I just got my email invitation to our church Women's Ministry Spring Day. We get to hear a great female speaker minister to us and worship together for an entire day. I look forward to it every year. Now that my kids are getting older, I am excited to take advantage of women's ministry events near me. Are you involved in your local women's ministry? I think women's ministry is so important. As women, it is not unusual to put ourselves last. Our husbands, our kids, our church, our friends - they … [Read more...]
Easy Valentine’s Day Cards with Hallmark
This year for Valentine's Day we are giving out non-candy Valentine's cards. One girl in my Princess' class is diabetic and so we thought to be fair to her, we'd give out Valentine's Day themed pencils with her cards. There are many handmade Valentine's Day cards to be found online - and they are all so cute. But, to be honest, it is easier for me at this point in my life, to buy Valentine's Day cards for my Princess' class. So that Pinterest board full of card ideas will have to wait until next … [Read more...]
A Valentine Gift for Teacher
We love my daughter's new teacher! If you missed our announcement last month, we have quit homeschooling and we put her into a highly academic private Christian school in our county. I've been driving 27 minutes each morning and afternoon to bring her and it has been worth it. She loves it and she loves her teacher. To thank her teacher this Valentine's Day, I wanted to get her a special Valentine gift. I don't know about you but I really love shopping in-store and online at Family Christian. … [Read more...]
Easy Shark Valentines Card for Kids!
Do your kids already have their Valentine's cards picked out? Where has the month of January gone? I saw the above Valentines card yesterday and just fell in love. (Swedish Fish might have had something to do with it. Yummy!) The sharks are backed by clothespins for a fully functional Jaws effect. They are sure to inspire toothy grins from the classmates. Shark Valentines Card Directions: Start by drawing the shark’s top and bottom halves as shown or tracing the shark template (Feb … [Read more...]
Ran out of Christmas Cards? Print out Happy New Year Cards!
Do you mail out Christmas cards? This year I ordered 50 cards, and they go pretty quickly. Today, I got a Christmas card in the mail from an old friend. It was a friend that I hadn't sent our family Christmas card to. I don't want to send our family Christmas cards now, but Happy New Year cards work great for situations like this. I have two people in mind right now that I want to send Happy New Year's cards to. I don't need to order a large amount and thankfully I have an awesome printer that … [Read more...]
10 Things I Want to Crochet (One Day…)
I pulled out my yarn and Crochet Hooks this weekend. I'd like to start crocheting again. When you don't do it regularly, you forget the stitches. I had to print out a free PDF to visually see the stitches and I just practiced, pulled it apart, and practiced more. I have grand ideas for all the crochet projects I'd like to make this winter. This past summer my mom and I worked on a blanket for my Princess. I only made about 10 granny squares and my mom whipped out about 10x for the throw … [Read more...]
Printable Christmas Checklist
This Christmas season, be prepared. Print out this free Christmas checklist! Is there anything you'd like to add to this checklist? Right Click and Open in a New Window to Print If you'd rather open a PDF version you can find that here: Christmas Checklist. I am excited to say that we've found the our Christmas Eve outfits for the kids. Each Christmas Eve we go to our social service building on our reservation. The kids all dress up in their holiday clothes. We picked the Denim … [Read more...]
