This was such a fun giveaway to do!  Thank you so much for all of you who entered and shared! I'm so thrilled for Marissa's family, and that she will now have this new tradition to start this Christmas.  At the same time, I am left "wanting..." I really wish I had a set for … Read More

It's beginning...the "I WANT'S" have arrived in our house.  The kid's are making a list of ALL they want for Christmas. It's usually whatever they have seen that day either on a commercial, in the store, or in a magazine.  We really try and temper, when we can, the images that are inputed into … Read More

  When we began compiling the devotional for the Jesse Tree, our desire was to create something that would make it easy for families to pick up and do together without any preparation.  It was our hope to create a book that would help the hustle and bustle of the season to slow down each day, … Read More

Today I'm guest posting over at my dear friend and mentor's blog "Sursee Gal."  A sursee is an unexpected surprise that brings joy!   Leslie, being a mom to four grown boys, knows a thing or two about motherhood, being a wife, and learning to trust God to do those well.  She looks for the … Read More

I ran into Julie at a conference last February.  Julie was one of our first members of a Jesse Tree ornament exchange 3 years ago. Although I don't know her very well, Julie is one of those people who it doesn't take long to figure out you WANT to be her friend.  She is a lover of Jesus, … Read More

  This is one of my favorite times of the year.  It is the season where groups come together for the ornament exchange of the Jesse Tree. I love meeting new leaders, and rekindling the relationship with leaders from years past.  It is humbling to watch new families come together to … Read More

Your promises have proved to be true. I love them.  Psalm 119:140 It’s the third time since saying goodnight that she has called me into her room. “You’re not going anywhere, are you?” No sweetie.  I’m right outside your room. “You promise?” There it is again.  Her desperate plea for … Read More

Tomorrow I am headed to a writing conference in Dallas called Declare. Ha!  Writing??  What is that? :)  Last time I did that was Easter. Since then we have fixed up our house, finished our second year of homeschooling, put our house on the market, SOLD a house, attended a family reunion, … Read More

Christmas is over, and the Jesse Tree is packed away...Bummer!  So what do we do now?!!       The first year we began the Jesse Tree it was the FIRST consistent time Richard and I had done anything regarding a family "devotional" time.  It was such a blessing to spend time … Read More

Along with the Jesse Tree, we love to do activities over the holidays that shout "Jesus!"  There are so many voices out there, and we want His name to be the loudest.  So, I wanted to share with you some of our favorite things to do throughout December.    10 Meaningful Christmas … Read More