Be a Voice for Change We are facing an all-time high of strained race relations in our culture. Even with all that was accomplished by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. over sixty years ago, we are still fighting a disease of racism. Maybe, you know there is a problem, but you don’t know what to… [Continue Reading]
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How to Bring Racial Reconciliation in 2020
How to Bring Racial Reconciliation As a white person growing up in California I had black friends, and I thought I understood black history, just from things I’d learned in school. Then, in 2010, my family moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, I started a support group for inner-city teen moms, and we started attending a… [Continue Reading]
Living a Grateful Life
It’s hard to believe it’s been over two years since we started living a grateful life with The Grumble Free Year. We started August 2017 and that Thanksgiving Grandma broke her back. We went on the cruise August 2018, and (after writing about it all) The Grumble Free Year released November 2019. One of the… [Continue Reading]
How to Recognize Faulty Decision Making
How to Recognize Faulty Decision Making It’s not my fault!” ranks in my Top 10 Most Frequently Used Phrases, and may well be #1. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not the kind of person who always has to be right. But heaven protect anyone who implies that I might be wrong. My favorite family… [Continue Reading]
12 Tips for a Grumble Free Holiday
12 Tips for a Grumble Free Holiday When the Christmas season comes around we can count on a few things: 1) lots of fun family time, and 2) lots of fun family time disrupted by kids’ bad behavior. Kids often misbehave A LOT during the holidays. Their schedules are messed up; they’re over-excited and over-stimulated…. [Continue Reading]
#WalkItOut Podcast 084: Rachel Swanson
I am so thankful that I dared to follow God. I dared to dream His dreams. I dared to take that time, whether it was during my kids’ nap time or waking up early on Saturday mornings instead of sleeping in, I am thankful that I followed this God-given dream. God led me on an… [Continue Reading]
#WalkItOut Podcast 083: Susan Merrill
#WalkItOut Podcast 083: Susan Merrill How well do your kids know you? I’m not talking about knowing which kind of coffee creamer you like (which my kids know which kind of creamer I like in my coffee). They may know what it means when you slip on jeans and put on make-up instead of your… [Continue Reading]
Practice Makes Perfect When it Comes to Doing Right
Practice makes perfect. We know this is true for first steps, basketball shots, and multiplication tables. Practice means starting where we are with plans to improve. And when my large family decided to take on the challenge of going a year without grumbling (yes, really!), I knew it would take a lot of patience, a… [Continue Reading]
Sight and Sound Theater and Canyon Retreat … the best of Branson for families!
Sight and Sound Theater and Canyon Retreat … the best of Branson for families! Are you a large family looking for the perfect getaway retreat? Our favorite place to vacation in is Branson, Missouri. Why we love Branson: Family-friendly atmosphere. Lots to do! We love Silver Dollar City, Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Amazing Acrobats of… [Continue Reading]
#WalkItOut Podcast 081: Hope Helmuth
Can you believe that it is almost Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Around our table, we’re going to have a lot of traditional things: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole. sweet potatoes, some apple and pumpkin pies… But because my grandmother is Hispanic, there will also be things like enchiladas and… [Continue Reading]
Three Steps to Turn Grumbles Into Gratitude
Three Steps to Turn Grumbles Into Gratitude Did you know you can find deep contentment without spending a dollar or changing one thing about your day, your family or your life? In addition to this inner peace, you’ll have more joy, more gratitude and be a better example for your family and friends. How? By stopping… [Continue Reading]