Purposeful Living

    6 Outdoor Hospitality Ideas for Autumn

    October 16, 2020 /

    There’s a single-file row of foxtail grass bending over the roadside like a line of school children dropping pennies off a bridge.  Oddly enough, seeing them posed over the gravel gets me thinking about gathering with others and embracing autumn’s invitation for offering outdoor hospitality.  It gets me thinking about standing with others to admire the season as it unfolds all around us. A few years ago, I wrote a series of posts on how to offer hospitality that changes lives (Check out the most popular post in this series here: 8 Surprising Ways to Extend Hospitality). The underlying message woven throughout these posts was this: Hospitality is the art…

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  • Purposeful Living

    8 Free Family-Friendly Outdoor Activities

    March 27, 2020 /

    Are you looking for family-friendly outdoor activities? Our family has made getting our kids outdoors a high priority, and the results are powerful.  I’m revisiting this post today now that our oldest is a teenager, and I’m grateful that she still loves spending time outdoors. 8 Free Family-Friendly Outdoor Activities If you’re looking for free outdoor activities for your family during this time, you’re in the right place. Here’s our family’s list of fun ways to enjoy the outdoors together. Family-Friendly Outdoor Activities: 1. Wildlife Scavenger Hunts For this activity, I create a list of items we are likely to see in the forest near our home: pinecones, different colored…

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  • Purposeful Living

    Keeping Christ in Christmas: 8 Practical Ways

    December 11, 2019 /

    We recently pulled out the Christmas boxes.  Surrounded by a hodgepodge of fake pine, glitter, and the faint aroma of cinnamon spice, I reminded myself of the importance of keeping Christ in Christmas.  It’s easy to get so caught up in holiday festivities that we overlook the reason for celebrating. Keeping Christ in Christmas If the idea of focusing on Jesus at Christmas resonates with you—and if you want less stress and deeper peace this Christmas—here are eight suggestions to help you. 8 Tips for Keeping Christ in Christmas 1. Keep Christ in Christmas by slowing down. Whether you’re shopping for gifts or decorating your home, aim to complete these…

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  • Purposeful Living

    4 Ways to Have a Christ-Centered Christmas

    December 4, 2019 /

    December has arrived, and I’m not sure I’m ready.  I’ve been staring down my to-do list and feeling anxious.  I want our family to have a Christ-centered Christmas, but my to-do list is stealing my focus. Sadly, the demands of this season feel more like an invitation to stress than an invitation to worship. Advent is the season for fixing our eyes on the coming Christ, the One who came in the flesh two thousand years ago and will come again to reign forever in glory.  I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised there is an enemy out to distract me throughout this season of anticipation.  After we cut down the…

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  • Purposeful Living

    How to Raise Frog Eggs and Have a Blast Doing It

    March 22, 2019 /

    Spring is here, and the world is coming alive again.  As we embrace longer days, sunshine, and spring bulbs rising through the soil, this season is a perfect opportunity to help our kids connect with nature.  This year, our little family is learning how to raise frog eggs, and we’re having a blast in the process. Providing children with opportunities to interact with wild creatures in safe ways is one of the best ways to spark life-long interests in the natural world. A frog egg project is a great place to start, and even the least savvy naturalist can pull this off. I remember multiple frog egg projects throughout my…

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