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The Joy of Serving & Giveaway

January 9, 2020 By Cara Putman

Last March, my husband and I lead a team of young adults from our church to Turkey over Spring Break. It was one of those unexpected delights as we spent a week in Instanbul exploring the city and culture. While we were there, I really connected with the team lead (it's amazing what happens when you make coffee for 30 people and wash dishes together!). While there I asked how our church could come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: cara putman, Flight Risk, Germany, giveaway

May the Force Be With You

January 2, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

I live in a household of Star Wars nerds. I'm a fan as well (being a child of the classic trilogy era), but my appreciation cannot compare to that of my hubby and each of our three children. So, when Christmas rolls around, elements of the galaxy far, far away abound in the Witemeyer realm. First, there are the decorations: Outdoor inflatables filled with galactic Christmas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, House and home

Merry, blessed Christmas

December 23, 2019 By Deborah Raney

By now, no doubt, it's looking Christmas-y at your house or in your town. With just a few hours left for last-minute shopping and baking and decorating, if you're not ready now, well, somehow it always seems to work out. And if there are only 11 dozen cookies on the dessert table instead of your usual 15 dozen, nobody will likely complain. :) Our kids don't start arriving until Dec. 27, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, House and home

Our 2nd Annual Thanksmas

December 4, 2019 By D'Ann Mateer

For the second year in a row we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas with all our kids (and this year our granddaughter, too!) in a whirlwind 48 hours. It works out best, at least right now, for our boys to go to their in-laws over Christmas, and so we do Thanksgiving and Christmas in one fell swoop in order to get to do it together. The kids starting trickling in on Tuesday. By … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family

Gratitude and Grace

November 27, 2019 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends,  Excited to be sharing a little bit of today with you. I can’t believe it’s Thanksgiving tomorrow. I love that we have a day of thanks set aside to celebrate all God has blessed us with. I think it’s so easy (and I’m speaking from experience, unfortunately) to get wrapped up in preparing for the holiday season and we forget to stop, breath, and let thankfulness and gratitude to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family

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