Stepping Heavenward has impacted my Christian walk, marriage, motherhood, and world-view more than any book I've ever read, besides the Bible, of course. I highly, highly recommend it to every teen, young adult and woman, ever. 

It's actually a novel from the 19th century, written by the beloved author of the song, Nearer my God to Thee. But this book is anything but stuffy and antiquated, believe me. 

Our family has been (slowly) going through Long Story Short together. We don't get it done every day, but it has still been invaluable to instilling Bible truths in our kids hearts. It is very well-written for kids (and parents!) of all ages, and I love the way it very systematically goes through the story of the Old Testament, while connecting every single story with Jesus. We'll be going right to the second book, Old Story New, which covers the New Testament, when we're finished with this!

Adding baby number four to our family has brought the demand that I get a little more organized with my daily schedule. Or a lot more. ;) Anyway, I started this book a year and a half ago or so, and just picked it up again since we brought our baby home.

It has been *amazing* for this season of life. I love it, because it's a grace-filled view of scheduling our mornings and puts Jesus first, always. I think you might love it too!

I bought the Adventum Bible story CDs for my kids earlier this year and they LOVE them. And I do too. I find myself enthralled with the storyline, crying my eyes out, or raising my hands and saying "hallelujah!". The story of humanity is accurately told, with full cinematic sound effects and a bit of imaginative conversation at times. And the second set is releasing soon! We are SO excited. If you're looking for a good Summertime, listen, I think you and your kids will love these!

My Mom gave me the sweetestlullaby CD for our precious baby Branson. The music and singing are soft and soothing and the words to the songs are so meaningful. My favorite song is the Head to Toe (The Armor of God Song) and my 2 year old's favorite is #13 (I don't remember the name off the top of my head). We like to turn it up and slow dance around the kitchen to it. Even if you don't have a baby, I think you'll love this CD!

We adopted our newest son in Florida, and our family lived in an RV for four weeks while we waited on paperwork. These two games went a long way in entertaining our entire family, and I think your family would enjoy them too! 

​My husband and I have loved play Splendor together for quite a while, and were pleasantly surprised at how quickly our 5 and 6 year old caught onto it. It's a great game to start gently teaching value and buying concepts. It's also been a big hit in all of our friend groups and our friends love to borrow it. So it comes highly recommended!

I like to keep Spot It in my diaper bag or purse for our kids to play while we wait at restaurants, or anywhere else. It's quiet and very entertaining.

I had some time for a bit of reading (between changing diapers and taking the older kids to the pool), while we were in Florida, and   Unseen by Sara Hagerty spoke to my heart in a really deep way. I think every woman would fall in love with it! 

Motherhood has a way of hiding our biggest moments of growth, and this can make us feel lonely and even lose our sense of worth. But hiddeness is actually a sweet gift from Jesus, and Sara uses her personal story of infertility, international adoption and every day life to share this in a beautiful and relateable way. I would encourage you to buy a copy for you and for a friend (or two!)

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