Today is the anniversary of the day my husband “officially” proposed to me… 38 years ago! Here’s a photo taken the day he did it. Weren’t we just a couple of spring chickens? As soon as she heard we were planning to tie the knot, my husband’s grandmother took the wedding set off her own…
Today I’m sharing some marriage encouragement cards that I often use at wedding showers. These quarter-sheets are the perfect size for guests to write on. I keep a stack handy with a bunch of pens in my entryway and ask everyone to jot down a few words of advice or a short prayer for the…
Our son David got married yesterday to one of the most precious young ladies we’ve ever met in one of the sweetest ceremonies we’ve ever seen. I’ll try to post some more photos in the next few weeks, but first I wanted to share a marriage blessing the family’s dear friend and longtime pastor, Alan…
We’ve received several questions lately through our family blog asking about help for hurting marriages. These particular questions dealt with subjects better suited to my other blog, Loving Life at Home, so I’ve been publishing my responses over there. Here are links to the most recent queries, in case any of my other readers may…
We didn’t get as much reading done as we normally do this month. I only finished four books: 9 Thoughts that Can Change Your Marriage, plus three others. But the books we did finish were terrific, so I wanted to share them: The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Our family has read through…
“A wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.” (Proverbs 14:1) Marriage is under assault today like never before. Even rock-solid relationships are not immune to attack, whether those attacks come from without or within. How can we safeguard our marriages and protect our homes and families from…
Showing respect in marriage is one of the most important things a spouse can do. If I didn’t know that before, I certainly do now. That’s because the blog traffic at my sister site, Loving Life at Home, has skyrocketed this week. I went from getting 40-50 hits a day to getting 40-50 THOUSAND daily…
Since one of the best things you can do for your children is love your spouse, in this section you’ll find fresh ideas for nurturing your relationship to your spouse. Because marriage matters. Have a question about marriage that you don’t see addressed here? We encourage you to write us. We will do our best…
I finished reading six books in the month of June: Crystal Paine’s Time-Saving Mom plus five others. Scroll down for my impressions of each work. 6 Books I Read in June The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking I purchased The Art of Making Memories thinking it might offer some fun ideas for making this summer…
I finished reading eight books last month, including Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Long Winter. Read on for my impressions of each title. The 8 books I read in May: The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw I read Eloise Jarvis McGraw’s The Golden Goblet aloud to the kids and grandkids I’m homeschooling last month. We’d…
For such a short month, I sure got a lot of reading done. Probably because it was such a cold month, too — good motivation for bundling up under a pile of quilts and turning pages to my heart’s delight. I finished seven books in the course of four weeks: Love Is a Verb plus…
I finished reading seven books in December, including Kevin DeYoung’s Just Do Something, which was excellent. Doing so brought my total count for the year up to 72, which is an average of six books a month. Read on for my impressions of each title in this last batch of books for the year! The…
I finished reading five books in October: Corrie ten Boom’s Amazing Love plus four others. Read on for my impressions of each…. 5 Books I Read in October God’s High Calling for Women by John McArthur In God’s High Calling for Women, McArthur examines what the Bible has to say about a woman’s role within the…
Since May is Date-Your-Mate Month, I thought I’d share a list of 50 great date ideas for married couples. Not all dates need to look the same. Dinner out and a movie can be wonderful on occasion, but there are lots of other equally effective ways to spend time together and nurture your marriage. Browse…
Our Complete Collection of Pretty Prayer Printables is a collection of prayer guides, diaries, crafts, prints, coloring pages, and other resources designed to cultivate a more intimate prayer life and help you meditate on Bible verses pertaining to prayer.
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What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2023 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The 2023 Flanders Family Update December 2022 Happenings Simple but elegant….
Then say hello to a simple but Scriptural strategy for blessing your husband that, when faithfully applied, will secure blessings beyond measure for yourself, as well. Isn’t it time you embraced God’s purpose for passion in marriage? Isn’t it time you began to unconditionally love your husband…for your own good?
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25 Ways to Show Love for Your Wife provides practical tips for relating to your beloved in ways she’ll be sure to appreciate.
