Story
Inspiration and resources for telling your story, and the stories of others, to the next generation.
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Preserve Pancake Kisses by Journaling
If you no longer have a baby nuzzling your neck, or a toddler clutching your knee, you’ll truly appreciate this post. Even so, this is a special post for young moms encouraging them to preserve the sticky pancake kisses by journaling. I understand how it is with little ones. Some days you think you have no time to take a shower, much less find time to write in a journal! But, when you can, jot quick notes here and there, because even a sticky pancake kiss will slip from your memory one day. However, if you have taken the time, years down the road, the sweet aroma of your child's…
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Start Conversations Using Stop Motion Animation Kit
Are you looking for opportunities to help your kids communicate more effectively or in different ways? Recently, we did a product review and discovered a great way to start conversations by using the Stop Motion Animation Kit from Stopmotion Explosion. What is stop motion? Wikipedia defines it as "a film making technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion when the series of frames is played back as a fast sequence." Think--The LEGO® movie. Perhaps you've seen one of the LEGO® movies. Like many kids, my son relished years of creating worlds with LEGO® bricks.…
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YWAM Book Review- C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller
Since I love adding Christian biographies to our home library, I was excited to write a YWAM book review of Christian Heroes- "C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller", one of the books in the Christian Heroes: Then & Now series. We also received a Study Guide to use with this book. You’ve probably heard of C.S. Lewis, the notorious writer of "Chronicles of Narnia", "Mere Christianity", "The Screwtape Letters" and more. Perhaps you’ve not heard of YWAM. Allow me to introduce you to them first, then I’ll tell you about the C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller book. Plus, I have a special giveaway included...
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Teens + Joy = PARENTING BEYOND THE RULES (Book Review)
You read that correctly—Teens + Joy = Parenting Beyond the Rules. Those words right there make you want to read the book review, right? Do you believe it's possible to parent teens with joy? It sounds contrary to what the world tells us. Nonetheless, the full title of this 221-page, softcover book is "Parenting Beyond the Rules: Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy." Let's check it out.
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When You Want to Quit Fighting Spiritual Battles
Imperfect people living in a fallen world provide a perfect environment for dissatisfaction to fester. What do you do when you want to quit fighting spiritual battles? Spiritual battles come in all forms and degrees of intensity. Regardless of the reason, sometimes we grow weary and want to quit. Have you ever wanted to quit going to church? Raised in a Christian home, I’ve been going to church my whole life. But there was a time, when I was determined I wasn’t ever going back...
