Summer Bucket List With the Kids A summer bucket list is always a hit. Family editor, LaVonne Long shares the importance of making time for great family memories. Read more
Talking to Your Kids About War and Refugees Our family has been watching the news together for the past four weeks. Both of our kids have learned a little about the war in Ukraine at their school. They have both been asking to watch the world news in the evening to see how the people in Ukr... Read more
Keeping Christ in Christmas Having kids has made it difficult to avoid falling into the consumer trappings of Christmas. And, if I am being honest, I can’t really pin the blame on having kids. I really do love the hours of shopping, the lists I can cross off, the wrapping wi... Read more
Enjoyable Sabbaths with the Kids Some of my fondest childhood memories were Sabbaths spent with my Lummi Adventist Church family. Though we were few in number, we always had a fun, interactive Sabbath school and potluck every single week. I can still remember the chili and macaro... Read more
Freedom in Christ When I was a girl here in the Washington Conference, we drove an hour to get to church each Sabbath. We wanted to attend church on my mom’s reservation, Lummi, located just outside of Bellingham, Washington. Lummi Seventh-day Adventist Company did... Read more
5 Tips for Healthy Kids in 2021 A lot of us have been able to slow down our busy Pacific Northwest lifestyles this past year due to the pandemic. It’s been a shift in our family, and it’s one I am actually quite thankful for. In this slower paced lifestyle, we’ve had time to eat... Read more
Food for Thought Have you ever wondered why you like certain foods or dislike others? Certainly it is due to our taste buds and how our mind interprets the food we eat. But it is just as determined by our upbringing — what our family ate or didn’t eat. Some famili... Read more
Millennials Speak Up on Instagram My oldest son, Zac, was curious to discover why some of his friends have walked away from the Adventist Church. Recently, he posted the following question on Instagram, wondering if anyone would respond. He asked: “If you are still Adventist, why?... Read more
Los millennials hablan en Instagram El año pasado, nuestro hijo mayor, Zac, tuvo la curiosidad de descubrir por qué algunos de sus amigos se han mantenido adventistas, mientras que otros se han apartado. Por lo tanto, publicó la siguiente pregunta en su Instagram, preguntándose si a... Read more