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Winner of the CSPA Book of the Year Award, 25 Ways to Communicate Respect for Your Husband provides practical pointers for relating to your spouse in meaningful ways he is sure to appreciate.
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Also note that this book, together with Doug’s 25 Ways to Show Love to Your Wife, makes an excellent wedding or anniversary gift. ☺︎
August is almost over, and I’m just now getting around to publishing last month’s reading list. I finished four books in July, starting with Gordon Korman’s highly enjoyable The Fort. Read on for my impressions of all four titles. The 4 books I read in July The Fort by Gordon Korman We finished listening to…
I read five books last month, including Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer. Read on for my impressions of each book. The 5 Books I Finished in February How to Get a Date Worth Keeping by Henry Cloud I often hear from singles asking for book recommendations on dating and marriage, so I’ve added…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2022 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2022 December 2021 Happenings We…
Several years ago, just before our two middle daughters, Rachel and Rebekah, started college, we sent them to a two-week-long Summit Student Conference. They loved it so much that one of them applied (and was hired!) to work there once she’d graduated from nursing school. We sent her younger brother Daniel to Summit last summer…
This is National Week of the Bible, so I thought I’d kick it off by sharing this brand new free Books of the Bible Printable. click to print free Books of the Bible Printable This printable divides the 66 books of the Bible into Old and New Testaments (with 39 and 27 books, respectively), then…
We’ve had so much fun playing our Famous Couples Matching Game at bridal showers and Valentine brunches that I decided to make a companion game in honor of National Friendship Month. That’s September! So challenge your friends and family to see who can finish our brand new Famous Friends Quiz the fastest. click to print…
Oops! We’re already halfway through September, and I haven’t yet told you about Love and Respect or any of the other books I read in August. Sorry for the delay! That’s partly because I spent much of the past month proofreading the first draft of my friend Abbie Halberstadt‘s new book. As good as her…
I have another of my 50-Things lists for you today. This one I call 50 Ways to Get Organized. Read on, then let me know what you think! 50 Quick and Easy Ways to Get Organized Make your bed daily It takes less than a minute and instantly makes your room look more organized Toss…
Can you believe it’s June already? And since June is National Wedding Month, I thought I’d kick it off with this free printable Bridal Shower Word Scramble Game. Try your hand at unscrambling mixed up, wedding themed words like these: VoIanittin Edrib Quotebu Sovw Nutyi Ledcan Don’t let the beginning consonants fool you. I just…
I finished six books in February: my own Because He Lives (which I go through again every year about this time) plus five others. Read on for my impressions of each: Read to Lead by Jeff Brown and Jessie Wisnewski The authors give practical advice for getting the most out of your reading: ✅ How…
Today I’m sharing a brand new free printable Word Scramble Game for Valentine’s Day… just in time for February 14th. Race your family, friends, classmates, or coworkers to see who can unscramble them all first. Don’t be fooled by the capitalized letter in front of each love-themed vocabulary word. I just added the capitals to…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2021 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2021 December 2020 Happenings Can…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2019 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2019 December 2018 Happenings Doug…
Friday I hosted a craft class for 8- to 12-year-old girls. We studied the German art of paper cutting, otherwise known as scherenschnitte, and completed a couple of super simple projects. I’ve long loved this craft, so I started the class by showing the girls several examples of scherenschnitte I’ve made for my home over…
Some things just seem to go together: socks & shoes, pots & pans, love & marriage. And that little ampersand sign does such a good job of connecting them, don’t you think? When I was dating my husband, I wrote him a very corny poem based on the idea that he & I are better…
Three of our children have birthdays in September, but there are plenty of reasons to celebrate this month that aren’t specific to our family. Below you’ll find a lengthy list of September Holidays, ninth in my monthly series of celebration-worthy moments. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year….
