Seasonal & Holidays
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Gratitude Builders For Kids of All Ages
~Gratitude Builders ~ For Families “The root of joy is gratefulness…It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” ― David Steindl-Rast After a bit of a bumpy week, I want to be flooded with gratitude! Truth be told, I’m thinking about those sweet faces in the picture above, and all the friends I am missing from the time we lived in Peru. I know I need to turn the melancholy feeling toward gratitude & I’m hoping in digging out some fun ideas to share this week, I’ll do just that! ‘Tis the season to reflect on all we have to…
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Teaching Kids Thankfulness
Teaching Kids ~ Thankfulness ~ Have YOU yelled at your dog lately ?!? Gratitude. It all started today with yelling at my dog, some fleas, cold coffee, and some dust bunnies. What does that have to do with teaching your kids about thankfulness ??? Here’s what’s floating around my mind (along with those aforementioned, dust bunnies 😀 ) Gratitude. But not in the “it’s-almost-Thanksgiving-and-I-need-to-hurry-up-and-be-thankful“ kind of way, more in the “stop-and-open-my-eyes-and-actually-SEE-life-all-around-me-and-be-thankful” kind of way. Gratitude takes a special kind of seeing some days. Sight, past the obvious. My recent version of obvious… I wake up. I make coffee. I Iet the dog outside. I see the obvious. I see…
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Fall Coloring Pages for All Ages
Fall Coloring Pages for All Ages Who doesn’t love to color ?!? There’s something so cheery about a new box of crayons & a good coloring book! Coloring is a great activity to keep the wiggles to a minimum… while listening to a read aloud, when everyone needs a mental break, while waiting for a sibling’s practice to end, in the kitchen while mom is cooking dinner, or anytime, really ! Leaves are falling and the air is crisp even here in Texas. Here’s some of my favorite fall coloring pages. Print a few & be sure to color one yourself ! *Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page &…
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Making Memories
Making Memories What is your happiest childhood memory? Really. Stop and think hard. Close your eyes and remember. Think of the all the little details. It will make you smile. Even today. Ever think of how your own children might answer this question someday? Every day, we have the opportunity to create memories with the people we love. It doesn’t have to involve expensive vacations or extravagant gifts…just some thought and some time and lots of love. Get creative ! I have two (update: THREE😱) kids in their 20’s. Every year they ask if we can still carve pumpkins. It’s a tradition. They bring their friends…we laugh…throw pumpkin guts…make a huge,…
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Spider Fun!
SUPER SCARY SPIDER FUN ! Eeeeeeeeek ! SPIDERS! Fields of Daisies Friday Favorites….Spider Fun. Yep. I’m doing it. But it’s a stretch y’all. For anyone who knows me, it will come as no surprise when I say spiders are NOT my favorite. Not on Fridays, not on Mondays, not on any day !!! Just in case you’re new to Friday Favorites, and wondering what it’s all about… After finding myself feeling a bit burnt out, with a bad case of the blahs one day, I came up with Friday Favorites. I announced to my children we were going to celebrate Fridays each week- TGIF! Junk food for dinner and a…
