The last few months have really got me thinking about all the excess that my family has. I just completed my own 30 days of Thankfulness. I went back through each day and noticed that not once did any material possessions make the list! My list was almost all composed of people, experiences and events. Don’t get […]
Archives for November 2013
Frugal Friday Tips: Cheap Date Night Ideas
As many of you know, I’m a big advocate of date night with my husband and being intentional in my marriage. I’ve heard many times that others don’t do date nights because they are expensive. That can be true! If you have kids there are babysitters, etc. However by getting creative, there are many options […]
Wishful Wednesday Update
Photo Credit: Mufidah Kassalias via Compfight cc Here is my Wishful Wednesday update! My job today was to clean the washing machine and the laundry room. I did manage to get it all done in an hour! To prove to you that I didn’t just stuff the cupboards (although they are full) here […]
Wishful Wednesday
Photo Credit: Mufidah Kassalias via Compfight cc Wednesday is the day of the week where I take an intentional step to cross something off my “I wish that was done…” list. This wish needs to be completed today! (I usually aim for less than one hour to finish to be safe that I will get it done). The […]
Christmas Tips & Holiday Planning
As Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and followed by Christmas and New Years, I’ve wanted to create a checklist of “Planning For The Holidays.” With the blog being new this year, I wasn’t able to get this posted as early into the season as I would have liked, but better late than never, right? I hope […]
Meal Plan Monday
Here is my meal plan for the week! This is another week that I get off of cooking for quite a few meals but that will end next week and I will have to seriously meal plan again. It’s been nice to have a small break! Breakfast: French Toast Oatmeal Scrambled Eggs Cereal Pancakes Cinnamon […]
The Secret Of Contentment Is Being Thankful With What You Have
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching! November is the time of year when many are awakened from the haze of life’s chaos, and consciously become aware of “being thankful.” Now don’t get me wrong, I am all about being thankful for what I have, but I truly believe the key to being content and happy in life […]
Goals For The Week
Last Week’s Goals: Intentional Relationships (Marriage/Parenting/Mentoring/Friendships): 1. Have a date night with Jason. 2. Send out email on beginning the girl’s bible study. 3. Read with the twins each evening. We didn’t get this done every night but we did make progress on doing better than we had. 4. Take kids to the library. Nope, I […]
Best Gifts For Babies & Toddlers (Newborn-2 Years Old)
Here is my list of best gifts for babies and toddlers (newborn-2 years old). Some of them are more for babies and some are for 2-year-old kids. Some of the gifts will last several years and some are more for the moment the child is in. Just like my best gifts for 3-5 year olds we have […]
Best Gifts For Kids Ages 3-5
Here is my list of toys that would make great gifts for kids who are ages 3-5. These are all toys that we own and that I would recommend. I haven’t included anything on the list that we haven’t personally played with! Hands-On Fun: Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set We have the 100 pc […]