Last month I finished half a dozen wonderful books: Hands Free Life plus five others. Read on for my thoughts on all six of my July reads. Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare My teen boys took turns reading Sign of the Beaver aloud to the family last month. It’s easy to understand…
Continuing with my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy listing of July Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable all year long. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to…
February may be National Wedding Month. But for our family, June seems to the month of choice for tying the knot. Three of our sons and both sets of grandparents were married in June. Judging by all the wedding invitations we receive this time of year, June is pretty popular amongst other folks, too. Emotions…
Our family loves to travel. We’ve been seeing the world together for decades. But it didn’t take long for us to learn the secrets to stress-free travel: streamlined organization and loads of prayer! Think traveling with twelve kids in tow would be a logistical nightmare? More work than it’s worth? Think again! We learned long…
Sixth in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy list of June Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to help…
I finished five books in April: Atomic Habits and four others. Read on for my impressions of each title. April Reads The Sacred Search by Gary Thomas The first book I finished in April was Gary Thomas’s The Sacred Search. Of course, I completed my own sacred search over three decades ago. So why am…
Fifth in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy list of May Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to help…
Search our entire site! Hey friend! What can I help you find? Meet the PARENTS About Hello, there! My name is Jennifer. I’ve been married to my husband, Doug, for 36 years. We love Jesus, we love each other, we love our 12 children, and we love the life that God has given us. We…
I finished six books in March: Growing Grateful by Mary Kassian, plus five other titles. Read on for my detailed impressions of each. 6 Books I read in March: Risen by Angela Hunt I finished Angela Hunt’s Risen last month. It’s the historical fiction novelization of a move by the same name (which I’ve never…
Fourth in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy list of April Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to help…
I finished eight books in four weeks during the month of February. All but three were books I’d read before. Of the new titles, My Tech-Wise Life by Amy and Andy Crouch was my favorite. You’ll find my impressions of all eight books below, listed in the order I read them. February Reads How Do…
Third in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, here is a lengthy list of March Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to help your…
I finished six books in the month January: C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle and five others. Read on for my impressions of each title (listed in the order I completed them). A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve read A Christmas Carol aloud to my children. Either…
Ready to deck the halls for Valentine’s Day? This free printable Be My Valentine Pennant Banner is just the ticket. I love the way it looks strung across the mantle in our dining room. click to print Be My Valentine Pennant Banner Of course, you can tell by looking that my mantle is fairly wide….
In keeping with my promise to publish a wide assortment of celebration-worthy moments each month, here is a lengthy list of February Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I want to make every month more memorable this year. Are you with me? You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through…
If years of COVID lockdowns taught us anything, it’s the value of celebrating the small things in life. Toilet paper. Grocery Pickup. Sunny days. Face time. Birds singing outside your window. That’s not a bad way to live, if you ask me. Sure, I’m ready to ditch the masks, plan a trip, and get back…
It’s August already! But as I was getting ready to post reviews for the books I read in July, I realized I’m a month behind. I still haven’t told you about my six June reads, including the Larimores’ fascinating book, His Brain, Her Brain. But I’m going to remedy that situation right now. Read on…
It has been a while since I posted one of my “Scripture Sunday” coloring pages. But this House of Prayer printable seemed appropriate for these uncertain times. It highlights something Jesus said in Mark 11:17. And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer…
This week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page is taken from Jeremiah 29:5. “Plant gardens and eat what they produce.” Click to print our “Plant Gardens” coloring page Plant gardens. This was part of the instructions God gave Israel when they’d been taken to Babylon as exiles. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of…
One upside of this COVID quarantine is the amount of reading I’ve gotten done while sheltering in place. I read twice as many books in April as I normally finish in a month. Ten instead of five, including The Middle Matters by Lisa Jo Baker. Read on for my impressions of each. If you spot…
I always like to look back in January at my top posts of the preceding year. My goal is to deliver resources that will be truly benefit my readers (YOU!). So examining what kinds of resources drive traffic to my site helps me plan future posts. Of the posts I wrote in 2019, the following…
Schedules have finally slowed down for our family a bit. It has been nice to be back into the routine of school. I’ve gotten a lot of reading done in the past four weeks, finishing six books (including Ray Comforts’s How to Battle Depression) and nearing completion of several others. Here are my impressions of…
July was a busy month for our family. The Tyranny of the Urgent reigned supreme for several weeks, though none of us like living that way. Not everybody wins at such a breakneck pace. Somebody loses. I finished five books for the month. It took some creative use of time to get that many in….
