Today I have a FREE PRINTABLE for you! We have just started Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday. I have created a simple Easter Story book for your kids to illustrate and keep for future years. The book has a page for each day of Holy Week and includes …
My boys love trains and therefore any book about trains. Since we are quarantined at home we are reading even more books than usual, and we read a lot of books. A big part of our homeschooling is reading to the boys, as a family, or having the boys work …
I have created five youtube playlists to accompany my Simple Advent for Preschoolers. If you haven’t grabbed your FREE DOWNLOAD read the original post here. In addition to the memory verses and the bible reading for each week of advent (including a fifth week to teach about Three Kings Day) …
At the start of 2018 I contemplated what my word would be for the year and what I would like to improve in my life. My word this year has been HEALTHY. I created several resolutions, one being to be more healthy. I set out several years ago to detox …
Recently while visiting the family for Thanksgiving, my mother-in-law had taught my two boys a simple memory verse. She had a felt board, a song, and a memory verse to teach the creation story and repeated it daily the entire week were visiting. I was amazed at how quickly …
For a fun fall art project I thought we could grab some fallen leaves from the back yard to craft with. I grabbed a basket and we headed outside. Soon we were heading down the street to find more and then we ended up walking the trail. It turned to …
A few months ago we made the big move from coast to coast, again. After living in the great PNW for about four years we travelled back to the Southeastern Coast. Our main reason was to be closer to family. Leaving our friends and church family in Washington was difficult. …
I recently experienced an incredibly difficult and frustrating situation while flying out of Philadelphia on an American Airline Flight. To say it was frustrating is rather an understatement. More specifically I felt abused and discriminated against. My family of four, including 2 small children ages 4 and 1 1/2, was …
When you hear “Clean Up Time” you probably think of picking up toys. Well today we actually mean “Cleaning Time” as in grabbing the broom and mop! One of my one and half year old’s favorite things to do is clean. Literally. He will walk around the house with the …
Spring is here and we are loving it! We have been sweeping away the cobwebs from the porch and giving it new life. With new plants and a little imagination we have been creating indoor and outdoor miniature gardens. Its an evolving process and continues to change daily. In our …
As spring has arrived we have been more and more excited to get outside and explore. Even on rainy days, which we have a lot of here in the PNW, we gear up and head outside. Honestly there is something so calming about taking a walk in the rain. Everything …
Lately I have been finding a desire to just sit quietly for a few moments to color and enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. It may only be 15 or 20 minutes, or I may sit longer. There is something very relaxing and soothing about coloring …
One of my favorite things to do is grab a coffee and look through magazines at my local bookstore. I get so reenergized and excited by all of the creative ideas I get. It is enjoyable for me while I’m there and it also gives me ideas for future projects. …
