Here’s something to help the hungry kids in your family wait patiently until Thanksgiving dinner is ready and all their extended family members have congregated to eat. It’s an I SPY Thanksgiving printable! click to print I SPY Thanksgiving click to print I SPY Thanksgiving answer key This doodle collage comes with a list of…
Today’s Trust in the Lord Coloring Page serves as a great reminder to place your hope fully in God, irregardless of the circumstances in which you find yourself. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths….
This week’s By their Fruit Coloring Page features Matthew 4:16. “You will know them by their fruits.” click to print By their Fruit coloring page In this sobering passage, Jesus warns against false prophets and false disciples. Here’s the verse in context: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly…
This week’s Approved unto God coloring page features 2 Timothy 2:15 and serves as a good reminder of the importance of faithfully and systematically reading and studying the Bible. click to print Approved unto God Coloring Page We need to hide God’s Word in our hearts. Governments can close churches, censor free speech, burn Bibles,…
Today seems like a perfect time to share our When I Am Afraid Coloring Page. There are lots of scary things going on in the world right now, but we can trust God to see us through the direst circumstances. He promises never to leave or forsake His children. click to print When I Am…
Today I’m sharing this pretty Grace and Greetings Coloring Page. It features Titus 3:15, “All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.” Grace and Greetings Coloring Page Paul sent greetings to loved ones by letter, because they lived too far away for him…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
National Neighborhood Day is the third Sunday in September. That’s today! So I thought it would be a great day to share my brand new Love Your Neighbor Coloring Page. This page features part of the passage recorded in Mark 12:29-31. When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear…
September 15 was William Howard Taft’s birthday. That makes this the perfect time to share a coloring page featuring one of my favorite quotes from our 27th president. Taft advised, “Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.” click to print William Howard Taft Quote Coloring Page As…
The Goodness and Mercy coloring page I’m sharing this week features Psalm 23:6. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.” click to print Goodness and Mercy coloring page This is from the Shepherd’s Psalm — a psalm…
Last week, when the Texas Heartbeat Law went into effect, I published some new words to this old song. You can hear me sing them over on my other blog called Loving Life at Home. But it occurs to me some of my non-native Texan readers might not be familiar with the original lyrics. So…
The Wind and Waves Coloring Page I’m sharing below references Matthew 8:23-27. You probably remember the story. Jesus was sleeping in the boat the disciples were taking across the Sea of Galilee when a fierce storm blew in. As the boat was being swamped by the waves, the disciples cried out in despair, “Lord, save…
For Scripture Sunday this week, I’m sharing our Grace and Mercy Coloring Page. It’s based on Hebrews 4:16. “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” click to print Grace and Mercy Coloring Page Isn’t it reassuring, in a…
For today’s Scripture Sunday printable, I’m sharing a Faith as Evidence coloring page which features Hebrews 11:1. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” I pray it will serve as a beautiful reminder to you cling to God through faith, regardless what kind of crazy things are…
Are you as tired as I am of all the gloom and doom we hear on the news in this crazy, upside-down world of ours? Take a break from all that today to focus instead on the blessings God has given you. Our grace and peace coloring page highlights two of those blessings. click to…
Eighth in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy listing of August 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…
With the Summer Olympics set to start in just a few more days, this seems the perfect time to share my new Run to Win Coloring Page. click to print our Run to Win Coloring Page This coloring page features 1 Corinthians 9:24, which reads: Do you not know that in a race all the…
The No Shame Coloring Page I’m sharing today features Romans 5:15. Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” click to print No Shame Coloring Page A Prayer of Hope This verse is an answer to…
My husband read Stuart Gibb’s Tyrannosaurus Wrecks aloud to our whole family in June. Below are my impressions of that title plus the other four books I finished last month. The 5 Books I Read in June Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology by Vicki Dincher We love Apologia Science — especially Apologia Exploring Creation with…
We’ve been decking our halls this week with these brand new Independence Day Pennant Banners. Don’t they look festive? And just in time for the neighborhood block party we’ll be hosting for the Fourth of July! The pennants on these banners are smaller than those I usually make to adorn our mantle. That’s because I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E…
