Congratulations to Krista for winning a $100 gift card for LinenandBoxwoods.com! Enjoy your awesome online shopping getaway. Really, how often do mommas get to go shopping with 100 smackers and it not involve purchasing cases of diapers, lunchbox snacks, or supplies for making one of those baking soda volcanoes? 🙂 And for everyone else who […] Read more…
Y’all, I use pinecones like they’re going out of style. There is just something so wonderful and simple and seasonal about a good ‘ol pinecone. You will find them all over my house right now…in the form of pinecone homeschool crafts, scented pinecones, pinecone toothbrushes – just kidding! – and beautiful pinecone Christmas garland! So […] Read more…
You know what makes me really sad? An awesome online contest that I want to enter, but it’s just too darn confusing or time-consuming or scammy. Well, here’s some good news…this contest is not that contest. This Christmas Give-Away Contest will forever be known as the easiest, un-scammiest, most awesomely-stocked contest ever! And because you […] Read more…
“Missionary Mondays” is a weekly resource for parents. Each week will feature a missionary story that is designed to be read to young children. Also included is a prayer and corresponding activity. Enjoy! Hudson Taylor Have you ever had to practice really, really hard for something? Maybe you had a soccer game coming up, so for […] Read more…
Today we will be hearing from Jamie Wahl – a mom of (soon-to-be) 4 who brings some serious truth to the table. When I was growing up I was poor and I knew it. I knew it from listening to my parents worry over the tiny amount of money left over for groceries after the […] Read more…
Over the past year, our way of eating has changed. Drastically. Once a “Cream-of-Chicken-in-Everything” kind of family, I now try to keep all ingredients as fresh and clean as possible. We stay away from dairy, sugar, and processed foods. And I attempt to keep pretty close to that “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” policy when it […] Read more…
As my children are entering into the ability to understand the depth of Christmas, I am filled with the desire to present them with the truth: that, yes, we eagerly await the joy the gifts will bring on Christmas morning, but we also anticipate the forever joy that the birth of our Savior brings. Toys, […] Read more…
“Missionary Mondays” is a weekly resource for parents. Each week will feature a missionary story that is designed to be read to young children. Also included is a prayer and corresponding activity. Enjoy! Mary Slessor Whenever we imagine a hero, or a very brave person, we often picture a man with big muscles who isn’t scared […] Read more…
‘Tis the season for all sorts of things… …filling my home with a wide assortment of pinecone crafts.…using cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves like it’s going out of style.…taking a break from homeschooling and just taking it easy with my kiddos. (my favorite!)…and hosting! The holidays are full of gatherings! Formal, informal, impromptu…kitchen tables are […] Read more…
Since having kids, I cry more, laugh more, deal with anger more, and love more than I ever previously have. Our little bundles of joy – and energy – really do change everything. They’re supposed to! They also have single-handedly shifted the meanings of my words into another realm. Into Motherhood Realm. This means that […] Read more…