Story
Inspiration and resources for telling your story, and the stories of others, to the next generation.
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How to Prepare Our Little Girls Now for Their Future Weddings
When my daughters were little, they received a treasure for their imaginations—a container full of dress-up costumes, including the ever-popular wedding dress. Do you have a pint-size princess bride twirling through your home? Delightful giggles bubble out as she waves from the top of the sofa—I mean, her horse-drawn carriage. Perhaps she shares with you all the magnificent details of her royal wedding. Savor these sweet imaginative moments. Because there's a fine crack between glass slippers and reality. Unless there's a fairy godmother or a rich grandmother in the story, you may not be able to make your little girl’s fairytale wedding dreams come true. Fear not. I have four…
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Book Review {& Giveaway}: YOU’RE MORE THAN A SPROUT
If you know a “little sprout” who’s experiencing the frustrations of “growing and waiting,” then you’ll want to check out this book review of YOU’RE MORE THAN A SPROUT. Plus, we have an autographed copy to give away!
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Create Your Special Place {Part 2}: Get Creative & Muster the Muscles
In the three-part series, To Gather Again: Create Your Special Place, this is Part 2, “Get Creative & Muster the Muscles.” If you’re new here, I want you to know this is not a D-I-Y blog. In fact, we often talk here about why we can’t do things by ourselves! However, I’m sharing a few things we’re learning during our latest family project. For several months we’ve been gutting our old barn and revamping it into a “new” rustic place to gather with friends and family. My last post dug into cleaning the clutter. During those grueling days of cleaning, it helped to daydream about the changes I envisioned for…
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5 Simple Steps for Using Faith-Based Picture Books to Point Little Ones to God
It's a delight to have award-winning author, Laura Sassi guest posting. She uses examples from the picture book, LITTLE EWE as she shares 5 simple steps for using faith-based picture books to point little ones to God.
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To Gather Again: Create Your Special Place
Numerous reasons can prevent people from physically being able to meet with their families and friends for a long time. But, as the time draws near when we'll be able to gather again, we desire to create a special place for the precious event. We've been talking here on the blog about the value of family projects. Renovating our rustic barn is our current project. Normally, I don’t post on Instagram as often as I do on Pinterest. However, I have been sharing a few updates on Instagram of this ongoing project. Since family projects seem to be a popular topic, I thought perhaps some of the things we’re learning…