My family loves reading books for entertainment, and this list of patriotic picture books for Independence Day contains some of our favorites for reading on or around July 4th. Pack a few in your picnic basket to enjoy while you wait for fireworks to begin. Patriotic Picture Books that Celebrate America’s Independence A is for…
This free printable In God We Trust coloring page features the official motto of the United States. You can find it minted on our coins and printed on our currency. And — for the time being — you can also see it emblazoned on license plates in the state of Mississippi. click to print In…
Since I’ve already published gospel tracts for holidays such as New Year’s, Valentine’s, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, I thought some gospel tracts for Independence Day might be in order. The front page of each tract displays a familiar patriotic phrase, then the inside and back pages offer a Biblical perspective on the sentiment. Here…
This free printable Liberty or Death Coloring Page features Patrick Henry’s soul-stirring words to the Second Virginia Revolutionary Convention on March 23, 1775. He ends his speech with a series of questions: Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the…
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…
My mailbox is full again! So I’ll be using Mondays to clear out some of the messages that have piled up and grant a few reader requests. Today’s request is for Bible Bookmarks you can color yourself. I answered Kristin privately months ago, but wanted to share these resources on the blog, in case others…
This free printable God’s Love Made Complete Coloring Page features 1 John 4:12. “If we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us.” Click to print Love Made Complete coloring page Elsewhere in Scripture, Jesus tells His followers, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,…
Since Father’s Day is only a week away, I wanted to share this Mighty and Blessed coloring page today. It matches the Godly Woman coloring page I posted for Mother’s Day back in May. click to print Mighty and Blessed coloring page This coloring page features Psalm 112:1-2. “How blessed is the man who fears…
I’ve been working in my flower beds this week. Pulling weeds. Admiring blossoms. Listening to birds. And observing butterflies. Which is what prompted me to share this Every Bird and Insect coloring page. click to print Every Bird and Insect Coloring Page It features Psalm 50:11: “I know every bird in the mountains, and the…
Today’s Eagle Wings Coloring Page features Isaiah 40:31, one of my all-time favorite Bible promises. “Yet they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” click to print Eagle Wings coloring page…
Since today is John F. Kennedy’s birthday, I’m sharing my hand-drawn JFK Quote coloring page: click to print JFK quote coloring page Kennedy famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” His words seem like a breath of fresh air in an age where…
I use Mondays to clear our my mailbox. Today I’m tackling the question of how to keep playthings organized. Read on for my best tips on taming the toy box! Question: How do I keep toy clutter in check? Hi Jennifer! I have an organization question. What do you do with your kids’ toys? And…
For this week’s Scripture Sunday post, I’m sharing A New Command coloring page. It features the words of Jesus in John 13:34. A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Love One Another Coloring Page “Love as I have loved you.” That’s a…
In honor of Mother’s Day today, I wanted to share this Godly Woman Coloring Page. As you can see, this free printable features Proverbs 31:30. “Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.” click to print Godly Woman Coloring Page Of course, I know that…
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…
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Happy Resurrection Day! In honor of the occasion, I’m sharing this Nailed to a Cross coloring page. It’s a fitting reminder of all that Jesus endured on our account. click to print Nailed to a Cross coloring page He suffered and bled and died for my sins and yours. When his followers wrapped His lifeless…
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…
Since today is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Christ’s Passion Week, it seems a fitting time to share this Servant of All coloring page. Servant of All Coloring Page It features a couple of verses out of the Gospel of Mark. “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant. And whoever…
Our spring bulbs are up and blooming, so I thought now would be a fitting time to share this Lily of Valley Coloring Page. It features Song of Solomon 2:1, which reads, “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.” click to print Lily of Valley Coloring Page Solomon’s bride said…
My husband officially proposed to me the day after St. Patrick’s Day 34 years ago. And we’ve been celebrating ever since (mainly because marrying him was like finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow) ?. This year, we’re starting the festivities early with these free printable St. Patrick’s Day pennant banners….
