Category: Seasonal

How to Talk to Your Kids About Jesus’ Death at Easter

Crucifix - Stations of the Cross

By Editorial Team

Around Easter every year, we start to think about how we’re going to talk to our kids about Jesus’ death – which is a pretty tricky topic for little kids! Most people like to skirt the topic. I get it. It’s not an easy one. Who wants to talk to kids about torture? About archaic […]

How To Write A Family Mission Statement

Maternity Centre - Family

By Jessica Wolstenholm

In today’s culture, we’re all about sharing stories. We flock to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram to tell our tale through daily photos and to watch the story of others’ lives unfold in our feed. The more we have access to the story of others, the more we wonder about our own. Comparison […]

The Light of Epiphany: Hope for the New Year

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

There’s a bright light shining through our front window. The curtains fell down one evening in December while my husband and I were watching TV. We heard a crash and rushed to the dining room to see our front window curtains on top of my buffet, the one filled with my china. Thankfully, nothing was […]

One Word For Kids: New Year, New Growth Goal

One Word for Kids

By Jessica Wolstenholm

I’ve never been much of a resolutions person. The few times I tried to start the year with specific promises to myself, I came up short by Valentine’s Day. In the past few years, though, I’ve found great success in goal-setting each month in small doses and choosing one word as a theme or banner […]

5 Ways to Prep Your Family for the Busy Holiday Season

By Minno

As the calendar flips from fall to the holidays, anticipation may start to fill your home and heart—but not necessarily the good kind! While Thanksgiving and Christmas mean celebrations and big family meals, adorable school plays, and (maybe too) many sweets, they can also bring complicated relational dynamics, overstimulation, greed, and the trap of comparison.  […]

Fun Fall Traditions for Families

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By Editorial Team

In our house, fall is a time of renewal and a time for starting afresh. It is a time where no matter what kind of crazy (in a good way) summer we’ve had, we begin to tighten things up and become more intentional with our time. You could say that fall is when our family’s […]