Extraordinary Ideas for Ordinary Families
We love the power and influence music has on children–old and young!! Did you know that music stimulates the brain and helps people remember things? Music helps calm anxiety and depression, encourages healthy movement, and classical music enables people to sharpen their focus! I grew up in a home that was constantly filled with music, …
Summertime means homemade ice cream!! Memorial Day, Fourth of July, really any hot day means it’s time for a cold treat! We love this easy recipe for the fact that we almost always have these ingredients on hand! The only real prep we need is to stick the ice cream mixer bowl in the freezer …
Wow! It’s summer! Hooray! We love summer around here! I am a teacher, and I look forward to the different pace and chance to play with my people that summer beautifully brings. However, I also need/want to get a lot done. Let me share with you 3 simple ways to create a summer full of …
I like to find the perfect gift! However, I think I’ve only hit the target a rare few times in my life. 🙂 These handprint cards hit the target in many ways! Not only is it a little bit of sweetness, it also is a fun keepsake! These darling cards will be the perfect choice …
Today is Good Friday. I have always felt fascinated with why this day is labeled “good.” It is, after all, commemorating the day Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross. When I was growing up I feel like there wasn’t a lot of emphasis on Good Friday in my faith tradition. I’d hear my friends …
General Conference is upon us, and that means our church listens to a broadcast in which we are enriched and uplifted by the word of God!! It’s a great weekend…and can also feel long for the littles!! So we do our best to make it special for our kids! Here are 5 ways that we …
This month we decided to institute Friendly February, and I just have to say, that I’ve loved how my kids have really done their best to do it! It’s essentially just another variation of secret somethings, but doing little acts of service for those outside of our home, and inside of our home, and they …
If you haven’t yet read Atomic Habits–you totally should! It really puts into perspective what we can accomplish just by small, seemingly insignificant choices. I shared a part of the book with my kids, the part where the author speaks of a woman who lost 100 pounds just by asking herself, “What would a healthy …
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and truth be told, I am not a fan. I don’t like the whole expectation of some chocolate and roses and cards and whatever they are trying to sell you or me, or our kids. I know some people love it, and more power to them! For me, it can …
The year is rapidly coming to an end and that means it’s time to start a family memory jar!! Every year I get a glass jar with a lid, write the upcoming year’s date on it–in this case 2023, and stick it somewhere in my kitchen where everyone can see it. I put either a …