All of our very best Christmas ideas in one article! From recipes to Christmas Eve Traditions to heartwarming stories of our families. Just the perfect article to nudge you into the Christmas spirit! Merry Christmas Friends!
Adding a little Fun to your Table with Napkin Folding
Here’s a few short videos showing you fun and elegant ways to fold napkins for a holiday or dinner party! Enjoy!
Quick! Grab One of These Halloween Books to Read!!
It will totally be Halloween in two shakes of a lambs tail–do you know how often lambs shake their tail, because I do not. Let’s try something more season-appropriate–in two flaps of a bats’ wings, and I am headed into my kids’ elementary school classrooms next week to read some fun books! I realized that …
It’s the Week Before School Starts, Here are Some of Our Favorite Traditions!!
Stores are all abuzz with back to school excitement! From Kindies to college students everyone is preparing for the school year ahead! Every year I totally mourn the end of summer! Don’t get me wrong, I love a schedule and order in my day, but there is just something about packing up all my kids …
Terrific and Uproarious Family Reunion/Team Building Games!
Oh my goodness, could I tell you some crazy stories from our family reunion that just ended, but I will save that for another time! What you want is the games! Woo hoo! We have our family reunions every two years, and that is long enough that sometimes tweens and teens feel a bit awkward …
Family Reunions: A Small Connection that Makes a Big Difference!
If you are fortunate, you live close to some of your favorite people! But many of us have miles between family members as well as life obligations such as work & school that makes getting together rather complicated. Here are amazing reasons why you should make a consistent family reunion a priority! A True Sense …
Life Long Friends! Seeing God in the Beautiful Details of our Lives!
A tale of lifelong friends and how God made it all possible.
15 minute Grandma’s Homemade Hot Fudge! Deliciousness!
My family is pretty excited about ice cream! We make a LOT of good desserts around here, and they all manage to get eaten, but ice cream still commands a high spot for the dessert of choice. I myself love berries and chocolate, I think there can’t be anything better, but I still buy ice …
Today is Not My Birthday–and Other Reasons to Celebrate!
Over the last couple of weeks my 3 year old has been saying in a grumpy tone, “Today is not my birthday.” I then find myself responding with, “Nope, not today, but didn’t we have so much fun on your birthday,” or “That is true, it is not, but somebody else’s birthday is coming up, …
4 Easy Methods to Immediately Boost Morale in your Family.
If you are looking for a nice wholesome pick me up in your family, then you have come to the right place! In our families we often emotionally bump into each other during stressful times (i.e. when people are in a hurry or late, when big school or work projects are due, when sickness is …