Living, Loving, & Learning Together
Our family just got back from a week-long camping trip we take every October. The weather was glorious, the fellowship uplifting, and the time together fun and memorable. We view all those blessings as Kindnesses from Heaven, like the following coloring page proclaims. click to print Kindness from Heaven coloring page It features Acts 14:17. “Yet He has not left…
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Our family is full of serious soup fans, but we’ve had a hard time tracking down a tomato soup recipe we all like. Some are too plain. Some are too thin. Others are too sweet. But, like Baby Bear’s porridge, Softa’s Tomato Basil Soup is just right. A few years ago, I spotted a dear friend of mine eating a…
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Happy Columbus Day! Despite the fact this October holiday has come under the fire of cancel culture these days, I’m celebrating the occasion with a brand new Columbus Quote Coloring Page. click to print Columbus Quote Coloring Page Revisionist historians love to malign Columbus and assign malicious motives to his famous voyage, yet the simple facts remain: Columbus was called…
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In honor of National Astronomy Day today, I’m sharing a new Heavens Declare God’s Glory Coloring Page click to print the Heavens Declare God’s Glory Coloring Page It features Psalm 19:1-2, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim His handiwork. Day after day, they pour forth speech. Night after night, they reveal knowledge.” Isn’t that the truth?…
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I read five books last month: A Tale of Two Cities plus four others. Below you will find my review of each title, arranged in the order I finished reading them. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Over a decade has passed since last I read Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities aloud to my children. In…
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My children love making crafts, and I love saving money. How do you reconcile the two? By using art materials that are always in abundant supply — like the following collection of cute and clever leaf crafts for kids. Additionally, our family recycles a lot of our trash for art projects: cardboard boxes, glass jars, tin cans, paper sacks, toilet…
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Our family goes tent camping for a week every October. This year, I’m gearing up early for the trip, as thirteen of our sixteen grandchildren will be spending at least part of the week with us. To make things easier during the hours I’m in charge, I’m bringing some fun activities to help keep them occupied. We’ll use the same…
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October 4 marks the birthday of the 19th president of the United States, so today I’m sharing a free printable Rutherford Hayes Coloring Page. It joins our growing collection of Presidential Quote Printables. click to print Rutherford Hayes Coloring Page The majority of Hayes’ quotes I was able to locate online seemed unremarkable, and a couple few I fundamentally disagreed…
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This week’s Like Arrows in Hand Coloring Page features a portion of one of my all-time favorite passages, Psalm 127. Here’s how the last few verses read: “Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is…
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Tenth in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy list of October 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 family get the most…
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Today I’m sharing a “Train Up a Child” coloring page. It features Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go; Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Train Up a Child We must remember that this verse is a proverb, not a promise. Most parents (including me) would love a guarantee: Just…
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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 the years. As you can…
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