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What We Eat On Mondays and Why It Matters

October 5, 2014 by Kristen

We eat the same meal at home on Monday nights for dinner.

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We aren’t in a rut. It’s not gourmet and there aren’t any secret ingredients.

We are being intentional.

Most of the world doesn’t have the luxury of having a pantry and refrigerator full of food with dozens of options. Meat is for the wealthy and fruit is a delicacy.

What better way to remind our kids how much we have than through their bellies?

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We eat rice and beans every Monday, so we can remember how the rest of the world lives and eats.

Sometimes the best way to introduce a different perspective is by doing something different. And then repeating it often.

Recipe:

Cook brown rice, lightly salt, add fresh cilantro

Top with generous amount of black beans, seasoned with cumin.

Add fresh avocado.

It’s what we eat on Mondays. And it matters.

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A Simple Way to Teach Family a Lesson About Complaining Less

April 21, 2014 by Kristen

I handed everyone at the table a rubber band and told them to put it around their wrists like a bracelet. We slipped it on as we finished dinner and I read these instructions from our dinner time devotional:  Every time you grumble or complain, snap your rubber band.  The day before we memorized John 6:43, "Stop grumbling among yourselves." Guess who got the first "pop?" My kids laughed as the first complaint rolled off my tongue just minutes after reading our assignment. I ... Read More

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To the Children of Texas

March 13, 2014 by Kristen

We've had two weather days in our part of Texas this winter. School was canceled. Roads were sanded. Bread aisles were emptied. And before you northerners mock us too badly, it's been the coldest winter for us in 40 years. Plus, there was real live ice. On one of these days, I watched my Texas kiddos scrape bits of dirty ice from the mailbox and cram it into a ball and call it a snow since they had never seen real snow before. Poor Texas children. It was pathetic. And then it ... Read More

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How to Have a Stable Home This Christmas

December 8, 2013 by Kristen

It's strange to return from November on the Equator to December in full swing in the Lone Star. To an unlit house, undecorated tree, unwrapped gifts. And six days of unturned Advent pages. Motherhood and Christmas go together. It's mostly up to Mom to hang the stockings over the mantle with care, to make the house happy and bright, to play Santa if she so chooses, to handle the wrapping and coordinate the baking and to keep Christ in Christmas.... It's a pleasure and pressure pot, all this ... Read More

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Remember: As Far as Everyone Else Knows, We are A Nice Normal Family

March 10, 2013 by Kristen

I got pulled over for speeding in a school zone the other day. It was the first time in a long time and my heart beat wildly. I frantically searched for my license and I handed it over and I said, "Throw the book at me," only not really. He walked to the back of car and I snapped a shot of his lights in my rear view mirror. Risky, even for a blogger. He walked back to the window and said "I'm going to give you a verbal warning." Then I got the lump in my throat and I may have told him I loved ... Read More

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30 Ways to Keep Christ in Christmas

November 29, 2012 by Kristen

Our world makes it challenging to keep Christ in Christmas. Anyone else notice that? Don't get me wrong: I love this season. The lights and festivities. I'm a Christmas baby and I find this time of year magical. I love experiencing it with my kids...the excuse to wear Christmas pajamas days on end, reading holiday books, sipping hot chocolate and eating cookies for lunch... But more than anything, I want to make it meaningful. I want Jesus to be the focus. I want my kids to know what ... Read More

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30 Ways to Make Christmas Meaningful

November 27, 2011 by Kristen

Our world makes it challenging to keep Christ in Christmas. Anyone else notice that? Don't get me wrong: I love this season. The lights and festivities. I'm a Christmas baby and I find this time of year magical. I love experiencing it with my kids...the excuse to wear Christmas pajamas days on end, reading holiday books, sipping hot chocolate and eating cookies for lunch... But more than anything, I want to make it meaningful. I want Jesus to be the focus. I want my kids to know what ... Read More

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100+ Ways for Your Family to Make a Difference

June 26, 2011 by Kristen

Babysit for a single mom Teach compassion with a Family Giving Box Write a Family Mission Statement Bake cookies for your local fire dept. Pick up trash at local park as a family field trip Create snack packs for Ronald McDonald residents Welcome a new family to the neighborhood with a dessert and introduction Pray for the poor of the world Color a Smile-print coloring page to be given to lift someone in need up Make a baby care kit for a baby in need Take time each ... Read More

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