Picture this: Your life is the glass. The water in the glass is what you fill your life with. The question is not whether your life is half empty or half full. The more important question is: Are you thankful for your glass and what’s in it? In Christ, EVERY GLASS is filled with enough of Him Would you take a minute and watch this
Use Up Your Leftover Turkey Meal Plan – Free Ebook
Last year, my family went to my sister’s house for Thanksgiving. She had made a turkey and I brought one, too. After all the eating we could do, I still came home with an uncut turkey to eat up all on our own. We, of course, had made way too much food. In an effort to not waste it and to vary what we were eating, I decided to
Thanksgiving Turkey Wreath Craft for Kids
Do you have some time to sit down and do another Thanksgiving craft this week? It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already on Thursday, isn’t it? It feels so early this year! We took a few minutes today to make this adorable thanksgiving turkey wreath craft. It’s not too hard and doesn’t take much time either. We didn’t have anything on our front door yet, so I just used
I’m Thankful for Hospitals, Helicopters & 7 Year Old Girls
Doesn’t that just sound like a bazaar thing for me to write about? The truth is, when I first signed up to be one of the writers in the 31 Days of Thanks blog hop, I didn’t think I’d be writing about any of that! As I sit here, in my 7 year old daughter’s hospital room with my feet propped up on a chair, I have plenty of time
10 Ways You Can Prepare for a Healthy Thanksgiving
Today is the beginning of Week 10 of the Get Healthy & Fit 12 week Series that I’ve been doing with 18 other bloggers. My enthusiasm has been waning and I keep wanting to quit. The only thing that I’m doing very well is this: I’m not having soda nearly as often as I was when I first started this challenge. The rest of my goals have gone downhill quite
A Quick Thanksgiving Turkey Craft
Happy Saturday to you all! I don’t usually post on Saturdays, BUT, I know many of you subscribed to my blog yesterday, with the hopes of downloading the “25 Days of Christmas Crafts for Children” e-book. I didn’t want to leave you waiting for Monday to get your link for the new E-book. You may forget by then! Tonight, I checked my email and one of my extra special readers,
The Truth About Homeschool Socialization
Announcing… The Truth About Socialization in Homeschool Facebook Party! We will be partying on Tuesday, November 13th at 7pm(Central) at Blessed Beyond a Doubt! This topic seems to be one of the most frequent asked question or concern in the homeschool community. Whether you need encouragement, or want to know the facts, or would love to share your homeschool journey testimony, we know you will have fun and will meet
Kids and Cell Phones: Are Your Kids Safe?
Do you ever think about how safe it is to allow our children the use of a cell phone? In our day and age, we all have children using them. If your children aren’t, I’m sure that they have friends that do. Many of them are given rules and guidelines of how they are allowed to use their phones, but plenty of children haven’t been given any rules at all.
Crock Pot Maple Chicken & Winter Veggies
This is a guest post from Steph of The Cheapskate Cook In my neck of the woods, we’re deep into fall weather and loving it. The trees are decked out in their fiery best, sweaters and coats have a permanent place in the diaper bag, and I have to remind my toddler for the thousandth time that yes, he needs to put on socks before his sneakers. Sometimes we still
DIY Bathroom Tips for Little People
The following is a guest post from Julie from As Jules is Going I have 2 recently potty trained girls {4 and 2.5} and a 21-month-old running right behind them! Life is hectic and I feel like I can easily drop balls all over the place if I’m not creative. One of the most recent biggest struggles with my girls being potty trained {and them taking themselves- HA-lleluiah} is
Healthy Recipes, Resources & More, Week 7 Begins
Hello there, my dear friends. Happy Monday to you all! Last week, the 19 bloggers and I who are participating in this Get Healthy & Fit 12 week series, decided to host a link up for healthy recipes. It was kind of a last minute deal, so we didn’t have a ton of recipes posted yet. This week, in case you missed it, I’m hosting the same link list,
Fall Trees Craft from a Paper Bag
Have you been decorating your house for the Fall? I know, most of you probably already have your homes decked out by now, but what about with craft projects from your little ones? We found the perfect centerpiece for our table, a group of fall trees, from a paper bag. I think you’ll like them, too! Supplies: Paper bag (lunch bag size) Scissors Construction paper (red, orange, yellow) Glue Directions:








