25 Christmas Activities for Kids!

25 Christmas Activities

Here’s my list of 25 things you can do with your family this Christmas! Do them all or pick a few faves. Enjoy! 1. Set up an Advent wreath. 2. Make a Muffin Tin Advent Calendar and fill each cup with a surprise to open as you count down the days until Christmas. 3. Make [...]

When Your Kid Calls You Out

The story of Mary and Martha

A few days ago my oldest son was doing his Bible time. He’s working his way through Promises Fulfilled from Explorer’s Bible Study. (If you’re looking for a Bible curriculum, I highly recommend!) He’s currently studying the book of Luke. This is the fist year that he has a desire to get in the Word [...]

I remember.

The last few weeks have been filled with confusion for me. The kids have been driving me crazy, my marriage has suffered some hits, and everywhere I turned I saw one more thing I wasn’t able to complete. Each day was another reminder of my inefficiency. School just seemed to drag on from one day to the next, and [...]

Empty

image credit: ArtMast

It’s 6:30am. I make my way to the coffee machine and turn on the computer. I begin to feel defeated before the day has even begun. I know today will be just like yesterday, and I will go through the motions. school…housework…cook…answer a thousand questions… school…housework…cook…answer a thousand questions… …rinse, wash, repeat… Today I will [...]

Dear PMS, take this! (Finding Joy)

A quiet beach on a Wednesday morning.

Have you visited Rachel Martin at Finding Joy yet? She has a lovely blog , and if her beautiful pictures don’t bring you joy, I’m not sure what will. After a very long week at The Mommy Mess, I think her Friday link up is the perfect way to enjoy my glass of wine Friday [...]