Most people couldn’t tell you where Germfask is (in fact, you’ve probably never even heard of it)… but I’m here to tell you that this tiny town smack dab in the middle of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is THE place to make your home base for your next family vacation. 1. Convenient Location I…
If you’d asked me two years ago if I would ever consider putting all five of my kids on an airplane to attend a week of family camp in a state thirteen hundred miles away, I would have laughed and thought you were crazy. Why would I go through all that hassle and expense when…
We’ve had the opportunity to do a fair amount of traveling this summer – both road trips and flying – and along the way, we’ve tested out several new-to-us “travel essentials” and picked up some new “must-haves” for family travel. This summer, we traveled to New Mexico via plane for eight days and took an…
Our family loves to take mini-vacations (I call them staycations if we don’t have to drive more than 4 hours). It’s a great way to get away from the everyday chaos of life and spend some quality time together. In 2016, we enjoyed a trip to Michigan’s Adventure as part of a two-day family staycation…
In his article, “The Four Phases of Parenthood,” Bob Hostetler shared four distinct roles that a Christian parent plays over the course of his/her child’s life: Commander, Coach, Counselor, and Consultant. As children grow up, a parent’s role ought to evolve, aiding in a child’s transition from total dependence to independence. This doesn’t happen overnight,…
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My kids LOVE basketball, and they are super excited to watch as much of the March Madness NCAA Men’s Tournament as we’ll allow them, but to be perfectly honest, they have little to no idea about which teams are actually any good. That makes filling out a March Madness bracket a difficult task, but of…