by Janet | Jan 18, 2017 | Dating, Parenting
“…do not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.” Song of Solomon 2:7 Each December, the Surette family embarks on our annual Christmas tree hunt. If your family is any bit like ours, these supposedly idyllic events sometimes play out better in our heads than...
by Janet | Dec 17, 2016 | Christmas
Merry Christmas! For those of you with younger children, I wanted to share a little “Follow the Star” Scavenger Hunt I did when my girls were younger. (Can you tell who’s preparing a Sunday School lesson for tomorrow morning…) Employing some...
by Janet | Nov 15, 2016 | Christmas
Those who know me know that I take no delight in stirring up trouble. But since everything we do and don’t do as parents teaches our children, and I’m pretty passionate about intentional parenting, I feel compelled to express a few thoughts on the matter of...
by Janet | Oct 25, 2016 | Contentment, Excellence, Family, Ministry, Parenting
Over a decade ago when in the throes of parenting a preschooler, a toddler and a baby, I attended a regional ladies conference that had invited a prominent Christian speaker. By this point in my life, I had dabbled in Christian women’s speaking engagements and was...
by Janet | Oct 11, 2016 | Character, Leadership, Ministry
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.” Proverbs 3:27 There are a couple special people to whom good is due. And since it is in my power to give it, I’d like to share a tribute to my pastor: Five years...
