This week’s Serve Your Spouse Saturday post is simply a reminder that men need words of encouragement and respect. If you haven’t done it in the last week or so, give your hubby a love note. Tuck a card into his lunch or briefcase, send a romantic e-card, or write him a full-fledged love […] Read more…
What’s For Dinner, Mom? {Gabby Moms Book Review & Giveaway}
Do you know what you are eating for dinner tonight? Tomorrow? How about lunches or snacks or breakfast? Are you spending WAY to much time cooking? While I do meal plan, I am guilty of spending way too much time cooking. Ever since the days when the assembly stores were open (in 2004-2005), I […] Read more…
Journey with Jesus Through the Sacraments {Curriculum Review}
Over the course of attempting to homeschool this year, I got rid of my kids Catholic Catechism program. It just wasn’t working for us, but I was wanting something to replace it. I recently had the opportunity to take a peek at one of Arma Dei‘s Cathletics Craft Kits. Arma Dei offers Catholic […] Read more…
Use It Up #9 {Face & Beauty Edition}
I’m so excited about the response to my Mouthwash Edition last week. I got some great tips! This week, my focus is to concentrate on using up all my beauty odds & ends. For not being a girly girl, I sure have lots of unused toiletries in my bathroom closet. Especially those of a travel-size […] Read more…
Road Warriors {Serve Your Spouse Saturday #5}
This last week, my honey has been a road warrior. While we have been blessed that he doesn’t have to travel for business often, he decided to attend a conference in Arizona. And we all missed him dearly! Even though he was gone, there were several things I did to make his absence more bearable […] Read more…
DO NOT Go Camping Without These Items!
It never fails. During every camping trip there is ALWAYS something that I have to run back into the house to get after we’re ready to go. Here is my list of things that you might not think about but are SUPER handy when you go camping! 1. Pillows. Honestly, I almost always forget these. […] Read more…
My Exercise Testimonial + Gym Bag Packing List with Printable Tag
You may not know that this soft mama of two is a 1st Degree Black Belt who is also formerly certified as a personal trainer by ACE & NASM. I ditched the certifications while having some health issues — I couldn’t keep up with the continuing education. No, one was not good enough. Yes, […] Read more…
Camper Pantry
I am a huge fan of having sets of things everywhere needed, even if that means I have more than one. Included in that is a camper pantry. I really hate not having things when I need them — makes me nutty. In order to save my sanity (and keep critters out of my camper […] Read more…
Girls Clothing List – 12 months and older
So last month, I talked about how I buy clothes for my husband and I without going broke by dividing it out over several years. I save money (and space!) by having a desired quantity list of items that I like to have for my girls. When I am packing children’s clothes away, I […] Read more…
To-Do: Play Together {Serve Your Spouse Saturday #4}
So I attended this great blogging class a few weeks back and realized that I really wanted to blog more about marriage. I mean, really? Seventeen posts about the second most important thing in your life? I have to confess that really, truly, we pretty much skate along. I’ve figured out a way to kick […] Read more…