It can be so easy to allow Easter to slip by without really taking the time to make it memorable. So I thought I'd do a quick post this morning with some ideas for you. First are some fun activities you can do with your kids.... Make Resurrection Cookies with your kids https://www.annieshomepage.com/resurrectioncookies.html Make Your Own Easter Story Eggs or Resurrection … [Read more...]
A lesson from reading books to my children
The Lord uses my children in so many ways to teach me things. What precious gifts they are! Quite a few years ago I was reading {again} Corduroy to my then 3 and 4 year old. They just loved that book and asked for it all the time! Well, I was being a little silly and started out the book saying, "Corduroy, the Friendly Bear". My daughter immediately said, "Mommy, that's not right!" Later in … [Read more...]
Delicious Roast Chicken {In the Crockpot}
This is one of our favorite chicken recipes and it is so easy to put together. I hope you enjoy it! DELICIOUS ROAST CHICKEN {IN THE CROCKPOT} The night before: Wash a whole chicken (3-5 lbs.) and pat dry. Prepare the spice mixture below and rub all over the chicken, inside and out. Place the chicken in a pan and cover with plastic wrap. Put it in the refrigerator over night. Roast Chicken … [Read more...]
Kitchen Planning Forms {free download}
I have a special treat just for YOU today.... spring and summer kitchen planning forms! These can be found on my Menu Planning Forms page on my website. But you can download them now by clicking here! I don't know about you, but these just make me smile! I hope they brighten your day as well. … [Read more...]
Motherhood Lessons from Matthew {Part 4} Serving Others or Self?
A while back when I was doing my Bible reading with the kids, we read some in Matthew. We were reading the verses where it talks about how Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law. It said that she was sick and when Jesus came he healed her. The next part is what struck me...it said that once she was healed, she immediately got up and began serving Him. Wow! This got me to thinking...how many … [Read more...]
Motherhood Lessons from Matthew {Part 3} – Blessed so that we can bless others
A while back as I was reading through Matthew, the Lord brought some new insight into the story of when Jesus fed the 5,000. Before when I have read this passage, the Lord showed me that like this boy who brought his lunch to Jesus...this lunch that seemed so small to feed so many...so are we when we bring Jesus what we have. Jesus can take our "little" lives and transform them to do great things … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Preschool the Easy Way
Being a homeschool mom with children of varying ages, I needed a simple way to incorporate my little ones into our homeschool day. I don't believe that preschoolers (3 and 4 year olds) need formal "schooling", but if your kids are like mine, they want to "do school" like the big kids. So I went on a quest to come up with something simple that I could use with them. Something that I could just … [Read more...]
