There times when life gets really busy. Here is a hack for easily keeping the house clean, and is part one of a 7 part series, Hacks for busy, busy moms.
How to make an Inexpensive Upcycled Family Garden
Putting in a family garden has been a long-standing family tradition and is something I love doing. During World War II, the family garden was called a victory garden because it allowed more of the country’s resources to be devoted to feeding and outfitting those in the military. Not only is the family garden a tradition, it is a very …
The Conversation Every Couple Needs to Have Before Baby arrives
Having a baby is such an amazing, terrifying, wonderful, life-changing, emotional roller-coaster event in a couple’s life. Every birth is a miracle – and something amazingly sacred and special. But, sometime between finding out that there’s going to be an addition to the family and that addition actually coming, there is a conversation every couple needs to have before baby …
8 Tips for Creating Great Easter Egg Hunts
Easter Egg hunts are so much fun! I love taking my children to them and watching them gather hunt the eggs. Over the years, we have gone to many different hunts in many different cities. Volunteers organized all of these hunts and we enjoyed ourselves very much at each one. We’ve been doing Easter egg hunts as a family tradition …
Car trips with kids
We drove to California a little while ago. Driving in the car for longer than two hours can be a scary experience for any parent. It’s something I generally don’t attempt by myself. Actually, I don’t usually attempt car trips longer than an hour by just myself and my kiddos. It just gets too hazardous. I become the woman we’ve …
Find Enjoyment in Living
I love seeing the excited face of a child experiencing something for the first time! Whether it’s learning something new, or doing something fun – that moment of sheer joy when he or she is immersed in the moment and experiencing LIFE is what I live for. It’s why we go on adventures, work on robots, and even do extra …
The Silent Women’s Health Issue
There’s been a lot of awareness-raising about women’s health issues recently. There’s one, though, that is hard to recognize, but it’s very common. It steals time, enjoyment, energy, and health from those who suffer from it – yet its causes are not well known. Women are five to eight times more likely to have this disease than men. What is this …
Christmas Eve Devotional
There is something comforting about a warm cup of cocoa, carols, and the reading of Luke 2 all shared together. It unites the family and sends everyone off to bed in a peaceful, contented way. One of my favorite parts about this evening devotional is the inclusion of sacred carols with the reading. My Christmas gift to you this year …
Nobody’s Perfect
There are some days that just don’t go right. The kids are grumpy; the mom is tired; the house smells funny; whatever it is, the day just doesn’t go right. Days like that happen to everyone. These days are some of the longest days of my life. The other day, while my husband was counting down the hours until he …
Helping Toddlers Survive Christmas
Christmas is a magical time of year. There’s the hustle and bustle of going to see Santa or the Nutcracker ballet. There are family and friends to visit, get-togethers, work parties, and church parties to attend. Not to mention the goodies, the lights on the Christmas tree, and all the pretty packages waiting to be unwrapped. Christmas is toddler over-stimulation …
