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Celebrating one year of Families with Grace with a giveaway and freebies!

By Stacey on Thursday, September 19, 2019

Enter for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card and get two freebies! Affiliate links are used in this post; if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. …

Parenting

Social media savvy series

By Stacey on Tuesday, September 17, 2019

A commonsense approach to handling social media as a parent Social media is everywhere. According to Pew Research Center, 72% of Americans use some type of social media in 2019. Even more remarkable is that number was only 5% in 2005! To say that social media has grown by leaps and bounds is an understatement. …

Spiritual

Following the Master

By Stacey on Thursday, September 12, 2019

What walking my dog has taught me about my faith walk with God In July, I told you about the new addition to our family: a Lhasa Apso puppy who we named Pixel. In the short time since then, Pixel has woven his way into our lives and hearts even more. He’s also gotten easier …

Home Recipes

BLT Pizza

By Stacey on Tuesday, September 10, 2019

This easy recipe is a hit for an appetizer or for dinner! Affiliate links are used in this post; if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. It helps support …

Spiritual

Misery really does love company

By Stacey on Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Hard times are best weathered when they are shared My daughter recently got her braces off. She was most excited to be able to chew gum again. In fact, not being able to chew gum was the one thing she dwelled on when she was going to get her braces put on. She felt mopey …

Home Recipes

Easy pizza subs your whole family will love!

By Stacey on Wednesday, August 28, 2019

These toasted subs are easy to make and customize for your family Affiliate links are used in this post; if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. It helps support …

Parenting

How positive parenting works for our family

By Stacey on Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Being firm doesn’t mean being negative. Back in 2005, we got a Lhasa Apso puppy who we named Buckles. It was the first foray into parenthood of any sort for my husband and me. One of the things we learned quickly as we were training the puppy is that positive reinforcement was effective. Basically, if …

Marriage

20 lessons on marriage in 20 years

By Stacey on Tuesday, August 13, 2019

What the past 20 years as a missus have taught me about love and marriage Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. I can scarce believe it’s been two decades of marriage! We married young. I was 20 and only halfway through undergrad. He was 22 and had just gotten a …

Parenting

Back to school blues

By Stacey on Thursday, July 25, 2019

Sending my kids back to school is bittersweet At the end of next week, my kids head back to school. I’m not ready for it. I never am. This year I have a 1st and 4th grader, which seems impossible since they were just born a few months ago. But alas, here we are. The …

Parenting

Teaching our kids how to handle the unexpected

By Stacey on Monday, July 22, 2019

How to help our kids when plans goes sideways Last week, my kiddos and I took our Lhasa Apso puppy for a walk. Our goal was to get in a decent walk for him, come home make and eat dinner and then be off to swimming lessons. My husband, who has injuries from falling down …

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Celebrating one year of Families with Grace with a giveaway and freebies!

Social media savvy series

Following the Master

BLT Pizza

Misery really does love company

Easy pizza subs your whole family will love!

How positive parenting works for our family

20 lessons on marriage in 20 years

Back to school blues

Teaching our kids how to handle the unexpected