In honor of our seventh president’s birthday today (March 15) — and as a way of pushing back against cancel culture — I am sharing a coloring page based on one of Andrew Jackson’s quotes. I don’t agree with everything President Jackson ever did or said. But I fully endorse the declaration featured in this…
Happy Sunday, Friends! The Generous Souls Prosper Coloring Page I’m sharing this week features Proverbs 11:25. “A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” Isn’t that a beautiful promise? click to print Generous Souls Prosper coloring page God’s economy has always turned man’s way of thinking completely on its…
Today’s Home Sweet Home coloring page stirs up a lot of thoughts in me. I love my earthly home. And I love the family that shares it with me. But more and more these days, God is reminding me that the house in which we presently live is only temporary lodging. click to print Home…
The Be My Disciple Coloring Page I’m sharing today features the words of Jesus. He declares, “If anyone wants to be My disciple, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” (Luke 9:23) click to print this Be My Disciple coloring page The Narrow Way Denying self. Shouldering a cross. That’s…
Whew! Never in my life have I seen so much snow in Texas! Like most of our southern neighbors, we’ve spent the past seven days holed up at home, wondering when it would melt. Sometimes we had electricity and running water. Sometimes we didn’t. But one thing we had in ample supply was “togetherness.” Which…
Our free printable Clean Heart Coloring Page features Psalm 51:10. “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” click to print a clean heart coloring page Psalm 51 is a psalm of repentance. David wrote Psalm 51 after the prophet Nathan confronted him about his adultery with Bathsheba,…
Our founding fathers uttered a lot of timeless words of wisdom, as illustrated by this Thomas Jefferson quote. He advised, “In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock.” click to print Thomas Jefferson Quote on matters of principle Swimming with the current means not making waves. Being…
One of the most beautiful descriptions of love ever written can be found in 1 Corinthians 13. And a portion of that passage is featured in this week’s Love Bears All Things coloring page. Isn’t it pretty? click to print Love Bears All Things coloring page With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love seems…
Our free printable Whiter Than Snow Coloring Page features Psalm 51:7. “Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” click to print Whiter than Snow coloring page We seldom get snow in our neck of East Texas’s Piney Woods. But whenever we do, I…
We drove to Houston last weekend to meet our newest granddaughter, Evelyn. She’s already almost six weeks old. Can you believe it? The idea for the following Animal Baby Name Games came from Evelyn’s mother. She played a similar game at a baby shower attended about the time Evelyn’s big brother was born. Everyone knows…
Psalm 33:12 reads, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” And that is the theme of this week’s Blessed Nation coloring page. click to print Blessed Nation coloring page For more than two centuries, America has enjoyed that blessed nation status. But…
Let’s kick off the first “Scripture Sunday” of the year with a Chariots and Horses Coloring Page that features Psalm 20:7. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Chariots and Horses coloring page This passage provides a good reminder as to where true…
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…
The words of Proverbs 31:27 adorn our free printable “Watching over Her House” coloring page today. You already know this chapter, right? It contains a glowing description of the virtuous woman. And verse 27 showcases a character trait we would all do well to emulate. “She watches over the affairs of her household and does…
Our family had such a good time going through the discussion prompts for Thanksgiving I posted last month. And we’ve heard lots of similar comments from readers who used them. So I’m sharing a set of Christmas Conversation Starters today. This set contains 24 holiday-themed questions, such as the following: Share a favorite Christmas memory….
