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Are you looking for meaningful Easter ideas for your Christian family? Here are some Easter traditions you can implement in your family for a Christ-centered Easter! Plus an idea for outreach in your community! My husband and I both grew up with similar Easter traditions. I have fond memories of dying Easter eggs with my …
Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Easter as a Christian FamilyRead More
This is a podcast episode you won’t want to miss. It’s one that I’ve been looking forward to since last summer, before the Made to Give Life Podcast even had a name. It was this man’s perspective on male leadership in the home that struck the match in my own soul to figure the other …
Episode 7: 3 Legs of Family Leadership with John Michael ClarkRead More
Did you know that I have been writing at Intentional By Grace for the last eight Christmases? Crazy, right? Well, today I want to share with you what I’ve written and collected over the years, so that I can bring some Christmas inspiration your way. Or at least I hope it inspires you. 🙂 Whether …
The lazy days of summer are finally here. These five summer must-haves will keep you living intentionally even when you’re out of routine! When the seasons change, I like to take stock of where we are as a family. Being intentional is all about regular evaluation, and summer is a great time to throw caution …
It’s time to plan your intentional summer! If you need help creating a summer plan the whole family will love, then this post is for you (and don’t miss the free summer planning guide)! If you’re a mom with children at home, then you know that these years of having them under our roofs are …
How to Plan an Intentional Summer Your Whole Family Will Love (FREE Planning Packet)Read More
My kids and I love basketball. With March Madness just around the corner, we’ve been feverishly working this week to get caught up on all our school work so we can join in the watching frenzy that starts next week. As we talked about our brackets, who we think will win this year, and all …
I’m picking up our little girl’s birth story again today. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. To recap a little bit, I started having regular contractions around 36 weeks. The contractions were 4-6 minutes apart and this went on for 12 days straight. I went on bed rest during this time …
I’m picking up the birth story of our little girl today. You can read Part 1 here. Knowing what we know now, what started around 36 weeks was prodromal labor. I had never heard of it before, but I can say it’s one of the most trying times of my entire life. Prodromal labor tested …
Susannah Cary Dutton was born at home at 4 o’clock in the morning on June 4, 2016. She weighed 9 pounds 2 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Wait, what? A little girl? I thought you were having a little boy, Leigh Ann. Exactly. So did we! What a surprise we experienced in the wee …
I started my maternity leave last month. I was nearing the last weeks of pregnancy and I was tired. My body ached and my mind was filled with all the things I needed to do to prepare for our new baby. With my history of birthing babies, I thought it would only be a few …
By Contributing Writer Liz, In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. …
A Heart for Service Begins in the Home: 3 Areas of Service I Want to Instill in My ChildrenRead More
Does it seem like there is a lot to do to be prepared for summer and wrap up the school year? Here are some simple ideas to do before summer fun begins. By Contributing Writer, Victoria Can you feel it? The long, lazy, fun days of Summer are within sight! The school year is wrapping …
