5 Practical Truths the Christmas Story Shows Us

Christmas holds a special place in our hearts. We just love the Christmas traditions, music, food, memories, and more that come along with the season of celebrating the birth of Christ! If you’d like to know what some of those traditions are, you can listen in to our...

You Were Meant for More with Kelly Needham | Episode 176

Do you ever get the feeling that you are meant for something more? Or maybe you struggle with wanting to do something great, while longing for a simple, ordinary life. We can often feel the tension between these two and wonder if we have to sacrifice one for the...

Soul Care with Amber Albee Swenson | Episode 175

Self-care has become an increasingly popular topic! One of my free ebooks is all about ten self-care strategies to help reduce stress and it just so happens to be the most downloaded. While most of us can agree that we need to take better care of our mental and...

Need Gift Ideas? Here Are Some of My Favorites From This Year!

Gift-giving doesn’t come easy to all of us. (If that’s you, I am right there with you!) I got to thinking this year, and I realized that I have been sharing some of my favorite things most weeks in my Life on the Edge of Normal newsletter. (If you...

The “Plan the Holidays” Date | #MarriageMonday

Jill: It’s that time of year again. Christmas music is starting to play as tons of decor hits the store shelves. Mark: As the calendar begins to fill up with Thanksgiving meals, office parties, and plans to visit extended family around Christmas, it can be difficult...

Managing Your Expectations for Holiday Parenting

The excitement of the holidays is hard to contain! Your young children are anxiously waiting to leap out of their beds to open presents on Christmas morning. Your adult children may be traveling home from college or coming to visit from their homes. You may be looking...