Ya’ll know I’m a huge fan of organization. It puts me in a happy place. Everything must have a home. This includes my kids papers, artwork, and schoolwork. Today, I took the time to re-organize the boys artwork. I previously had them in this milk crate but it wasn’t doing its job in keeping it…
We have been looking for a good devotional book that my 6 year old can go through either with us or on his own. There aren’t many out there that he can read and understand and come away encouraged by what he read {at least for his age}. When I saw My First Devotional, I…
My kids love apps…on our phones and iPads. I was so excited to hear that Veggie Tales has a FREE app out ready to be downloaded. Check it out! Our friends at Weeblets bring you a new VeggieTales Spotisode Collection mobile app for kids as a free download, now available for both Android and iOS!…
In my life this week… 2012 is off to a great start! We’ve completed our second week back to school after the start of the New Year and are loving it! My sister came to visit this week and it was great having her here playing with the boys and spending time with her. I…
The new year has already brought about some pretty big changes in my life. Many of you know I co-founded Hip Homeschool Moms with a dear friend of mine, Sue. What started out as just a Facebook group, it turned into something much bigger so quickly. Definitely not something to complain about, but something we…
Photo credit “Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.” 1 Chronicles 13:8 (NKJV) Advent is to be a season filled with music. Isn’t the making of music a natural extension of our praise for a…
Looking for a last minute movie to watch this Christmas season? Veggie Tales “The Little Drummer Boy” is a great one to watch as a family. When it seems you have nothing to bring… What gift can you give the King? In this Veggie-version of a holiday classic, Junior Asparagus stars as The Little Drummer…
The Pine Tree Parable is our new favorite Christmas book. It arrived two days ago and I can’t tell you how many times my kids have asked to read this book. “The Pine Tree Parable tells the heartwarming tale of a farmer and his family who nurture tiny seedlings into fragrant Christmas trees. When the…
This past Monday we had the opportunity to go to ICE! featuring Dreamworks Merry Madagascar at Opryland. Oh my goodness, were my boys excited {and I will say I had a hard time sleeping the night before as well}. We have lived here 5 years and haven’t been until this year. We are a pretty…
Our family owns a cabin in the Smokies in North Carolina. This past weekend we went to relax, hang out with friends, and get in one last weekend during the fall. It’s always so pretty up there! We rode our 4-wheelers all one the mountain that our cabin is on. One evening, my husband and…
