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I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Read my full disclosure policy here. One of my favorite ways to start the new year with my preschool … [Read more...] about Preschool School Bus Theme
If you want to get a small taste of what this past week was like for me, come to my house and look at my dining room table. There are 40,000 loads of laundry sitting there, waiting to be folded and put away. Except I can't seem to get to that last part. However, in the midst of the accumulating … [Read more...] about NASCAR – It’s Literally In Our DNA
A few years ago I ran out to the grocery store by myself. While standing in line, a woman walked by pushing a shopping cart with 2 kids in it. A boy and a girl. The boy sat quietly, but the girl was screaming at the top of her lungs. My skin prickled as the little girl carried on and on at a … [Read more...] about Hey, Sweet Mamas, Let’s Stop Judging Each Other
I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Read my full disclosure policy here. I may have been a little overambitious last week when I pumped out 4 … [Read more...] about Things I Am Loving This Week
I just wanted to let y'all know that we made it through the first week of school. Maybe I am looking for words of affirmation because, as you know, this is no small feat. :-) Happy Baby is happy - as usual. He seems to be enjoying his new class, although he hasn't been napping during nap time. … [Read more...] about The First Week of School – WE SURVIVED
I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Read my full disclosure policy here. Labor Day is fast approaching and I know that many of you like to … [Read more...] about Recipe – WORLD’S BEST Grilled Chicken (Secret Ingredient)
I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Read my full disclosure policy here. My little boy is officially in Kindergarten. Can anybody tell me … [Read more...] about 5 Little Prayers For My Kindergartener
I love getting the boys' new teachers a little gift for the first day of school. Maybe it's because I love to give. Maybe it's because I love teaching my boys to be generous and thoughtful. Or maybe it's because I like to score some brownie points from day one - ha! I shared this simple idea … [Read more...] about Back to School Teacher Gift – FREE Printable!
The teachers at my school went back to work this past week. It was a week of emotions! First I had to say goodbye to my boys, whom I have spent every moment of every day with for the last 2.5 months, and surrender them to the provided childcare - which, as it turns out, was way more fun than being … [Read more...] about I Faced the Cookie
As a teacher of 2 year olds, we don't have a ton of rigorous curriculum. We are mostly learning basic principles of SURVIVAL - like don't hit or bite people and SHARE THE TOYS. But these tender hearts are so ready to learn! So each month we focus on a different shape, number, and color. One of … [Read more...] about Brown Bear, Brown Bear Handprint Project
A few months ago I received an email from one of my favorite blogs, Meaningful Mama. The email was a call for writers to be a part of a new eBook project she and a few other bloggers were starting called The Mom Quilt. Here is what Jodi described about The Mom Quilt... We see a variety of moms in … [Read more...] about I’m In a Book!
There is a woman in my church who is famous for her saying, "They will become what you tell them they will be." She is referring to our kids and how important it is to speak life into their precious ears. Because if you're fed a steady diet of, "You're a bad boy," "You're not good enough," "You … [Read more...] about 20 Little Phrases to Speak Life Over Your Kids
Can you tell that it's summer because I am posting more recipes?? I love having the extra time to feed my family beyond the Mickey-shaped nuggets we get at Costco. ;-) With that said, I still make these yummy turkey cheeseburgers during the school year because they are so easy to put … [Read more...] about Recipe – Turkey Cheeseburgers
Well, we go back to school in just a few weeks! I have a mixture of feelings on the matter... Grief, denial, excitement... I mentioned on Facebook recently that the school emailed me my class roster and I started to pray for my incoming little ones by name. What a joy to shepherd their hearts … [Read more...] about Easy Countdown to School Idea
Many of you know that our second born, Happy Baby, had a pretty rough beginning to his life. We ended up being in the NICU for almost 100 days! It was a roller coaster of a season, to say the least. Ever since then, my heart has become easily burdened for any other mom I know who has been given a … [Read more...] about Survival Kit for the NICU Mama
