Growing up in a large family, we didn’t do a ton of fancy vacations. In fact, I can’t remember one. My parents idea of a vacation was driving hundreds of miles from Washington to Alaska to look at scenery while camping in the barren wilderness along the way. (Yay. đ ) Share this:
Kids get the summer months to get their hands dirty, enjoy popsicles, and engage in some good, hard play. Why not take advantage of the sun and let them learn a few life skills as well? Share this:
It’s time to hear from another amazing mom!  Melissa Mancia is the creator of thehomemadelife.com where she shares her journey of motherhood, faith, and creative living. Share this:
Bubbles are floating around Cinderella’s head as she scrubs the floors on our living room TV. I’m rushing through the dinner-making process, trying not to knock over our eleven-month-old who is using my pant leg for balance. Share this:
My mom bought some spring chicks. They are fluffy, fragile little things that bring sparkles to her grandkidsâ eyes. When we visit, the kids crowd around the warm light and reach their hands in to touch the soft, new feathers. Share this:
Happy National Sibling’s Day! I love learning about other people’s families…what they look like, how they function, and all the juicy details of their particular unit. I met a lovely Korean lady a while back who shared that she came from a large family with eleven kids. Her eyes twinkled as she spoke fondly of…
âTell Me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I will learn.â -Benjamin Franklin One of the things with having small children is their need to follow us around. Maybe itâs just mine… but if I walk out of the room, they typically drop what they are doing to see…
 I’ve always wanted to set my eyes on the vineyards of Italy or take hand-in-hand walks through the cobblestone streets of Paris with Mr. Coppertop. I dream of the adventure and romance, but when it comes to booking a flight, (other than the fact that I don’t have that kind of money) I find that…
I packed up the last of the snowmen yesterday. Not that it’s done snowing, but maybe if I put them away it’ll take a hint and skedaddle đ To take their place, I pulled out a handful of Valentine decorations. All three of them. One of them is a Valentine weiner dog whose ears and…
âBetter to live in the desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.â Proverbs 21:19 I don’t know why, but this proverb makes me giggle a little, every time I read it… Are there days Mr. Coppertop would rather be in a waterless dust storm, parched from the heat, and in a barren-wasteland than be…