A Faith Filled Halloween- Guest Post

A Faith Filled Halloween- Guest Post

Should Christian’s Celebrate Halloween? Here’s a Faith Filled Approach By Guest Poster- Traci Rhoades from Traces of Faith Let me start by saying I have no haunting tales from my own childhood Halloween experiences. It never spooked me. Seeing the scary costumes didn’t impact me one way or the other. Attending the haunted house set up in the sanctuary of my church might seem a bit strange now, but I thought nothing of it at the time.   So when we had our daughter, my husband and I weighed the pros and cons of Halloween. As parents. Together, we decided we would not celebrate this holiday.   A quick Internet search will enlighten you about the evening’s history. Actually, our research taught us that most…

Joyful in Hope

I mentioned in the post, Favorite Verses, that my favorite verse in the Bible is Romans 12:12; and in particular from the NIV translation: Be Joyful in Hope, Patient in Affliction, and Faithful in Prayer. I feel that, in life, this verse has been especially applicable and has gotten me through some very tough times. To me, this verse means celebrating the small things in life, to trust in God, and to never stop speaking to God. I have certainly been guilty of not fully trusting in God and of ceasing speaking to God. But, since the birth of my first child, I’ve learned to appreciate everything in life- no matter how small. I’ve wanted to make it a point to be as transparent as…

Finding Hope in the Bible: a free eBook

Finding Hope in the Bible I was admittedly hesitant about offering this because it’s my first attempt at an eBook, but I figured I had to start somewhere. So, without further ado, I bring you ‘Finding Hope in the Bible’ a simple, free, 13 page eBook featuring 40 Bible verses about hope (and first in a series of simple eBooks about what can be found in the Bible). I’m experimenting with different sorts of downloadable content for the blog. So far I do enjoy the printable making and I’m expanding on the variety of printables that I create (simple quote/Bible verse based, worksheets, calendars) and hope to eventually offer more. I do intend to start making printable packets when Squeaker starts Tot-School, even though I…