September 3, 2020 will live in my mind as the moment I think children around the world, at least my world understood the true definition of courage. That day courage looked like letting go of our children’s hands, fighting back the tears of the grief of the loss of a normal first day of school […]
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Overplanning Busyness
[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#000000″]S[/mks_dropcap]ometimes I find myself getting frustrated because I look around and see all my other friends being super planned. Meal plans, craft plans, activity plans for their kids, etc. I am a home-body. I love being at home. While I get the travel itch at times, it isn’t the travel to […]
Thankful for…
This week is the week before Thanksgiving here in Canada (for my American readers-the pilgrims landed here first you know-wink, wink). Last week, Lil’ A and I put together our fall mantel, and as always, the focus is being thankful. I have so many things to be thankful for. I don’t really feel one is […]
My Friends, Momma….
Proverbs 17:17 (The Message) Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble. Today I finally heard the words that I had been waiting to hear for a while now. “Can I go sit with my friends, Mommy?” Lil A’ and Lil E’ were sitting at a large […]
It takes a village…
When I think of a village…I always think of these wonderful characters-Aunt Olivia and Aunt Hetty from Road to Avonlea. They raised their niece as their own after their brother died. But there were also many more people in the mix. I’ll spare […]
Easter, Day 3..and 4
With the girls back today, I thought we’d do a few crafts. I had everything planned out. And it lasted a whole 10 minutes! 10 Minutes! A very big surprise. But the Mister is home for a few days, so he is a major distraction to my crafting rituals with the girls. Here’s what we […]
Easter with Preschoolers & Toddlers
Last night I realized it was Easter *next* Sunday ! Yeah….not really prepared. Well, I can’t really say that. I had bought plastic Easter eggs thinking that I’d be able to find something to do with […]
Nursery Reveal…Part 2!
In case you missed it, visit Nursery Reveal…Part 1 . OK! Here it is! Baby M finally has a baby boy nursery….with all pink eliminated. Not that he would know 🙂 What do you think? The story behind the theme of his room is that the first night he was born I couldn’t sleep. The little hat […]
Things you should know about me if we’re going to be BFFs
I got this idea from Ashley over at Little Miss Momma. I just love how honest she is on her blog. I started this blog as a way to encourage other mommies in their daily walk. And I really think that honesty is the best way to connect with my readers….so here it goes. I […]