Who’d ever dream that I could have so many things in common with a celebrity like Kelly Ripa? First, we both have the same son-to-daughter ratio: She has 2 boys to 1 girl. I have 8 to 4. Proportionally, that’s equivalent. Second, each of us enjoys a decades-old marriage. She and her husband, Mark Consuelos,…
This week, I updated my Summer Reading Rewards list for kids. I have some kids who absolutely love to read and others who need a little more persuasion. Thankfully, these reading rewards motivate the bookworms and the reluctant readers alike to crack open a book. And they keep them sufficiently motivated to establish a lifelong…
Our family traveled a bunch last month, so I got in a lot of extra reading. Below is a roundup of all the most recommendation-worthy books I finished in April: 31 Days to Love Your Husband, plus 9 other titles. Just Sayin’ by Dandi Daley Mackall I got this book free from My Reader Rewards…
My “Scripture Sunday” coloring page is late this week. So sorry about that! This free printable takes as its theme “The Bride of Christ,” but my mind’s been occupied with brides of a different sort lately. Our family hosted a wedding shower over the weekend for some dear friends of ours. Don’t they look positively…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2018 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2018 December 2017 Happenings We…
This week’s coloring page is a reminder that everything we do should be done heartily or willingly and with enthusiasm: The sentiment is really a combination of two Bible verses, one from the Old Testament and one from the New: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) “Whatever…
I love reading. I love making lists. I love challenging myself (and my children) to reach new goals. And I love pretty vintage artwork. So this summer, I decided to combine all those likes and create a Reading Challenge that can be easily adapted for any age: Doesn’t that look fun? The kids and I…
I’ve been using Mondays to clear out my mailbag. This week, we’re talking about how to get started as an aspiring author, as well as 6 places to find inspiration for book writing. Question: Hello, Mrs. Flanders! I hope you’re doing well. ? I saw your Facebook post about Jon Acuff’s Finish. I’m reading it…
When I was in college, I knocked the heel off my favorite pair of ballet flats in my rush to get to class. Since I didn’t have much time or money during that season of my life, I continued to wear the shoes for the rest of the semester, despite the mismatched heels. The tops…
Everybody knows Valentine’s Day falls in February. But did you realize this month bears another love-themed title or two? Not only has February been designated National Weddings Month, it’s also Creative Romance Month? To celebrate, I think a short quiz is in order. So I created the following Famous Couples Matching Game. How many of…
October 31, 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the day Martin Luther first nailed his 95 Theses to Wittenburg Castle Church Door. So, in honor of the occasion, I’m sharing the following Reformation Day Quiz. Use it to test your knowledge of Martin Luther’s life. (Scroll down for a free printable version.) Reformation Day Quiz…
Today I’m sharing another free printable party game, something I like to call Back-to-School Ice Breaker Bingo. It’s been twelve years since I published the “Life Experiences Bingo” sheet I’ve used for breaking the ice at the various Christmas parties we’ve hosted over the course of our marriage, but it remains one of my most…
It’s that time again! Time for Cow Appreciation Day! That means free food for cow-costume-clad Chick-fil-A customers. That’s right — cows eat free at Chick-fil-A all day long every second Tuesday of July. Our family is full of Chick-fil-A fans, but none more avid than my husband. Busy physician that he is, Doug sometimes has…
My regular readers may have noticed that I published only one post on this blog for the entire month of June. I’m sorry about that, but I’ve had a lot going on lately. I’ll try to do better going forward, but in the meantime, I wanted to publish a few photos so you can see…
Question: Dear Jennifer, Do you still have available the “31 verses to pray for your husband” ? Wendi Answer Hi, Wendi. The prayer printables I’m most “famous for” are my Head-to-Toe Prayer Guides. But I don’t think that’s the one you have in mind, is it? I’m familiar with the list you are talking about….
