Below: These 12 Easter dessert recipes will be loved by kids and adults alike. Easter is one of my favorite holidays. Since we live a few hours away from my husband’s side of the family, early in our marriage we “claimed” Easter as our holiday. That means that we host every year. We have a […]
Six Easter-Specific April Fools Pranks You’ve Got to Try
Below: Need some Easter-specific April Fools pranks to play on your kids? (Easter falls on April Fools’ Day this year!) I’ve got you covered with these six fun ideas. April Fools’ Day is my holiday. I don’t do much for Valentine’s Day. I don’t do anything for St. Patrick’s Day. But when April 1st rolls […]
The Best Gift a Christian Mom Can Give Her Teenage Kids
Below: Want to give your teen a gift she’ll cherish forever? If you’re a Christian mom, this is the best gift idea for your kids that I’ve ever come across. It would make a great birthday, Christmas, Easter, or graduation present. It was a day or two into the new year when I saw the […]
17 Swoon-Worthy Home Command Centers
Below: Home command centers will help you get and keep your family organized, but you have to put some thought into what you really need in your family command center before you set it up. These 17 swoon-worthy examples will give you tons of inspiration. Four years ago I decided the giant bare wall in […]
Four Awesome Planners to Finally Get Your Life in Order
Below: If you struggle to keep your life organized, one of these four awesome planners will help get you on track! I never owned a planner until last year. I saw one a fellow blogger and business mama had created and it was so pretty that I just couldn’t help myself. It’s been a year, […]
Memory Foam Hybrid Mattress: A Tomorrow Sleep Review
Thank you to Tomorrow for providing us with a memory foam hybrid mattress and accessories in exchange for an honest review. I married an older man. Eric is eight years my senior, so by the time we got married, he’d been on his own for a while. This had a lot of perks: He already […]
One Simple Kitchen Hack That Will Save You Money and Food Waste
Below: Discover the simple kitchen hack that saves my family both money and food waste! He stands in front of the open refrigerator, surveying the contents inside. After a moment, he reaches in, pulls out a Rubbermaid container, cracks the lid open, and does the sniff test. “When did we have stir fry?” he asks. […]
Staying in a Hotel With Kids, By the Numbers
About a month ago, the kids and I left Eric home and went on a little mini-vacation with some of my family. We spent three nights in a hotel, which was a huge treat for the kids since we rarely do that. It was fun for me too, and having my sister in the room […]
A Month’s Worth of Fun and Free Lunchbox Notes for May
It’s a new month and that means a new batch of lunchbox notes for May! This month there are jokes, words of encouragement, and lots of fill-in-the-blanks, including some fun ones that let you tell your kids about life when you were a kid. Lunchbox Notes for May Sign up below to get immediate access […]
The Problem With How We Teach Our Kids About Money
Thanks to Kidibank for sponsoring this post! BELOW: We all want to teach our kids about money so they can be financially responsible adults, but there’s a problem with our current teaching methods. I dive into what that problem is and how to rectify it. I check the clock. We have 15 minutes to leave […]