Note: there are affiliate links in this post…which I only use for things I adore and feel cannot be kept to myself! I read two books I loved in the last month and want to share while they’re still fresh in my mind. The first is the The Lincoln Highway: We read this for book…
My sister-in-law’s sister is an amazing artist. She does these sculptures of Christ that are quite breathtaking. Go check out my favorite one in the center of this page: http://www.ajsculptures.com/products/limited-edition-bronze-sculptures This year she is offering some glass etched ornaments made with images from her works. I have no idea if it’s too late to order…
Ok, so many kind, sweet people have offered to help with the I Love Lucy fundraiser. And before I even go any further let’s make sure it is clear that this fund raiser is to help ALL BBS kids, not just Lucy. We realize the title “I Love Lucy” has good reason to cause some…
This is the time of year when I start stressing. I mean, Thanksgiving is over so that means we all just start standing in a traffic jam of stress: get the Christmas cards out, buy presents galore, bake everything under the sun, buy more presents, figure out neighbor gifts, deck the halls, etc. I have…
We have been out of town for Spring Break so I’m trying to get my heart and mind in gear for this beautiful Holy Week leading up to Easter. One gift I’m giving myself for Easter is a “screen-time challenge” with my family. Whoever has the least screen-time by the end of the week gets…
Who’s ready for Christmas? I for one am all about some last-minute gift ideas so I’m sharing these lists from before Thanksgiving. Here you go: Gift Guides Galore to help you get ready for Christmas. Gift guides galore from our family to yours In this podcast we talked about how to weave joy into giving….
Here we go…a “gift guide from the gals” that my girls put together. Filled with all kinds of ideas to help us get all situated for Christmas. I’ve had lots of requests for ideas from these girls after they did a great list last year too. Let’s start with Abby’s list: ABBY Jane’s favorite things:…
My daughter-in-law Abby is not only mother to one of the most darling creatures in the world and an incredibly natural mother, but she knows how to find good, and pretty darling, stuff:) She has put together the best baby gift guide to share with other moms and grandmas. Because we all need ideas for…
There is this lady in my ward (church congregation) who texts me a little encouraging thought or picture or quote every single morning. For real. Isn’t that the sweetest thing? Even when she was in the hospital for heart surgery she didn’t stop. Wow. Anyway, she sent me this Christmas poem last week that I…