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Easter Basket Fillers for 5 Year Old Girls

March 14, 2018 by Julie Leave a Comment

Every year I have to look up when Easter is. Seriously. I never know. Then, every year, I have to figure out what to put in the Easter baskets. Why is that so hard? You'd think I'd know what my own kids would like but I still end up wandering places like Walmart and Dollar Tree, trying to figure out what to buy. I do the same thing with Christmas stockings. Big gift things, fairly easy. Easter basket fillers? Suddenly I barely even remember my kids' names, let alone what things they would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Motherhood Tagged With: children, Easter, frugal baby/child

Perfect Christmas Gifts for Mom

December 13, 2017 by Julie Leave a Comment

Sometimes it is difficult to know what to get a mom for Christmas. Most the time, you have no idea what she wants or needs because she doesn't say anything. If you're lucky, the mom in your life has been dropping some major hints but if not, you're going to need some help. You want to get her something she'll love and not something she'll just fake interest in. Sure, she might honestly want a new vacuum for Christmas (*hint hint*) but she may be the type that doesn't want something that reminds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Money, Motherhood Tagged With: Christmas, Shopping

Creating Your Own Holiday Traditions

November 29, 2017 by Julie Leave a Comment

Think back to when you were a kid. I bet you have some favorite memories of holidays and family traditions. Have you ever thought about how those holiday traditions came to be? Maybe you know they have been in the family for years but maybe you have no idea. Maybe your parents started some traditions of their own when they married and started a family. My family has a lot of Christmas traditions surrounding movies. That's our thing. We almost always watched "White Christmas" on Thanksgiving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Motherhood Tagged With: Christmas, Family, Thanksgiving

Simple Christmas with Kids

November 16, 2017 by Julie Leave a Comment

Do you ever think that it would be nice to have a simple Christmas? Maybe you're just sick of all the hustle and buying and crazy busyness that seems to surround the holiday season. Or maybe you just don't have the budget to go big and want to keep it simple to not go into debt just for one holiday. Whatever your reasons, you want to have a simple Christmas this year...but you have kids. You probably don't think it's possible to keep it simple with kids. I mean, they have a wish list, you want … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Motherhood Tagged With: Christmas, Family, frugal baby/child, intentional living

How to Enjoy Christmas When You’re Broke

December 21, 2016 by Julie Leave a Comment

We've all had those years where you have no idea how you are going to pay for Christmas. Sometimes it happens more often than not. It seems to be Murphy's law that you'll have car issues or the pipes burst or the washing machine give up, right at Christmas time. It can be stressful to try to enjoy Christmas when you're broke. But it is very possible! Follow these 5 tips to make your Christmas great, even with a small budget. Go handmade Obviously, one of the first things you can do when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Frugal, Holiday, Money Tagged With: Christmas

Using Truth in the Tinsel in Your Homeschool

November 16, 2016 by Julie Leave a Comment

Are you familiar with Truth in the Tinsel? It is this awesome product created by Amanda White to help teach children ages 3-5 about the true story of Christmas while also pointing them towards salvation. It is done over 24 days with a theme to each day, a Bible passage to read, and a craft to do that goes with the theme. We actually did it for the first time when my oldest was two. We did it again when she was three and will be doing it again this year as part of our homeschool day. You don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Motherhood Tagged With: Christmas, homeschool

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