Category: Seasonal

The History of Christmas

By Melanie Rainer

What is the history of Christmas? Did you know that Christmas didn’t become an official holiday in the United States until 1870? And you may have noticed that nowhere in the Bible is a festival of Christ’s birth celebrated. It was several hundred years after Jesus’s death that the Church created a “Feast of the […]

What is All Saints Day?

Thanksgiving - Family

By Jessica Wolstenholm

It’s October! For many people, this is the season of jack-o-lanterns, autumn wreaths, decorative bowls full of candy corn, and buying costumes for the kiddos. It’s Halloween time! Now, whether or not your family chooses to partake in these traditions, Halloween, also known as All Hallow’s Eve, comes before the celebration of an often forgotten […]

Football-Inspired Faith Lessons for Kids

Athlete - Youth sports

By Melanie Rainer

In our house, anticipation for the biggest football game of the year starts in January.  Well, technically it starts in August when the pre-season begins and we dust off our team t-shirts and ready our grill for Saturdays and Sundays spent lounging around the television, cheering on our favorite football teams. We love the rhythm […]

5 Inspiring Ways to Welcome Fall

Toddler M - Yellow

By Christine Bailey

In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzergerald wrote, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Although fall is a time of transition in nature when leaves, grass, and plants all start to die or hibernate, fall often feels a fresh start, because there’s just something about this season that awakens us […]