The following is from Michelle of Open Eye Health: Cruising through the aisles at my local grocery store recently, I couldn’t help but notice the huge assortment of Easter decorations, baskets, plastic grass, egg coloring kits, and overly packaged candy. While I was not surprised to see this many options, I started wondering if there…
One of my favorite ways to share the Easter story with my girls is through a set of Family Life Resurrection Eggs that my mom gave us when our oldest was just a toddler. This set has been well-loved, and at this point, it has quite a few broken eggs and missing parts, so…
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: “Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” ― Mother Teresa When you have five siblings and a growing group of nieces and nephews, holiday gift-giving can quickly become both a huge financial commitment…
The following post is from Stephanie of BizzieMommy.com: Fun Ways to Capture the Holidays with Your Camera When I was younger I remember being forced to huddle with the family to take the “annual family holiday portrait” as everyone moaned and groaned while pictures were taken with every camera in the house. One year we…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Valentine's Day is coming with all of its candy-flower-card-giving goodness! While some kids beg for pre-printed cartoon character cards from the grocery store, our daughter prefers to add her creativity to her valentines. Sometimes we make our own with construction paper and glitter…
The following post is from Janel of Life with Lucie and Ella.: DIY Rolled Felt Flower Wreath for Valentine's Day Earlier this week, Myra shared 9 DIY Valentine's Day wreaths. Today I've got one more for you to add to your list! Since the "Valentine's Day" season is so short, I don't want to spend…
The following post is from Lisa of The Pennington Point: 10 Ways to Be a Great Thanksgiving Hostess For the past several years we have hosted the Thanksgiving meal in our home. We invite friends and family to come share the day with us. It is important to me that my guests feel right at…
Jennifer and Jason from New Season Design created this adorable gratitude journal just in time for the season of thankfulness last year, and I'm excited to share it with you once again this year. Print out these 32 printable cards (4 to a sheet), cut along the lines, hole punch, and tie them together with…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Free Printable Mother's Day Coupon Booklet Let's face it...what most moms want for Mother's Day is for someone to notice all that we do daily and give us a break from the responsibilities that fill our days. What we want -- maybe even…
People often talk about two types of personalities -- rule-followers or rule breakers. However, I tend to find myself caught between the two. I'm a nonconformist in many ways: I tend to find a lot of what's considered "good etiquette" silly, and there are plenty of rules and laws that I think are ridiculous. And,…