Water Balloon Ambush

Picture This: Daddy leaves work after a long, exhausting day. Things have been a bit stressful and he is in need of some fun. And you and the kids are about to deliver!     He knows something is up because he found this waiting for him.   >>...

Writing Your Summer Bucket List

I don’t know about you, but for us this is the first week of true summer weather.  Until now, it has been cold and rainy.  And since summer has officially arrived, I thought we better put together our Annual Summer Bucket List!   This year, I thought...
28 Clutter Busting Tips

28 Clutter Busting Tips

(This post is part of the Simply Organized Life Series.  To start our 12 month journey at the beginning, please go here.)    There is something that makes me feel as if I can’t breathe, that makes my temperature rise to insanity and changes this happy mama...

Kids Grow Up Fast

  Is it happening too fast for you?  Are your children growing up too quickly?  There was a time when I used to be able to hold my babies snug in my arms.  Now when I pick them up, they take up more than half my body length.  (Oooh, I love those bodies!) Dan...

Raising Kids with Hearts to Serve

  Today, I am over at Tricia Goyer’s site, Not Quite Amish talking about raising kids with a heart to serve.  The Amish community is known for it service and kindness to others.  Our current culture tends more to the “all about me” mentality.  I...