by Sami | Jun 29, 2015 | Articles, Faith, FaithGateway, Tommy Nelson
Thank you. Two simple words, yet they mean so much. When said with warmth, sincerity and integrity, they communicate love and appreciation. Yet when said with sarcasm and guilt, they leave you feeling worse than you did before. Ironically, these are also some of the...
by Sami | May 18, 2015 | Faith, Tommy Nelson
I remember lamenting to my son’s second grade teacher a few years ago about the book choices he was making at the library. It wasn’t that they were bad or inappropriate, but I felt like he wasn’t living up to his full reading potential. She looked...
by Sami | Apr 24, 2015 | Faith, Family, Kariss, Tommy Nelson
As parents, we want the best for our children. My husband and I pray about everything in our kids’ lives, from their health and safety to their schools and yes, even their friends. While we understand that we cannot choose all the people our children surround...
by Sami | Apr 7, 2015 | Deals & Freebies, Giveaway, Kid Tip, Parenting, Tommy Nelson
If you’re like me (or most parents for that matter!), you struggle with how to keep your kids honest. Since April 30 is National Honesty Day, I wanted to help you teach your kids honesty in a more clever, bite size way. I’ve come up with 30 Ways in the 30...
by Sami | Mar 11, 2015 | Faith, Giveaway, Tommy Nelson
Yesterday I went to my kids’ elementary school to have lunch with my newly turned nine-year-old son. He surprised me by asking out of the blue, “Mom, how old do you have to be to get Facebook and Instagram?” Not expecting to have a social media...
by Sami | Feb 1, 2015 | Articles, Faith, Tommy Nelson
Love. It’s what February is all about, right? But what about those of us that don’t have love in our lives? Or worse yet, what if we love deeply, but get hurt by that love? Perhaps we’ve reached the point where we simply just don’t feel very loving anymore. What then?...
