The last week of April is a time when 1,000’s of families across the country will be going screen-free. They will turn off their TV’s, computers, tablets, smart phones and unplug. Copious amounts of screen time eats up valuable time. We need time to be quiet with our own thoughts so that we can […]
Finding Good Books Just Got Easier: Exploring Heritage History
I can’t even begin to tell you how many conversations I’ve had in recent months with my mom, my sisters, my friends, my poor husband and anyone else willing to listen as I lament about the increasing lack of quality books to be found in the library. It seems to take forever for my […]
Harnessing the Power of Pinterest to Grow Creativity in our Children
It has been one full week. You know the kind of week where when you get the kids down each evening, you look at your husband and can’t put two coherant thoughts together… Each time I’ve sat down to write, there is simply nothing there. And so I head for bed because I know this […]
Finding and Embracing the Morning Person Inside of Me…
Hello everyone. The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of excitement with my sister here from Michigan. We’ve spent nearly every day outdoors enjoying our beautiful desert spring. They enjoyed basking in the sunshine! Today, it is time to return to the normal routine of life. One thing that I’ve been mulling over was […]
Inspired to Create
(photo credit: my sister, Bethany) One of our favorite ‘art’ sections during our recent visit to the botanical gardens were these series of statues that represented the seasons. The one pictured above represented ‘winter’. All of us stood transfixed – adults down to even the active little boys… The next day, Keegan sat down with […]
Thank You!
I just have to say that I’m so excited to be in my new little home here! You all have really helped it feel like home. I still have a bit more settling in to do, but I did want to let you know that I finally finished getting the Categories page up. Many of […]