Category: Holidays

  • The Thankful Project

    The Thankful Project

    We’re doing something new during November. I’m calling it “the thankful project.” My inspiration came from this post by Emily Rose. I don’t know how I came across it, but it’s been stuck in my head for the past couple of years. I was originally going to use a tree like Emily, but after this fiasco,…

  • It’s Fall-ing Around Here

    It’s Fall-ing Around Here

    Now that the 31 Days of Blessings in Disguise Series is over, I feel the freedom to write about blessings that don’t come in any disguise. Beautiful things that are just blessings in and of themselves. So today? Let’s talk about Fall. I haven’t decided what my fave season is, but Fall might be it.…

  • Easter Hoppenings

    Easter Hoppenings

    I hope you caught my pun in the title of this post. I love a good, corny pun. Here’s an update of our Easter weekend in pics. I love a good sugar cookie recipe. But sometimes you just need to start with a mix. True that. And you can’t have good sugar cookie fun without…

  • Meditating on the Gospel

    Meditating on the Gospel

    Today is Good Friday. While for some, that may just be a meaningless event pre-written on the calendar, it is much more to me. This weekend defines the existence of my entire life. For it is on Good Friday that I remember the truth of my total depravity: “And you were dead in the trespasses and…

  • Easter Food: Solved

    In case you’re still looking for some ideas of food to serve on Easter, I’ve gotcha covered. Food is certainly not the most important part of Easter. Not by a long shot. However, I love to have special foods to celebrate special days. It just makes it more … {can I say it again?} special.…

  • The Whole Ball o’ Yarn

    The Whole Ball o’ Yarn

    Today I have a craft for you – just in time for Valentine’s Day. I had so much fun with this and it was super simple to do too. So, to get started, here’s what you need: A pretty simple list of supplies: Glue – I got the cheapest kind from walmart balloons – again,…

  • Merry Christmas!!

    Merry Christmas!!

    Trust you will have a special Christmas season and make precious memories with those you love! Merry Christmas from my home to yours!

  • Christmas Home Tour

    Christmas Home Tour

      knock, knock (Ahhhh!!! Someone’s here?!?! I hope it’s just the UPS man – I’m still in my pajamas and the house is a wreck.) Oh hi! It’s you. And you want to see my house? Ooooookay, but you have to promise to squint and tell me it looks beautiful even if you don’t really…