The letter featured in this week’s Mailbag Monday comes from a comment I received over the weekend. The comment appeared on a post I published on my other blog called 5 Must-Read Books for Women Who Think. Despite the fact that I first published this list four years ago, it continues to drive traffic and…
We made it back to Tyler Sunday after a two-week road trip to Florida. Truly, there is no place like home! And we were all so grateful to pull into our own driveway. Getting locked out of our house Unfortunately, we had to stand outside for about 45 minutes when we first got back, because…
Remember when I promised you more love-themed printables last week? Since it’s already Sunday again, I thought I’d start with some new Scripture-based coloring pages for Valentine’s Day. I made the first two while we were on a long road trip recently. (You’ll hear more about that in future posts). The others I’ve published before,…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2016 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2016 December 2015 Happenings Benjamin…
I took a longer break from blogging than intended this week. But we had a lot going on, including unpacking from our recent road trip, starting back to school, and hearing another son surprise us (but not really) with a happy engagement announcement. We returned from vacation to find that our refrigerator had stopped working…
My husband came home from work last week and told me about a song he’d heard in the operating room that he knew I was going to love. The song was “Watching You” by Rodney Atkins, and he was 100% right: I do love it. If you’re not already familiar with it, you can hear…
I’ve been using Mondays to get caught up answering the messages in my inbox. This week’s question was prompted by our new music video, Do You Wanna Have a Baby? What if the answer is no, because you’re afraid you can’t handle more children — or any? Question: What if I can’t handle having any…
Since today is National Best Friends Day, I thought I’d share a few links and printables to mark the occasion. One of the biggest benefits to having a big family is having built-in friends. That’s not to say there’s never friction between siblings at our house, but we try to defuse it quickly when it…
Several of the questions we’ve received from readers lately deal with topics better suited to our other blogs: avoiding arguments in marriage, navigating friendships with the opposite sex, and maintaining purity as a single person. So we’ve taken the liberty of answering them there. Click through the links to read our full responses to the…
Did you know May is “Date Your Mate” month? Of course, if a wife doesn’t treat her husband respectfully, and if her husband doesn’t act lovingly toward her, then neither of them will feel like spending much time together, date night or no. Love and respect are essential to the happiness and success of any…
The past eight days have been joyous but busy ones for our family. For better or worse, the week began with a triathlon in San Marcos last Sunday. Then came my baby’s birthday. Mine was the following day. Then my husband’s the day after that. Then the 30th anniversary of the day we met. We…
My husband and I get lots of messages from folks who read our blogs (my Loving Life at Home and his All Truth is God’s Truth, in addition to this family blog). Sadly, many of the comments we receive are negative, like the people who claim I’m robbing my children of their childhood by requiring…
In honor of Valentine’s today, I thought it would be nice to share a coloring page that celebrates love and marriage. The one I settled on is from Song of Solomon 6:3 which says, “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” That idea of belonging to one another is not a very popular…
Let your loved ones know you’ll stick by them through thick and thin with these free printable Valentine stickers! As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve created a wide variety of styles and designs. Click on your favorites to print individual sheets, or download the whole set here: Stickers for Valentine’s Day I printed mine using Avery…
Today I’m sharing some brand new, free printable Victorian Valentines. Our family has been crafting lots and lots of valentine love notes this week. Several of our older children have moved away from home, and our little guys wanted to be sure their big brothers and sisters know they’re still in our hearts and minds,…
We’ve received several questions from readers lately on topics that seem better suited to our other blogs — topics such as intimacy issues and date nights. So we’ve taken the liberty of answering them there. Click through the links to read our responses to the following questions: Date Night Dilemmas What’s a wife to do…
This week, I’m sharing a printable coloring page that’s one of my favorite verses. The verse reads, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) Sadly, I often fall short on applying this principle to things like preparing meals or putting away laundry. While I usually do my work…
[2023 Update] If you’ve been reading this website for long, you know I’m a big fan of pennant banners. My newest “To Have & to Hold” banner below is an updated version of one I posted way back on January 26, 2016, for National Spouse Day. You can read that original post (and download the…
I love weddings, don’t you? It is such a beautiful thing to witness a bride and groom pledge their life and love to one another before God and so many witnesses. It is especially moving when you know the couple takes the vows they are making seriously enough to remain committed through thick and thin,…
Every year, as our family takes time at Thanksgiving to enumerate all the many blessings with which God has blessed us, the things that top all our lists invariably revolve around relationships: Our relationship with Jesus. Our relationship to one another. Our marriage. Our children. Our family. Our friends. Our church. We are so thankful…
