YNAB – Planning A Kids Birthday Party on a Budget
I want to share with you how we do wonderful and exciting birthdays for cheap. I mean really cheap. My kids party budget is $25.
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These are a few of my favorite things for bugs, nails, and water!
I thought I would take a moment to recommend some of my favorite things this summer! Here are my latest top 3
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – Responding to Complaining
We all have seasons of more or less “various trials” (James 2) and I have been thinking quite a bit about how we think and talk about those seasons with one another. On the one hand, my “trials” are very real. On the other hand, I look at my friend with 7 young children who also homeschools them all and works part-time and I think, “Gee, I must be a real weakling to think my stuff is hard!”
Fight Anxiety in Motherhood and Stop Being a Worried Mom
Worry is a normal part of motherhood, but normal doesn’t mean good. Gain practical insights into how to fight anxiety in motherhood.
How to Raise Caterpillars: A Vivid Object Lesson on Resurrection
My dad sparked my interest in butterflies as a young child. We would go on “butterfly hunts” and order chrysalises from catalogs together. Hoping to recreate those wonderful memories with my own kids we have made a little tradition each summer of delving into the magical world of butterfies!
12 Movies and Shows We Love
If you’ve exhausted your current list of family-friendly movies perhaps one of these 6 might be a novel suggestion. Get some popcorn ready!
8 Insights To Baby Language That Will Explode Your Mothering World!
Recently, a friend was telling me about how her 15-month-old struggles to stay in her crib. She bemoaned, “If only she spoke English!” I think most of us moms can relate to this frustration! Language development is an incredible and complex process. Read just a tiny bit of research on baby language and you’ll find…
How to Teach Your Child to do Any Chore
You can bark at your kids all day to put the clean laundry away, tidy their room, or feed the dog, but it won’t do a bit of good if they don’t know how to do those chores!
Ten Tips to Read Your Bible as a Busy Mom
There is nothing that will impact your roles as a wife, mother, homemaker, etc. more than a steady diet of Bible in your life.
Your Quick Clean-Up Toolbox for Kids – Avoid Mess Frustration!
Kids messes tend to wear us down because they are so daily – hourly even! Here is a little toolbox of strategies to use so that you lose it less often.