Foods 
Every year one of our Christmas traditions is making shortbread cookies. I have taken them a little past the traditional white flour and brown sugar over the years and now we are going a step further to grain-free—and still just 3 ingredients! How awesome is that? Easy to make traditional shortbread cookies, with just 3 ingredients, and your kids are going to love them. They're a versatile cookie too, I'll give you some ideas below for how you can mix it up with these cookies. These Traditional Shortbread Cookies Are Great With... a little chocolate ganache on top a couple teaspoons of fresh orange zest ...Read More
25 Days of Grain-Free Christmas Cookies: Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies
These grain-free gingerbread cut-out cookies are the perfect Christmas and Holiday treat for the family! I'm happy to eat anything gingerbread at any time of the year, but there's something about the winter holidays that make gingerbread an extra-special treat. Growing up my mother would always decorate a homemade gingerbread house with me and my little brother at Christmastime. So I suppose it's more nostalgic than anything. :) Looking for more gluten-free recipes and resources? This Everything Gluten Free page is a library of everything gluten free we’ve worked on. Grain-Free Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies Even ...Read More
How to Teach Your Kids to Pray (Even If They Don’t Like to Pray)
The other day I noticed one of my kids getting restless while we were praying together, so I stopped praying and asked him, "What's up?" He told me very honestly, "Prayer is boring!" Normally, I would be tempted to chew him out for being so irreverent, but something stopped me. In a moment of uncharacteristic sympathy, I saw things through his eyes: how many times had my mind wandered when others were praying? I told him, "I understand exactly what you mean. It can be hard to enjoy prayer when you don't even see the Person we're talking to. It's easy to get distracted or to think about other things that you think ...Read More
25 Days of Grain Free Christmas Cookies: Coconut Date Balls
Dates are a common ingredient in many holiday recipes. Everything from cakes, rolls, pies, and cookies have all been created around this super fruit. Dates are mentioned in the Bible as the “tree of life,” so it follows that dates would be a common addition to Christmas recipes celebrating the birth of Jesus. Dates have developed a bad reputation over the years. When most people think of dates the infamous fruitcake often comes to mind. However, dates are a sweet and versatile addition to most baked good recipes. Day 4: Coconut Date Balls I began making this recipe a few years ago when I was in search of a new ...Read More
6 Essential Steps to Teaching Your Kids to Pray Biblically (P.R.A.Y.E.R. Model)
Do you spend time teaching your kids to pray? If so, how do you do this? Let's look at this sample prayer: "Dear Jesus, Thank you for mommy, daddy, and my brothers. Help us to win our basketball game tomorrow. Thank you for our food. Amen." Does this kind of prayer sound familiar? While I'm happy my son knows God is interested in all aspects of his life, I want his prayer life to develop more depth as he gets older. I want him to learn to pray in the way Jesus taught his disciples to pray. If you desire to do better at teaching your kids to pray, I invite you to read on (and see the printable you can download to ...Read More
Ultimate Library of Christian Resources
When I found out the crew at Ultimate Bundles was putting together a Christian living bundle, I knew that was the bundle we needed to promote. More than any other bundles, this is the bundle that I believe will have the biggest lasting impact on our family and yours. We love all of the bundles and resources that the folks at Ultimate Bundle have brought to us. They have become masters at bringing the best resources at the best value. We know a life worth living is one that honors God. This is the bundle that will give you the resources to inspire, train, disciple, and help you and your family develop a more grounded ...Read More
25 Days of Grain-Free Christmas Cookies: Pumpkin Spice Cookies
I love this time of year. Apples, pumpkins, sweets, apple cider, bon-fires and warm cocoa. One of my favorite cookies is pumpkin spice cookies. One thing I don't love is the over abundance of sugary sweets. But not all things sweet have to be killer to your waist line, your adrenals, your blood sugar, or your thyroid. This time of year poses a challenge to those of us who love sweets and treats but want to stay healthy. I have had to either do without, cheat on myself with bad sweets and feel guilty, or figure out how to make this all work. I picked the last option this year. If you haven't noticed by now, I ...Read More
25 Days of Grain-Free Christmas Cookies: Coconut and Chocolate Macaroons
These Coconut and Chocolate Macaroons are a delicious treat to spoil the family (and your friends!). They are grain-free AND sugar-free, but you can't even tell because they are so tasty! The coconut and chocolate lovers in your life are going to love you when you bake these Coconut and Chocolate Macaroons! Looking for gluten-free recipes and resources? This Everything Gluten Free page is a library of everything gluten free we’ve worked on. Christmas cookies mean Christmas baking—and for many years my fondest baking memories were of my three sisters and I after we had married and moved away from home. My dad, and ...Read More
