Encouraging moms they can do ALL THINGS through Christ who strengthens them!
We’ve been making these Nativity ornaments this week to raise money for clean drinking water for Christmas. (You can read the full story in my previous post.) We have made a LOT of these ornaments in the past week and so far everyone has loved them so we thought we’d share how we made them! We being me and my 5 year old daughter, […]
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It’s a beautiful fall day. You know the kind where you can feel the warm sun shining on your back and brightly colored leaves adorn the trees and the ground. The kind that makes the kiddos antsy, and if we’re honest, even moms anxious to get out of the house and enjoy the day. But… there is still school work […]
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Saturday night, we sat at the end of our driveway. It had been a wonderful day with friends and family. We planned to end the night with a bang and light up some sparklers and a little waterfall type firework. Afterward, we sat down in the driveway and listened to the fireworks going off all around us. Every now and […]
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Dying Queen Anne’s Lace is another one of those childhood memories I’m passing on to my daughter. I remember doing these as a child at Vacation Bible Schools and with my mom. It’s such a simple way to add some color to an already beautiful flower. Queen Anne’s Lace (also known as wild carrot) is a beautiful, white flower. They […]
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My “oldest” sister (she loves is when I call her that, lol) and I are 18 years apart. I became an Aunt when I was 4, so I grew up pretty close in age to my nieces and nephews. As a result we often did things together. So when my sister started making her kids some sponge painted t-shirts she made some for me too. I specifically […]
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I get a lot of questions about my homemade laundry detergent. We’ve been using it for over 3 years and I love it! It is just as good as what you buy at the store for less than a penny per load! A great way to save money!! Ingredients 4 cups hot tap water – free 1 Fels Naptha Soap Bar ($.99) ½ […]
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Seriously- Where did the summer go? Since this was my first summer at home I had all of these things I wanted to do and places to go- parks to play in, friends to visit and pools to swim in. Now it’s over and I didn’t get to any of it! Geesh! Oh well, next summer. For now it’s back to school […]
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This weekend I was hunting through my craft boxes for a Sunday School craft when I pulled out the box with the feathers. You know the ones- they come in a large bag and are 8-10 different, bright colors. Well.. lets just say I may have forgotten to put the feathers back in the box because my office looks like some sort of […]
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But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed” he said, “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! […]
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