December Family Challenge: Capture the Christmas Spirit
It is officially Christmas Season and wow did it seem to come up fast! I am so grateful for my kiddos that make me slow down, play and count my most important blessings during this busy time of year!...
View ArticleNew Years Resolution: A Personal History
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays have been as wonderful as ours. We were blessed to be able to be with family for Christmas and on top of that we had SNOW which is pretty exciting for us Arizona...
View ArticleJanuary Picture Challenge: Family Goals
I love the New Year! I love the feeling of starting fresh and the push I feel to make new goals for myself and my family. Usually I am so excited about them, but sometimes I get stuck on the 10...
View ArticleGift of Writing To Your Children
I read a sweet book to my little 3-year-old last night. It is called “Daughter of a King,” and my own mother gave it to me probably 12 years ago. Inside the front sleeve I found this letter from her:...
View ArticleFebruary Family Challenge: Sharing The Love Children’s Photo
OOh I am feeling the love already. Valentines Day is such a gift. It is a way to focus on the ones we love and forget about the crazy snow storm and cabin fever. February Family Challenge will do...
View ArticleParenting: A Focus on Positive Reinforcment
My Baby is turning ONE on Friday and I can’t even believe it! I really feel like I just had him and he seems like such a baby still to me. I’m sure part of it is that my oldest seems so big! It’s...
View ArticleDo Not Attempt In Heels Book Giveaway
AND THE WINNER IS…. DEANA BRADEN (I thought this posted on Friday but lo and behold it did not. Sorry for the late post.) So one day I spoke in church and caused enough ruckus that an editor of this...
View ArticleToy Rotating System
It has been a long winter. I mean here we are in the end of March with snow flurries and winds that makes it feel like 15 degrees outside. I have been hibernating in my little 2 bedroom apt in Boston...
View ArticleLet It Go!
If you are not automatically singing the rest of the song when you just read the title, “Let It Go” then you must somehow be able to keep media out of your life completely. My little guy is absolutely...
View ArticleNovica and Self-Sufficiency
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the need to raise self-sufficient children. I think part of it sprung from the fact that the other day my two boys were playing together for almost an hour and...
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