This week, I’m sharing a new free printable: This “Our Soul Has Escaped” coloring page. It features the victorious words of Psalm 124:7. “Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; the snare is broken and we have escaped.” click to print Our Soul has Escaped coloring page I…
October brought us some gorgeous weather this year. Our family spent a full week tent camping, much of which time I spent lounging by the campfire with a book in my lap. I finished both The Struggle Bus and Coronavirus and Christ that week, then completed three more books before the month was out. Read…
I normally set aside Mondays for responding to readers’ questions and requests, but I’m too excited about this one to wait. I received a message yesterday morning from Kristin asking whether we offered any free printable gospel tracts for Thanksgiving. She was looking for some she could print and place in food boxes she helps…
Today I’m sharing a little project I designed for a women’s group I lead on Mondays: Thanksgiving conversation starters. First we decorated these mason jars together in class last week. Nothing fancy. A spray painted lid. Some twisted paper bows. A craft paper tag embellished with fall-themed stickers and labeled with colored sharpies. Then we…
If ever there were a time to pray without ceasing, 2020 is it. And today’s free printable coloring page reminds us to do exactly that. click to print Pray without Ceasing coloring page It features 1 Thessalonians 5:17, which puts it plainly: “Never stop praying.” Other translations render this verse “pray continually,” “pray constantly,” “pray…
This week, I’m sharing this Great Dragon coloring page. It features Revelation 12:9: “The great dragon was hurled down–that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” click to print the Great Dragon coloring page Did you catch that?…
Last months booklist looks a little lopsided. I normally gravitate to nonfiction titles. But other than Bob Goff’s Dream Big and a spiral volume of sudoku puzzles, all the books I read in August were novels. The majority of these selections, our family read aloud together. Some for the third or fourth or fifth time….
This week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page features Psalm 27:14. “Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” Isn’t that the perfect verse for the year 2020, which has been filled to overflowing with so much uncertainty? And so much waiting? Wait on the…
This week’s Scripture Sunday coloring page provides a worthy challenge as kids head back to school. It features 1 Timothy 4:12. “Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.” Click to download this “Show Yourself and Example” coloring…
This week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page features Psalm 4:8. “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Print “I Will Lie Down and Sleep” Coloring Page The psalmist knows what we sometimes forget: that safety depends not upon the absence of danger, but upon God’s…
The fact that today is National Scavenger Hunt Day provided the inspiration for this week’s free printable coloring page. It features a verse from Jeremiah. Here God tells the exiled Israelites, “You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13) Print “Seek Me and Find Me” Coloring…
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…
Continuing with our series on the 7 “I AM” sayings of Christ, this week’s I Am the Way coloring page highlights John 14:6. Here, Jesus declares: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me. Yes, you read that right. Jesus claims to be THE one…
Continuing with our series on the “I AM” statements of Christ, this week’s coloring page is based on John 10:7-9. Here Jesus proclaims, “I AM the Gate.” In its entirety, this passage reads: Therefore Jesus said again, ‘Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me…
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought some hearts and flowers would be in order. So in this week’s free “Scripture Sunday” coloring page, a grateful heart takes center stage. The words come from the lyrics of a worship song written by Don Moen: O, give thanks with a grateful heart.Give thanks to…
It has been a while since I’ve published one of my “Scripture Sunday” coloring pages. But I’ve gotten a few letters from readers recently encouraging me to bring them back. So I’m happy to oblige. This week’s coloring page comes from the Armor of God passage in Ephesians: Finally, be strong in the Lord and…
I’m back with another new holiday party game today: a Christmas by the Numbers Quiz. If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you probably realize I love trivia. In fact, testing our knowledge of obscure facts is a favorite pastime of our entire family. The inspiration for this quiz came from a…
Since today is Mother’s Day, I’m sharing a Mother’s Comfort coloring page. This one is based Isaiah 66:13… “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.” Isn’t that a beautiful promise? I spent several days last week caring for seven of my grandbabies while their mother was out of town. She spent…
This week’s coloring page is based on 1 John 3:18 – “Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.” Love is so much more than a warm, fuzzy feeling. Love is a verb. It’s a commitment. It’s a choice to act in the best interest of your…
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…
I have another free printable Christmas quiz for you today. I call this one the “For unto Us a Child is Born” Quiz. The Bible is chockfull of Messianic prophecies that were made in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament. How many of the following can you identify by chapter and verse?…
Our family has done a lot of traveling this week. We’ve attended two college graduations (one out of town). And we’ve visited extended family who live out of state. That translates into about 14 hours on the road so far. And we have at least that much more ahead of us in the coming week….
