Santa was a big part of my Christmas experience when I was little. One of my favorite Santa memories was the year I received my American Girl doll. It included a complicated arrangement by my parents to ensure the magic lived on in my beliefs that year. We had temporarily moved to Australia for my dad’s work this particular year. We were there from November through the new year and, though we had celebrated some of our Christmas in Australia, I’d been told by my parents that they were certain ...
Archives for November 2019
8 Holiday Favorite Finds on Jane.com
I’ve done a few of these in the past. Every few months, I seem to find a whole host of things that I adore on Jane.com. I’m constantly recommending the site to my friends and family, telling them about some great find that was recently listed. The up side of the site is that the prices are amazing for the products and customer service. The downside is that the deals are on a time limit - so strike while the iron is hot! This particular post I would like to point out 8 of my holiday favorites ...
Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
As most parents have experienced at some point in time or another, it is incredibly difficult to cook and entertain our children, especially toddlers who just want to be a part of the action and “help” with whatever mommy and daddy are working on. On a day like Thanksgiving, when it’s all hands on deck, time limits galore, and a million pots are on the stove - literally and figuratively - it’s not only key to our sanity to ensure that the kids are occupied, but also key to their ...
20 Things to Do with Your Kids for Kindness Day
I’m going to be completely honest and admit - I didn’t know that there was a World Kindness Day. My mom sent me some information about it, so I started to do some research and think about what I could with my kids to honor the day. Let me start by saying that I think kindness everyday is important. Kindness shouldn’t be limited to one day a year. Kindness can be planned or it can be random. It can be towards a friend, family member, or a person you pass on the street or sit next to on the ...
How to Explain Change to Kids
With the coming of fall and - here in Texas at least - essentially winter, trees are starting to change and drop their leaves. Last week, many trees were a variety of gorgeous colors - red, orange, and yellow. The Chinese Pistache trees seemed to be changing the fastest, putting their amazing colors on show. Down the street from us is a row of Chinese Pistache trees. The first in the row changed quickly a few weeks ago, before the cooler temperatures really came, into oranges and reds. I ...
Making Extraordinary from the Ordinary
In the sermon this past Sunday, our pastor made a statement that really spoke to me. He was talking about the Bible study he does each year and how, at some point during the study, someone points out the types of people that God uses to pass along his message. Our pastor’s response? “Isn’t it amazing? He makes the extraordinary from the ordinary.” When our pastor said this, it felt like a light went off in me. So often I feel as though I lead an ordinary life. I will say, “I’m just a stay at ...