Pinterest Holidays and a DIY Holy Week Box

We’ve all seen them, and most of us have even attempted some of the outrageous crafts, activities and surprises that correlate with every flipping holiday on Pinterest.  Every. Single. Holiday.  Now, don’t get me wrong, they can be wonderfully fun with awesome memories made, and I promise there is no judgement coming from the other side of the computer! But it …

Working Their….Mine…OUR fine motor skills

Mommy Confession: We’ve been watching A LOT of TV lately. I keep telling the boys I can see their brains melting and oozing out their ears, and since they are of course boys, they love it.  But we needed to get back into doing some activities that stretch that mush between their ears, so today while at Hobby Lobby (with only …

Counting My Blessings Instead of My Messes

Today as I glance around my house, taking in the multiple “mini” messes that have created one gigantic disaster, the piles and mountains of things that need to be washed (including my children) and catch a glimpse of my less than chic appearance in the hallway mirror, I have decided to shrug my tired shoulders and count my blessings instead …

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Proverbs 31 Journey: Motherhood

“A virtuous woman teaches her children the ways of her father in heaven.  She nurtures her children with the love of Christ, disciplines them with care and wisdom, and trains them in the way they should go.” “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.” -Proverbs 31:26 “Start children off on the way they should go,     and even when …

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How I Lost My Frugalness

I used to call myself a Bargain Hunter.  I loved Thrift store shopping (he thinks it’s gross), generic brand anything and the clearance racks and I had a fabulous relationship.  A $25 pair of jeans was a big buy for me. That is until I married my husband. Being the self employed genius that he is, he has always had …

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My children have been #Memed

The newest entertainment on your smart phones are Internet Memes. What is an Internet Meme you ask? According to Squidoo, a Meme is “An internet phenomenon or a meme is an image, video, phrase or simply an idea that spreads from one person to another seemingly for no logical reason at all.” Well, my hubby has Memed my children using …