Category: Character Education

Are you a plan-ahead shopper? Or a last-minute gift giver? When it comes to holiday shopping styles, I tend to fall somewhere in the middle. When my son, nieces, and nephews were much younger, I tended to start my shopping during the after-holiday season sales when I could grab...

I have a passion for helping others. This passion led me to my chosen profession as a counselor in my pre-homeschool mommy life. More recently, this passion led to my creating my blog and podcast series, The Salt & Light SERVE Spotlight. In this podcast series, I highlight the...

Try your hand at a Reverse Advent Calendar this holiday season and give your child the gift of being a part of something bigger, fulfilling the Great Commission. ...

After securing some snazzy deals in person on Black Friday and pajama-clad purchasing from the comfort of your home on Cyber Monday, what better way to celebrate than by paying it forward? Welcome to Giving Tuesday....

It’s the morning after Thanksgiving. We’ve all had our fill of turkey and pie. Perhaps we watched our favorite team toss the pigskin around the night before. We’ve set our alarms to an hour when even the roosters wouldn’t dare crow. Sleepy-eyed and coffee-fueled, with tennis shoes tied and...

This holiday season we are remembering some of our beloved guests from episodes gone by. Thus far, we have revisited Phillip’s Wish, and Under My Umbrella. Today, we are returning to our featured guest from Purposeful Parenting Month this past July, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, author, public speaker, and...

What's your favorite part of the Thanksgiving holiday season? Gathering together with family? Indulging in delicious food? Cheering on your favorite football team? Drifting off into a post-meal, turkey-induced tryptophan coma? I enjoy all of those, too. 😉 But I particularly enjoy pie. ...

This holiday season we are remembering some of our beloved guests from episodes gone by. In our last blog post, we revisited Phillip’s Wish, our very first Salt & Light SERVE Spotlight feature. Today, we are returning to episodes #10 and #11 from the Salt & Light SERVE Spotlight...

The holiday season is upon us. A time for reflection, a time for thanks, and a time for sharing what we have, no matter how small, with others. Community outreach is a topic very near and dear to my heart. My passion for service is weaved throughout the pages...

If you read my blog or listen to my podcasts then you know service is my passion. This passion led to the creation of our Salt & Light SERVE Spotlight segment. In this series, we feature a different community outreach program, individual, or small business each month. Our hope...