Families With Grace

Real marriage advice: Stop casting blame

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, January 20, 2022

How casting blame damages your relationship and you may not even realize you’re doing it! I wrote these words about casting blame about a decade ago. While I’m not dealing with babies any more, I most definitely needed this reminder for myself. I’ve gotten better about it, but lately I’ve been struggling a bit again …

Faith Marriage Parenting

Bible verses about grace

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, January 13, 2022

20+ Bible verses about grace to encourage your soul I’ve heard grace described as not getting what we deserve. In other words, we deserve punishment, but instead find love and understanding. God’s grace is beyond my complete comprehension. How He continues to love me in spite of my failures amazes me. I want to model …

Faith Health

Learning to stop being hard on yourself

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, January 6, 2022

What if you saw yourself like your loved ones see you? I was putting my son to bed recently, and he was having a difficult time. His 8-year-old self was upset with a mistake he had made. It was a very small mistake. He didn’t get in trouble for it. Nobody was upset, hurt or …

Parenting

What I learned from being pregnant at Christmas

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, December 16, 2021

Being pregnant at Christmas gives a whole new perspective on the birth of Jesus I wrote these words about being pregnant at Christmas in 2012 when I was a month and a half away from the birth of my youngest child. I had been on modified bedrest since the beginning of November and had a …

Parenting

Allowance for kids

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, December 9, 2021

5 Ways to set up allowance for kids to teach money management Teaching our kids life skills is important to my husband and me. Like all parents, we want to raise our kids to be productive and responsible adults. And that includes money management. We instated an allowance for kids when they were in preschool …

Marriage

Christmas gifts for men under $35

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, December 2, 2021

25 Gift ideas for men that they’ll love 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 my blog, so thank …

Parenting

Why our family believes in Santa Claus

By Stacey A. Shannon on Tuesday, November 23, 2021

How we prioritize the birth of Jesus and celebrate with Santa Claus 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 …

Marriage

Marriage advice: keep a sense of a humor

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, November 18, 2021

Laughter is important for a happy marriage For 22 years now, I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart. We are together more than we are apart, especially since we both work from home and share a home office. In fact, I’m typing this blog post at my desk while he’s at his desk a …

Parenting

A Family Christmas devotion book, volume 2

By Stacey A. Shannon on Tuesday, November 16, 2021

25 Days of 5-minute family Christmas devotionals for older children 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 my blog, …

Home Recipes

2-ingredient meatball pocket recipe

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, November 11, 2021

An appetizer, side or snack you can make in minutes! My daughter is more adventurous in the kitchen than I am. I tend to go by recipes. She tends to use recipes and get creative as well. I love her creations and willingness to try things. (She’s made some delicious microwave fudge recipes this way!) …