Family time is very important to me. It is so easy for me to get wrapped up in my daily tasks and things that need to get done that I forget to take the time to enjoy the company of my family. Playing games is one way that we like to spend quality time together. Especially my girls and I. To help encourage this time, … Continue reading Our Four Favorite Card Games (2022 Addition)
We are by no means expert campers but it is something my husband and I would do occasionally before we had kids. It is definitely something we have an interest in and would like to do more often. We love to hike and we are trying to instill that love into our children. Kiddo 1 and I have camped in our backyard a few times … Continue reading Camp-Station 2021
This summer I have learned the value of looking at the websites of local places for specials and deals. Yes, it takes time and it can be boring but it has definitely been worth it for our budget. Also, paying attention to Facebook ads can lead to some great deals. Below are my top four places to look for cheap or free family fun along … Continue reading Four Places to Look for Cheap or Free Family Fun (Summer 2021 Edition)
I am an indecisive person. I had my plan for 2021 complete. I knew what I wanted to focus on for my Bible Study and I was ready to go. Then I discovered a new podcast by Father Mike Schmitz and I rewrote my Faith Plans for 2021. I truly believe plans are working documents and we need to be willing to adjust them as … Continue reading Faith 2021
I am a self professed book worm. I love reading and it is how I choose to spend most of my free time. I tend to get in my own head so listening to audiobooks while I drive or do chores around the house is beneficial. Continue reading Bookshelf
I love spending time with my kids and summer break gives us time to do things we don’t always have time to do. Summer also gives us lots of time! Time that is easily eaten up in front of the TV and bickering if I am not careful. Two tricks I have been using the past two summers have helped us have a more successful … Continue reading Two Tips for Surviving Summer 2021 Edition
Young kids (at least mine) do not last very long outside during the winter. We took our kids to a sledding hill for the first time ever (we finally got enough snow) and although we had a blast, it was a lot of work to get everyone dressed and in the car. A friend from church posted a picture of the toboggan hill they made … Continue reading DIY Backyard Sled Run
“May He grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!” Psalm 20:4 Plans! We are called to have plans. I accept the fact that I am not in control of everything, but I do believe planning is important while also realizing that God may have different plans for my life. I am a firm believer that nothing big is accomplished without planning. Constructing … Continue reading Planning for 2021: Fitness, Faith, Food and Mental Health
I had four reading goals for 2020: read the entire Bible, reread the Stephanie Plum series, complete the Popsugar Reading Challenge and read 100 books. I accomplished all four goals with time to spare. I started keeping track of my reading journey in 2018 and this year was by far my best year in terms of volume and variety. Volume has a lot to do … Continue reading My 2020 Reading Journey (Blogmas 2020 #23)
I had four reading goals for 2020: read the entire Bible, complete the PopSugar Challenge, reread the entire Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich before the new book came out in November and read 100 books. I am on pace to accomplish all four of these goals. I have the Book of Isaiah left to read, I completed the PopSugar Challenge in August, I finished … Continue reading My Favorite Books from 2020 (Blogmas 2020 #4)
I had an idea to take blogmas (writing everyday from December 1st until Christmas) and change it to Create-Mas. Creating something for 25 days in December. I Googled it assuming I was not the first one to come up with the idea and I was correct. Apparently it is a thing on Instagram. My goal is to create 25 projects during December. Building, designing and … Continue reading Create-Mas (Blogmas 2020 #2)
I think we can all agree that 2020 has been rough. We can’t safely do all of the activities and traveling that we had planned on doing for the past ten months. At our house, we setup our Christmas tree weeks earlier than normal because I needed the joy of Christmas and the lights. So many things have been cancelled which has forced me to … Continue reading DIY Tree Decorations with Kids (Blogmas 2020 #1)
Blogmas (or vlogmas) is a yearly challenge to write (or create videos) for 25 days in December between December 1st and Christmas. I have heard people say it is the Advent Calendar for Bloggers. Once again, I am going to partake in the challenge. I find writing to be relaxing and it helps me organize my thoughts and ideas. Having a deadline keeps me focused … Continue reading Blogmas 2020
Happy New Year! Today marks the beginning of Advent in the Church Calendar. Two years ago, our church hosted an event where we made Advent Calendars. We created pockets where we placed cards that had Bible verses or activities for each day of Advent. Last year I hung the cards on our fireplace. This year I decided to create an Advent tree. I find building … Continue reading Advent Tree Using Pallet Wood
My husband and I have recently discovered the joy of woodworking and painting. I find the process to be relaxing and calming. My husband does more of the building and I do simple projects and the painting. What started as creating decorations because Kiddo 1 wanted to decorate outside has turned into creating projects for the inside of our house. It is fun to come … Continue reading Three DIY Wall Decorations Using Pallet Wood
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