by Sami | Apr 21, 2014 | Faith, My Story
No new outfits. No candy bought. No fluffy bunnies in baskets. The Cones experienced a different kind of Easter this year. We didn’t set out trying to make a statement. After all, we just returned from the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, so it’s not...
by Sami | Apr 17, 2014 | Daily Dash, Faith, Family, My Story, Parenting, VIdeo
On today’s episode of The Daily Dash, I featured the 20th Anniversary Edition of FamilyLife’s Resurrection Eggs: While I’ve known about Resurrection Eggs for years, I’ve never incorporated them into our family’s Easter routine until now!...
by Sami | Jan 14, 2014 | Articles, Faith, Parenting, Tommy Nelson
Since I promised 4 Quick Tips to starting your school day off right, let me just quench the suspense and give those to you right away: 1. Lay out your priorities 2. Develop a schedule 3. Set their minds 4. Communicate your expectations Now if you want to learn the...
by Sami | Dec 27, 2013 | Faith, My Story
If you’ve been following my Operation Christmas Child shoebox journey during my recent trip to Ecuador, now you can watch the entire process, from packing to distribution, in just minutes! I met Stefania on top of a mountain over 11,000 feet in the air on our...
by Sami | Dec 11, 2013 | Devotions, Faith, God's Will
In business, we often say that good is the enemy of great (and quickly fix that with books like Good to Great by Jim Collins). But have you ever thought about the good that opposes the best when it comes to our spiritual life? Philippians 4:8 tells us Finally,...
by Sami | Nov 30, 2013 | Deals & Freebies, Faith
With Advent just around the corner, I wanted to share this Truth in the Tinsel Advent Book experience book for Little Hands by my talented friend Amanda. I have so much I want to tell you about why this book is great, why you should get it and why our family needed...