Discipleship Tools… Family Devotion Calendar 18 Apr 202213 Apr 2022 By Justin Rossow Our mission at Next Step Press is to cultivate the kinds of people and resources that help you delight in taking a next step following Jesus. In…
For Me Be Mine 3 Feb 2022 By Alli Bauck Fear not, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name, you are Mine. Isaiah 43:1b (ESV) For the past seven months I’ve been carrying around…
For Me… Dooby Dooby Doo 27 Jan 202227 Jan 2022 By Kim Longden “Look mom!” my three-year-old said proudly, “I’m decorating!” I looked up from my computer to see that I had been so engrossed in typing, I hadn’t noticed…
For Me… *Click* 20 Jan 2022 By Katie Helmreich We’re near the finish line! A 1000 piece puzzle, with 360 Lego Minifigure Faces, almost done! Almost. With this particular puzzle, few of our standard puzzle-solving tricks…
For Me… Star Day! 11 Jan 2022 By Katie Helmreich I mailed my sister some star-shaped post-it notes this week. A package with a shiny star garland will arrive at her house tomorrow! My brother-in-law is out…
For Me… Little Helpers 7 Jan 2022 By Kim Longden Last month, I came across a photo taken over ten years ago that made me smile. I had just finished making Christmas cookies with my kids (all…
For Me… Go and Tell a Friend about Jesus 6 Dec 20215 Dec 2021 By Kim LongdenI’ve noticed that lessons for children in Bible curriculums oftentimes end with an exhortation for them to go and tell a friend about Jesus. This puts an image…
Discipleship Tools… An Experiment in Family Devotions 27 Apr 202127 Apr 2021 By Kim Longden For many years we wanted to have a family devotion time, but didn’t know where to start. Was there a specific format for family devotions? What resources…
For Me… I Can’t Fix Everything 6 Apr 2021 By Kim Longden A few weeks ago my son’s goldfish died. Bubbles the Fish had been struggling for a few days, and at the ripe old age of three had…
Discipleship Tools… Our Resurrection Garden 29 Mar 2021 By Kim Longden One of my family’s favorite Easter traditions centers around the yearly planting of our Resurrection Garden. We started the Resurrection Garden tradition several years ago, and although…
Discipleship Tools… Ash Wednesday Keepsakes 15 Feb 2021 By Christi Gerloff I’ve always liked the feel of Ash Wednesday services. There’s just something special about the quiet, somber remembrance of what God did for us through His Son.…
Discipleship Tools… As I Have Loved You 1 Feb 202119 Jan 2021 By Katie Helmreich A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.John 13:34 (NIV) Kids! Quit needling each other. Why can't you keep your feet to…
Discipleship Tools… Our Family Calendar Tradition 15 Jan 202114 Jan 2021 By Kim Longden At the start of each year, we have the tradition of taking down the previous year’s kitchen calendar and going through it month by month as a…
Advent… O Zoom, All Ye Faithful 16 Dec 202015 Dec 2020 By Katie Helmreich In those days a decree went out, that everyone should return to their own homes and stay there. This was the first pandemic in a hundred years,…
For Me Mom’s Trash Can 15 Dec 202015 Dec 2020 By Kim Longden My mom went to be with the Lord six months ago, and one of the things we brought from her kitchen to ours was her trash can.…
Advent… Immanuel in Our Mess 9 Dec 202016 Dec 2020 By Katie Helmreich We're "real tree" people. Come what may, we load everybody in the Suburban and head to the tree farm early each December! I love the cozy, Courier and…
Advent… Holiday Mom Stress 24 Nov 2020 By Amy Larson from Mom Fuel Whether or not you are ready for it, the holiday season is upon us. You may feel some extra stress about the holidays if…
Discipleship Tools… Thank You Lord, For Pizza 17 Nov 2020 By Katie Helmreich Jane was almost asleep, basking in the glow of the mini Christmas tree I agreed to set up early, curled up in her bed with Bear and…
