& Tips for Your Family Bible Time Recently my boys had nearly a week off school, and they surprised me a bit by falling right back into the routine I’d started with them over the summer of doing a mini Bible study and...
Welcome to Life in Lape Haven!
Welcome to my adventures, and the lessons learned, as I pour my heart into creating a Christ-centered home and haven for my sweet and nerdy husband and our three little ninjas. In our haven, my “Mommy Motto” is found in Romans 12:12, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction; faithful in prayer.”
The Easter Basket Tradition That’ll Point Your Children to Jesus
A few years ago, I saw a mom’s post on Facebook about the special way she’d presented her children’s Easter...
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How to Survive a Snow Day Without Melting Down
While we had a fairly mild December, winter hit hard in January. Any sense of routine we’d manage to get back to after the...
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The Courage in God With Us
In the middle of October I was driving our two older boys to the first practice for our church’s children’s Christmas...
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Homemade “Little Drummer Boy” Drum Christmas Ornament
Growing up with a brother whose birthday is 2 days before Christmas, I learned something: You always keep the birthday and...
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While it seems like only yesterday that we saw Elijah off on his first day of kindergarten, unbelievably he’s heading into 3rd grade in a few weeks, and it’s our sweet Josiah who’s getting excited about starting school this...
This past weekend did NOT go as planned, not in the slightest bit. And we had plenty of plans. I had plenty of plans. A friend’s daughter’s birthday party, a fun surprise family event, teaching the preschool class on Sunday morning...
All this week, I’m sharing my blog space with 4 very dear blogging friends who also write to inspire and encourage moms. Together we are bringing you a special 5-blogger collaborative series all about life as a mom. It’s aptly named...
My husband and I have been married for 10 years, and until this past September, he had a fairly predictable weekday pattern: he got up and went to work 5 days a week, for at least 8 hours a day. I’d like to say that he came home every day...
All this week, I’m sharing my blog space with 4 very dear blogging friends who also write to inspire and encourage moms. Together we are bringing you a special 5-blogger collaborative series all about life as a mom. It’s aptly named...