I can’t be the only one that loves this season. The holiday gatherings, delicious food, and community can bring so much joy into our lives. On the flip side as parents, we can sometimes feel overwhelmed and stressed.
A few...
It happens to the most thoughtful of us! At a certain point, our husbands and the first men we ever loved simply do seem to have it all! Our homes begin overflowing with the sweet "daddy and me" gestures,...
Mother's Day can be...tricky. The movies make us think it will be a day of lavish brunches, beautiful flower bouquets, and heirloom quality macaroni necklaces. In my experience, it's more likely to be a regular Sunday, plus an overpriced...
Easter and Christmas are the biggest holidays of the major Christian Religions. The Christmas story is fun, and easy to teach to kids. You can easily spend six weeks on it in Bible class.
Easter is a much more complex...
I love sending Christmas cards and I love receiving Christmas cards. I like to keep the ones I've been sent so I can look back from time to time, to see how kids have grown over the years and...
2022 is already in full swing (can you believe it?) and, love is again filling the air. That must mean that Valentine’s Day is right around the corner!
With little ones in the house, Valentine’s Day is more than just...
One of my biggest priorities in raising my children was to instill a love for reading. I don't want it to seem like a chore. Instead, I want them to get excited about a new book or hear the...
If you have had the joy of Christmas with a toddler you know that it is MAGIC. And then it is suddenly over...
Our daughter's intense love of the Christmas tree only added to this. She was fascinated by the...
I have always liked the idea of doing some sort of little gift for that special someone in my life on Valentine's Day, but I often struggle with trying to find something different year after year. It's easy to...
The month of December has always been my favorite month of the year. It starts off with my birthday, and then it's office holiday parties, family Christmas gatherings, Yankee Swaps with friends, Christmas Day, and it caps off with...
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How to Have the Best Spring Picnic
Spring is finally here! And, with spring, comes (hopefully) warmer weather! One often-forgotten simple joy that comes along with spring is picnicking. I am...
