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FOUR F’s Sake, Stay Home!

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Amongst the news headlines, fear of the unknown, and all that comes with COVID-19, how can we use this time to come together as a family and as a Nation? It starts in our homes. We must first come together in our homes. Join us by following our 4 fun, frugal family festivities to do […]

COVID-19 – Hearing The Promise Over The Panic

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Have you ever looked at a ship and wondered how it doesn’t sink? In a body of water that could swallow it up, the ship remains above the waves because that’s how it was built. The very thing that is was made for (rising above the water), was also the very thing that could take […]

I Don’t Help My Wife

I’ve been thinking for some time now about our roles in society. Our cultural “norms” when it comes to marriage. Specifically when it comes to help. More specifically, for us men. Why are so many household chores just assumed? What are these presumed gender roles that so many of us are taught (intentionally or unintentionally)? […]

Cultivating The Fruits Of The Spirit In Your Home | How To Bear Fruit

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Every fall, since even before our kids were born, Matt and I would go to apple orchards, and pick our own apples to eat and devour in my favorite season of all here in Michigan. This tradition has continued on as we’ve had children, and it’s something we look forward to as a family every […]

Life With Littles | Surviving A Road Trip With Toddlers

Here’s to the days we KNOW our hands are full. The days where we KNOW we’re crazy and in the thick of it. The days where our expectations meet the rubber in the road (quite literally) at the raw realization that we just willingly got into a car with two little ticking time-bombs who also have […]

10 Ways to Increase Spiritual Intimacy In Marriage This Valentine’s Day

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On a “holiday” so focused on love, what better gift could you give your spouse, yourself, or the true lover of your soul more than the gift of spiritual intimacy!? Now, before you write this off, I am not talking about sexual intimacy, though spiritual intimacy plays a bigger part in sexual intimacy than many […]

Your Story Can Impact Someone

Ever feel like you have nothing worthwhile to say? Nothing to contribute? Like no one listens or cares when you talk? Do you have a hard time believing your story can impact someone? I’ve heard so many elaborate stories over the years from people who are so much more entertaining than me. People who can […]

New Year, New Intros | 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Us

Whether you’ve known us for years or you’re as clueless about us as I am about astrophysics and neurology, here are a few things you didn’t know about us… Matt: I cry during pretty much every Hallmark and Lifetime movie. I had to put a self-imposed limit on how often I eat candy and drink […]

Your Identity In Christ | 20 Scriptural Confessions To Remind You

Do you ever have days where you bow your head in defeat? Where you’re one hand away from waiving your white flag of surrender? Days where you feel like you can’t see who you were truly created to be as an Heir of the King? Me too. No one really has it all together! Keep […]