We received a request a few weeks ago for permission to create a Chinese translation of our “Head-to-Toe Prayer Guide for Children.” The translators explained that they were wanting to distribute the Chinese version at an upcoming prayer summit in Taiwan. How cool is that? Of course, we gladly consented to this request. Then a…
I finished some fantastic books in June, including Lysa TerKeurst’s phenomenal The Best Yes. If you’re looking for a good summer read, check out the following selections. There’s something for almost everyone on this list. The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst I started reading Lysa’s book on the way to a restaurant for a family…
Dear Jennifer, I thoroughly enjoyed your book, Love Your Husband — so much so that I bought a few extra to pass out! I was tremendously encouraged by it!! Thank you!! I appreciate how you incorporate motherhood into the picture!! I went into marriage knowing and wanting to be the wife God wants me to…
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Proverbs 18:22 tells us, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” That verse is near and dear to my heart for two reasons: First, because I sincerely want it to be my husband’s testimony of me. It would make me so sad to think that my actions…
Not only is the turn of a year a great time for looking ahead and setting goals, but it’s also a good time for looking back and reflecting. Which is my goal in tabulating my top 10 posts of 2014. My husband and I were looking over both our blogs this weekend. Noting trends. Discussing…
I’m using Mondays to work through the messages stacked up in my mailbox. The question I’m tackling today? Rightly responding to negative comments regarding family size. Question: How do you deal with rude comments? Hi Jennifer, I’ve emailed you before and love your blog. I’m curious as to your response to negative individuals as your…
I have been using my Mondays to clear out my mailbag. This week’s request will be of interest to any caregiver or patient who needs to keep track of many different medications: Question: Hi, Jennifer. I have used several of your charts because I am a completely unorganized man. The charts have helped immensely. Thank…
Last week, my daughter in dental school tagged me on Facebook with a link to an article called When Did We Start Hating Big Families? “Was this your experience at all?” she wanted to know, referring to the negative comments the author of the article got regarding her three (3) children. “Never once have I…
Despite the fact February was a short month, we got some great reading done during the course of those four weeks. What follows are our favorite titles of the month. Two of these I read on my own, two I read aloud to our kids, and two my husband read to the entire family all…
When Doug and I married (on THIS day, way back in 1987!), we left the church in a limousine, which means we totally missed out on the tin can and shoe polish thing, as the limo company had a very strict policy against defacing their vehicles. That was a bit of a bummer (in my…
We’ve amassed quite a collection of Valentine’s Day printables over the years, so I thought I’d round up all the links here so you can view them in one place. That’s what this post is. I call it my Ultimate List of Valentine’s Day Resources. All the resources are free, so you can pick and…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2012 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2012 December 2011 Happenings Gabriel…
This article, 25 Ways to Express Love to Your Wife, is one Doug originally wrote for his blog, All Truth Is God’s Truth. It has been so popular there that we decided to include it on our family website, as well. To read the original post, follow this link. For a printer-friendly version of the…
Jennifer, I found your wonderful article on 25 Ways to Show Respect to Your Husband and find it very encouraging. On a different note, I have to say that I see the size of your family and I feel. . . I’m not sure how to say it. . . disappointed in myself. We have…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2010 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2010 December 2009 Happenings In…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2009 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2009 December 2008 Happenings A…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 1998 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 1998 January 1998 Happenings Jonathan…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2005 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2005 December 2004 Happenings We…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2006 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2006 December 2005 Happenings It’s…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2004 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2004 December 2003 Happenings It…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 1996 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 1996 January 1996 Happenings New…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 1989 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 1989 January 1989 Happenings This…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 1988 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 1988 January 1988 Happenings Why…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 1987 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 1987 January 1987 Happenings Okay,…
One of our Family’s Favorite Holiday Traditions Our family has been sending out Christmas letters for 35 years years now. Although I (Jennifer) do the actual writing, we all work together to determine which stories to put in the letter, take family photos we include with the letter, and get the letters ready to mail…
I love pretty printables! I enjoy creating them, using them, and sharing them with others. If you like printables, too, you’ve come to the right place. Our family website offers a treasure trove of pretty & practical printable resources — calendars, chore charts, coloring pages, and much, much more. Clever uses for our pretty printables:…
