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Cultivating A Joyful Thanksgiving

November 12, 2019 by Courtney Leave a Comment

Cultivating A Joyful Thanksgiving

My mom is the epitome of joy.  She taught us to live joyfully.  It was all we knew of childhood. A relationship with Jesus, a heart full of gratitude, a spirit of contentment, and happiness in the little things–it was the way of life.  I never knew my mom was fascilitaing anything other than the ordinary. […]

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Filed Under: Building Family Culture, Give Thanks, Living Simply, Motherhood, My Heart, Prepare Him Room, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: a Joyful Thanksgiving, Building Family Culture, children, Christmas, encouragement, family holidays, giving thanks, God's Love, holidays, Jesus, Jesus' love, joy, love of Jesus, making holidays special, Motherhood, Music, parenthood, parenting, peace, quality time, Raising Boys, season of gratitude, seasons, special days, Spiritual Growth, thankfulness, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving traditions

In Every Season of Raising Littles

March 16, 2017 by Courtney Leave a Comment

In Every Season of Raising Littles

**With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, this is fun glimpse back at my heart as a mommy just two years ago.  I’m still learning and growing.  Praise God for His work in our hearts.  God is sanctifying us all, reshaping us, and teaching us every day to be more like Him.  This is the good […]

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Filed Under: Building Family Culture, Motherhood, My Heart, Raising Boys, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: child rearing, childhood, grace, grace for moms, making memories, mom, mother's love, Motherhood, parenthood, parenting, perfection, perfectionism, perfectionism in motherhood, Pinterest moms, Raising Boys, raising little men, raising littles, seasons, seasons of childhood, Super Mom

30 Chapter Books for 2nd-4th Grade Boys

January 11, 2017 by Courtney 3 Comments

30 Chapter Books for 2nd-4th Grade Boys

During my time as an elementary school teacher, I taught both 2nd and 4th Grade.  I absolutely love children’s books at any age, but this age is a rare window when children fall in love with independently reading longer books.  It thrills my soul, I tell you! One of my own children is currently in […]

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Filed Under: Building Family Culture, Motherhood, My Heart, Raising Boys, Spiritual Growth, The Heart of a Teacher Tagged With: book recommendations for boys, book recommendations for elementary school boys, books for 2nd grade boys, books for 3rd grade boys, books for 4th grade boys, boy mom, chapter books for boys, Raising Boys, raising Godly men, wholesome chapter books for boys

Love Them with Lullabies: Our Top 5 Bedtime Songs 

August 10, 2016 by Courtney Leave a Comment

Love Them with Lullabies: Our Top 5 Bedtime Songs 

Since the first baby boy came home from the hospital, I’ve been rocking and singing, patting and swaying, humming and snuggling our bundles of joy to sleep.  Sweet friends, I don’t do a consistent bedtime routine every night.  We have plenty of evenings where we come home late from teeball games or church choir practices. […]

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Filed Under: Building Family Culture, Living Simply, Motherhood, My Heart, Raising Boys, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: A Bushel and a Peck, bedtime routine, Blessed Assurance, children, Count Your Blessings, family culture, humble beginnings, hymns, lullabies, missional motherhood, moms on mission, moms who sing, Motherhood, night time songs, peaceful homes, Raising Boys, rocking babies to sleep, singing to children, teaching a love for music

This Winter Weekend

February 5, 2016 by Courtney 3 Comments

This Winter Weekend

Friday, we welcome you with open arms. {Sigh.} Whatever this weekend holds for you, whether you are approaching it with happy anticipation or a heavy heart, may it be more abundant than your expectations. May your weekend be filled with things that make your heart smile: the laughter of your children, a strong cup of […]

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Filed Under: Grace for the Weekend, Living Simply, Motherhood, My Heart, Raising Boys Tagged With: encouragement, Friday, friendship, Let Light Shine, Marriage, Motherhood, quality time, Raising Boys, sisterhood, weekend

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