God has called — and equipped! — us to stand firm against Satan’s schemes. We need to use all the resources He provides.
The start of a new school year is just around the corner! Accordingly, this post is chock-full of fun ways to celebrate starting back to school. Even though, as homeschoolers, our family usually does lessons year-round, I still love the fresh start August brings with regard to co-ops and school supplies and new routines. I’ve…
Today’s free printable is a dental health chart. With two dentists for siblings (and another taking his DAT in a month), you’d think good dental hygiene would be second nature to our little ones. That’s not necessarily so. They still need lots and lots of reminders to brush and floss regularly. When we had to…
Our free printable What Manner of Love coloring page is taken from 1 John 3:1, in honor of Father’s Day: “Behold, what manner of love the Father has given unto us, that we should be called the children of God. Some say that children view God in the same way they view their dad. Perhaps…
Father’s Day is less than a week away. Even so, there’s still plenty of time to let Dad know how much you appreciate him. Here are a few simple gift ideas that will let him know he’s #1 in your book. 7 Last-Minute Gifts for Father’s Day: Write Dad a Letter If words of encouragement…
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…
In just a few weeks, two more of our daughters will graduate from high school. That makes eight out of twelve, which means I’ll be 2/3 of the way finished with my homeschooling career come May.So today I’m sharing a game to celebrate graduates like them. We recently hosted a party for their senior class,…
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…
Human love can be fickle, but God’s love is everlasting. Isn’t that a comfort and a blessing? With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought Jeremiah 31:3 would be a perfect verse for this week’s “Scripture Sunday” coloring page: I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.”…
Today’s printables all deal with cooking, food, and meal planning. Keep reading for a cooking measures equivalency chart, healthful snack ideas, and a pretty new menu planning template. Only three days into the new year, our family’s already noting positive change in regard to eating habits. Not only does eating more meals at home save…
For this week’s Scripture Sunday post, I’m sharing our Fear Not Coloring Page. It features a verse from Luke’s account of the first Christmas. A couple of my children delight in sneaking up from behind when I least expect it and startling me. I about jump out of my skin every time they do that….
Looking for a way to spice up your Thanksgiving meal? Try giving guests this Turkey Trivia Test before you serve the main course. I know some folks are wont to serve ham on Thanksgiving — and even our family opted for serving fajitas on one particularly hectic holiday — but the meal most associated with…
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…
My kids and I are involved in a weekly co-op we all love. The younger ones take classes in things like sign language and math drills and geography and life skills (where they learn to use power tools and change the oil in a car), and the older ones knock out subjects like Chemistry and…
Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Did the holiday sneak up on you? If so, these last minute gift ideas will be sure to bring a smile to Mom’s face. I already know what I’m getting for Mother’s Day this year: a new daughter-in-law! Our son Samuel is getting married tomorrow, just four days…
Today is Easter Sunday, the day Jesus rose from the grave, that we might have new life in Him! What a wonderful reason Christians have to celebrate. click to print He Is Risen coloring page Whether you spend it at a sunrise worship service or dying and hunting Easter eggs or gathering around the table…
My mother tells a story about her father that I’ve always found very intriguing. I’m not sure how old he was when he was finally issued a formal birth certificate. But it was late enough that he was able to pick the name that went on it himself. For the first few years of his…
I awoke this morning with the remnants of a bad dream playing in my head. But then I remembered today is Sunday, and the words of an old chorus we used to sing at church came rushing in to dispel those unpleasant thoughts and fill my heart with a song instead: “This is the day…
It’s Sunday, so it’s time to share another of my free printable coloring pages. The Bible commands us to take every thought captive, and this week’s coloring page provides a beautiful reminder of that directive. click to print this Take Every Thought Captive coloring page The thing I love about coloring Scripture verses is that…
