If you've ever stood staring at the shelves of a craft room just minutes before you're supposed to teach a Sunday school class, this easy scrap paper turkey craft is for you! It was born of absolutely necessity last Sunday when I had been out of town for my grandmother's funeral and my husband was home with a sick kid. I was not prepared, but when I spotted ...
30 Days of Thanksgiving
Can You Have Gratitude in the Midst of Grief? 10 Verses to Comfort the Grieving Heart this Holiday Season
The holidays can be very hard for people who are grieving. How can we still have gratitude in the midst of grief? Read on to find 10 Bible Verses to comfort and encourage a grieving heart. The holidays are generally a joyful time. People expect to party; families hope to have fun. For many people, it's like a month-long celebration, hopping from one social ...
How to Have a Grateful Heart this Holiday Season
How can we teach our kids to have grateful hearts? How do we maintain an attitude of gratitude during the holiday season? Read on for a few tips to cultivate thankfulness in your family...and your heart! My kids have gotten hold of the Christmas toy sales paper and have been busy circling everything they want this year, which is pretty much everything in the ...
Bring the Past to Life with Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes from Colonial America
One of my favorite things to do with my kids is explore recipes from other cultures. With Thanksgiving coming, I thought it might be interesting to explore recipes from another time. We've been studying the Pilgrims and the early settlements in New England so now would be a great time to look a little more closely at what the Pilgrims may have eaten at the first ...