Author Archives: Rachel Matembe

Exercising Faith So It Grows
And that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:15 Summer is hands down my favorite season...
Rachel Matembe Jul 15, 2024 Getty | Delphixart

Choosing Faith Over Fear
When you think about the state of the world we are living in today, do you find yourself grappling with fear, anxiety and worry? From the climate crisis to food shortages, from disease outbreak to out...
Rachel Matembe Jul 13, 2024

Baking the Perfect Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
When life gives you over ripe bananas, make banana bread! My husband's Aunt gave us a whole box of bananas. As a family of four, there is no way we were going to eat all of them before they turned ove...
Rachel Matembe Jul 12, 2024

DIY Nature Frame
Raise your hand if you have more amazon boxes than you care to admit! Before you throw them out in guilt, here is a fun nature craft that upcycles cardboard into a beautiful piece of art. Being outsid...
Rachel Matembe Jul 09, 2024 PC: Rachel Matembe

Fun and Easy Fruit Skewers with Maple Syrup Yogurt Dip for Canada Day!
Canadians are looking forward to celebrating Canada Day on July 1st. Very few things are more Canadian than Maple Syrup. We love it so much that we made the Sugar Maple our Canadian National tree. You...
Rachel Matembe Jun 27, 2024

Raising Future Fathers
The children came up with a wonderful idea to make home-made pocky for their Dad. For those not familiar with pocky, (like I was a few days ago) it is a Japanese sweet snack made of a thin delicious b...
Rachel Matembe Jun 24, 2024

We Are Called to Play a Special Part in the Body of Christ
The call on Deborah's life was to lead and judge the mighty Nation of Israel. The call on Elizabeth's life was to raise a child; the fore runner of Jesus Christ. The call on Esther's life was to get m...
Rachel Matembe Jun 21, 2024

Cultivating a Climate of Conversation in Your Home
Whether it is big life changing conversations happening, or a million small conversations about both big and small things, creating space in our homes where we can have honest and free conversations w...
Rachel Matembe Jun 20, 2024 GettyImages | Portra

The Best Pancake Recipe for Father's Day Breakfast
Although we celebrate and honor the role that Fathers play in our families everyday, Father's Day provides the opportunity to go the extra mile and make them feel extra special, recognized, loved and ...
Rachel Matembe Jun 07, 2024

How To Make An Edible Fruit Bouquet
This edible fruit bouquet is not only beautiful to look at, delicious and healthy, it also comes together easily. And you can totally customize your fruit bouquet to suit your own personal tastes. It ...
Rachel Matembe Jun 03, 2024