The weather is warming up (not that it was cold for very long) here in East Texas. So I’ve been busily packing away the winter stuff and getting our clothes closets ready for spring. The main closet that needs attention is my six-year old’s. Abby has shot up like a weed, and the leggings that…
One of the advantages of not owning a television set is that we completely “miss out” on most of the commercials, movies, and broadcast programing that relentlessly pushes forward an agenda against everything we hold dear. We read just enough of the news to stay abreast of what is going on in the world, and…
One of my favorite movies of all times is The Sound of Music. In my estimation, this film has it all: love, honor, faith, family, history, humor, action, adventure, tenderness, courage, intrigue, breathtaking views and, of course, beautiful music. The opening scene with Julie Andrews singing in the foothills of the Alps, wide-armed and filled…
This weekend didn’t go quite the way we thought it would. We ended up spending about ten hours in the emergency room with this poor boy. Nobody had to tell us Daniel’s arm was broken. That much was obvious. But the X-rays gave us a better idea as to the extent of the damages. God…
Since tomorrow is President’s Day, I thought Paul’s words to the Romans would be a fitting theme for this week’s Appointed by God coloring page. Whether you’re in the #notmypresident camp or on the #makeamericagreatagain team, this truth remains. The authorities that exist have been put in place by the LORD. “Let everyone be subject…
Another Sunday is upon us. Continuing my theme, I’m sharing another Bible-based coloring page today, and since Valentine’s is but a couple days away, this week’s topic (again) is LOVE. Whether or not you have a special somebody with whom to celebrate Valentine’s Day, there is One who longs to lavish His loving grace upon…
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,…
People keep asking me if I’m ready for Christmas. By this, I think they mean, have I finished all my shopping. I’m embarrassed to tell them just how little shopping I’ve gotten done. I don’t do much Christmas shopping as it is. We normally adopt a minimalist approach to holiday gift giving within our family…
Christmas has become so commercialized, it’s a challenge to stay focused on the real reason for this season.You have to hunt hard to find meaning in all of the trappings. Which is exactly the point of our Glad Tidings Word Find Puzzle. Let this free printable Christmas game help turn your thoughts back to the…
We are making slow progress on unpacking boxes from our recent move. Today’s project: Organize the closets. I need to sort through the clothes, cull the stuff that’s outgrown, and switch out summer shorts for winter sweaters, as cooler temps have finally come to Texas (at least for the moment). On the topic of winter…
My youngest kids are at an age where they really enjoy working word find puzzles. So, I created this Thanksgiving Word Find to help keep them and the grandkids occupied until dinner is ready. So I’m sharing it here today, in case you have young guests for Thanksgiving who might like it, too. click to…
Can you believe Thanksgiving is just a few days away? Yet having a heart of gratitude is something we should cultivate all year long. We need to count our blessings — which are many — not only on the fourth Thursday of November, but every day of our lives, morning and evening! This week’s coloring…
Thanksgiving provides a perfect opportunity to count your blessings. And our Thanksgiving Scattergories printable provides a fun way to help you do exactly that. But autumn is a season not only for counting blessings, but for sharing them as well. And what blessing begs to be shared more than the good news of the gospel?…
Whew! What a week! Has there ever been another election like this one? Just nine more days until it’s over, for good or for ill. I’ll say one thing for this presidential race — it has served as an urgent reminder of how desperately our leaders and our nation needs prayer. And praying is exactly…
It’s official! We closed on our new house on Friday and will be moving shortly. However, just a few hours before closing, the postman delivered four huge boxes of spring bulbs I’d ordered from Breck’s, so before we ever moved a stick of furniture, we grabbed our spades and shovels and spent our first day…
Our family visited some citrus groves earlier this year. From a distance, it was difficult for us to tell one kind of tree from another, but once we got closer, it was simple to differentiate the lime trees from the lemon and the lemon trees from the orange. They were known by their fruit. All…
