Summer is over an school is back in session. That means that late summer sleep schedules and lazy, unplanned days have come to crashing halt. It also means that my unorganized summer ways have left my house in a dirty, unorganized mess! I’m kind of looking forward to some structure, and I’m going to kick… Read More 1 week schedule to a clean and organized house
You’ve been married for years. There have been ups and downs, good times and bad. The secrets have been exposed and the perfect dating facade has long been lifted. Maybe you feel more like roommates than lovers. Now what? In this final post in my marriage series I want to talk about how to rekindle… Read More Part 4: How to fall in love with your spouse again
One of our summer activities is going to be memorizing scripture as a family. I designed 11 free printables to color and help teach kids Bible verses. Each week, after they color them, they can hang them in their room and we can recite them together before bed at night. My hope is to give them… Read More 11 Bible verses to teach kids with printables
I’ve wanted to do a plant wall in this bathroom for about two years and it’s finally done! I have been eyeing beautiful plant walls on Pinterest, plotting and planning for this blank wall in our master bathroom. It has artificial and real plants. Here’s how I did it and where I got the plants: Step… Read More Plant wall in the bathroom
The biggest reason I started making baby food is to give my kids the most fresh and nutritious food I could in their first year of life. The second is to save money. And the third is for the environment, because God knows I owe it after putting three babies in diapers! My husband and I have… Read More How to make baby food in 45 minutes a week and save 50 percent
When there’s nothing planned for dinner, my husband can open the fridge and cobble some things together for a delicious meal. I, on the other hand, open the freezer and pray there’s a pizza. I’d say I’m a creative person, but it seems to be lost in the kitchen. It helps me to have a menu… Read More Dinner idea list and menu
I felt like I was pretty well stocked with baby stuff I had from the boys and purchases I made here and there, but now that my due date is knocking at the door, I keep thinking of random things I don’t want to forget. Now that I see how long my list in print, I… Read More Third trimester checklist
We have just a couple weeks left until our baby is due! It’s time to start packing that hospital bag. After my experiences with the boys, I have a good idea of what I will be packing, so I thought I’d share my checklist. My best advice for packing a hospital bag is to pack light, but thoughtfully. Having less… Read More Baby hospital bag checklist
I came across Pottery Barn’s pom pom drape and knew it was something I had to do for my baby girl’s room. Their 96-inch drape has a $109 price tag — for one panel! Ouch. I went to work on making them cheaper. And pinker. Tools Plain white curtains. I bought Ikea’s white Ritva curtains, in the 118-inch length (two… Read More Pom pom curtains and curtain tricks you might not know
