My oldest has a stuffed animal cat. The stuff animal once was mine when I was a kid. However, it wasn\’t a stuffed animal that I carried around with me, had it in my bed, and it probably most likely sat in a bin. Years ago I had gone through a bunch of items atContinue reading “Perfectly Imperfect”
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Beauty in Being Pressed
When I was a kid I had a fascination, an awe of pressed flowers. Seeing them on cards, journals, bookmarks, between wax paper and seeing their beauty. There was something about seeing the colors pressed and preserved. There was a hidden beauty that shined through. My kiddos have an interest in science experiments and lookingContinue reading “Beauty in Being Pressed”
It\’s April, It\’s Spring ~ Full of Emotions, Change, Newness, and Growth
So each month I have a focus word with an overall word for the year. March\’s word was release and my year word is light. It is interesting how release showed up big. When March started our calendar was full, but still had some room for down time in it. We went from a fullContinue reading “It\’s April, It\’s Spring ~ Full of Emotions, Change, Newness, and Growth”
The True Magic and Awe of the Holiday Season
December is a lead up to Christmas and New Year\’s Day. It is filled with so many activities, concerts, preparing, to do lists and more. As soon as Thanksgiving is done, we rush right on into December. Flinging the doors wide open, busying ourselves, rushing, getting caught up in the hustle and bustle…and for what? Continue reading “The True Magic and Awe of the Holiday Season”
Closing Another Chapter ~ Saying Goodbye to the Crib
We began this parenting journey in 2010. When we first found out we were pregnant we began to make space in our house to set up a nursery and make more storage space. As we began to clear out the room that would become the nursery, we began preparing for our little one\’s arrival. ThisContinue reading “Closing Another Chapter ~ Saying Goodbye to the Crib”
Waiting is Hard ~ But God Still Works in the Waiting
Waiting is hard sometimes. For kids, for adults, it is just hard at times. If we aren\’t patient it is hard to teach a kid patience. In a society where almost everything is becoming instant and at our fingertips, we forget how to wait. A couple weeks ago I cam across some interesting facts aboutContinue reading “Waiting is Hard ~ But God Still Works in the Waiting”
Back to School ~ Year Two of Homeschooling
It is back to school time. For many, you may have already been going for two or three weeks at this point. What grades are your kiddos headed into? My kiddos are 6 1/2 and almost 4, so we are headed into first grade and pre-kindergarten. We are headed into our second year of homeschooling.Continue reading “Back to School ~ Year Two of Homeschooling”
Embrace the Mess – See the Beauty
Hmmm….embrace the mess?That’s a hard one to do, sometimes. Okay well maybe often hard to do. Why? Because there are so many messes around, so many different kinds of messes. So how do embrace the mess? There are just some messes that happen and just a part of parenting. Sometimes we create them, sometimes theContinue reading “Embrace the Mess – See the Beauty”
You Must Have Your Hands Full
I find that this statement comes up often…\”You must have your hands full\” or \”I bet you have your hands full\”. I am not sure if it is because I have two kids or because I have two boys or both or because I have 2 boys, one who will be 6 soon, the otherContinue reading “You Must Have Your Hands Full”
Calendars, Planners, Lists & More ~ Simplifying, Streamlining, & Setting Up My Planner
A few posts back I talked about my planner and laying things out just a little bit, but said I would come back around to a blog post just about my planner. I typically have a planner for out at home, a wall calendar, a calendar for the diaper bag (and don\’t forget the weekContinue reading “Calendars, Planners, Lists & More ~ Simplifying, Streamlining, & Setting Up My Planner”
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