I grew up in the Christian tradition, specifically, the Southern Baptist denomination. I learned so many valuable lessons there; humility, service, and how to love others well. The life of Jesus was exalted as the greatest example to follow and the people who taught me sincerely wanted to hold up as much truth as they …
I spent this morning in the nursery at my church. It’s one of my favorite things. My “grandpa fix” is fulfilled for a month and my daughters breathe a sigh of relief. I’m sure it’s quite a sight, a 6’6”, 300 lb. man sitting on the floor with a 6 month old. The contrast is …
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This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. For those of you looking for something fun for Easter morning, here is a review of just a few of spring-themed sets available right now on lego.com. Each of these provides an opportunity …
If you are looking for fun family thing to do over Spring Break that doesn’t take you away from home but can bring connection to your family, you’ve come to the right place. The DAILY LEGO CHALLENGE!!! It’s a simple idea. Each day there is a theme to follow and guide participants. Anyone who wants …
When I was growing up in the 80’s, we were more concerned about the height of our bangs than emotional IQ. Through the past 15 years, that term has become common knowledge and the emphasis of many parenting philosophies. In my own personal journey of motherhood, I didn’t really give it much thought until my …
The last weekend in January, I had the pleasure of meeting new people and watching precious young faces as we all experienced Brick Fest Live 2024. If you’re not familiar, Lego conventions are a thing, a 10,000-square-foot-full-of-plastic-bricks thing. Massive displays and endless creativity were on display for young and old. What a thrill to show …
We love the opportunity to participate with the LEGO community at events like the recent Brickfest convention in Tulsa. Lego brings together families. Parents and kids enjoying something together. What a beautiful gift! To read more about enjoying your child, check out our article on enjoyment HERE. We wanted to recap one of our “WHYS.” …
Every Sunday of Advent we try and settle in together and take a moment to read, reflect, and center our hearts on that week’s theme fro Advent. As the we creep closer to Christmas, this grows increasingly difficult. We find ourselve trying to fit in so many things that are important to our family, people …
We truly enjoy Christmas and it was important to us that we trained our children up in the love of Christmas too! One way we did that was through enjoying movies with them. If we are honest, we enjoy these shows and movies just about as much as them. We still watch them even though …
By the time the second Sunday of Advent comes along, the hustle and bustle of Christmas season has picked up to a neck-breaking pace. This week, we have had 3 Christmas concerts (2 that required travel), the beginning of basketball season, a birthday to celebrate, and still our normal work and home responsibilities. Pulling in …
