Author: Amy

  • Seeking Road Trip Tips

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    Our family is pretty well air-traveled. The kids (and the adults) know the drill when it comes to long flights, short flights and really long flights, too.  We’ve dealt with jet lag, canceled flights, lost luggage, broken DVD players, airsickness and more. We’ve also had lots of beautiful trips where everything has gone right. (If…

  • Blast Away Boredom in Houston: The Children’s Museum of Houston

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. On Mondays and Wednesdays I will offer ideas for anyone, almost anywhere. Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for Houston-area fun. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… The…

  • SOAP: True relationship is key, not going through the motions

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    Scripture: Colossians 2:16-17 16 So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new-moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. 17 For those rules were only shadows of the real thing, Christ himself. Observation: The important thing is a relationship with Christ. Let that be your focus,…

  • SOAP: Whenver you seek him you will find him

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    Scripture: 2 Chronicles 15:2 (partial) …The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him… Observation: God will be there whenever you call out to him and whenever you work to build your relationship. Application: It is comforting for me to know that God…

  • Blast away Boredom with a library card… and not just for books!

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Library Card.. and not just for books! Libraries, like the rest of the world, have really expanded lately. With a…

  • Blast away boredom in Houston: Discovery Green

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Discovery Green, downtown Houston’s newest park Our family LOVES Discovery Green! It is a perfect place for frolicking on a truly…

  • Blast away Boredom with a daily schedule

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Daily Schedule Relaxing and living the carefree, unscheduled days of…

  • Blast away Boredom in Houston with a LEGO event

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Help build an 8-foot pirate entirely out of Legos Houston’s LEGO…

  • Blasting away Boredom with a reading chain

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Reading Chain Make a chain ‘link’ from construction paper for each…

  • SOAP: The most important thing in life is free

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    Scripture: Ephesians 2:8 God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Observation: God’s gift of salvation is exactly that: a pure gift, given freely without cause. I didn’t do anything to earn it or not. He just gave it to…

  • Free Fun Fridays

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    Happy Friday! Today I am honored to be guest posting the Free Fun Friday feature on Run the Earth, Watch the Sky about our family’s Boredom Blaster Jar. Click on over and take a look. I think you’ll enjoy Kristi’s blog, too.  She shares about some excellent Biblical insight, as well as tons of things…

  • SOAP: Frankness is better than flattery

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    Scripture: Proverbs 28:23 In the end, people appreciate frankness more than flattery. Observation: I am guessing God must want us to be honest and frank rather than empty flatterers or praisers. Application: I see two applications, here. Application One: God doesn’t want us to just praise Him, he wants our heart to be in the…

  • Blasting Away Boredom in Houston: Miller Outdoor Theatre

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    Fourth in the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Check out the Miller Outdoor Theatre schedule for lots of wonderful…

  • SOAP: I’m praying for you

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    Scripture: Romans 15:13 So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Observation/Application: (I am combining the two because I think this verse is pretty straightforward.) I write a lot…

  • Blasting away Boredom with a calendar

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    Third in the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Big Calendar This summer I created large calendar pages just…