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3 Easy Meal Planning Tips

Published September 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Meal planning doesn't have to be complicated. If meal planning is a struggle, here are 3 simple tips to make meal planning easier!  Let me start by saying that I love to cook. Really, I do! Okay, I love baking more than cooking but I really don't mind cooking dinner either. However, there are times when all the meal planning and prep work gets overwhelming. Figuring out what to cook - day in and day out - for my family of 6? That part gets tedious at times. I recently implemented some new meal planning strategies that are helping me enjoy the process again. Meal planning is necessary … Read More...

A Ready to Go ABC Theme Preschool Curriculum

Published August 24, 2020 Updated August 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

Looking for help in teaching your preschooler at home? This ready to go ABC preschool curriculum provides all the resources and help you need - in an easy to use format! I am so excited to share this new resource with you! You see, I am a trained teacher. My first teaching Call was to teach Kindergarten in the mornings and Pre-Kindergarten in the afternoons. I taught this combination for 5 years, until I got married and moved, and loved every minute of it! After spending three years teaching 3rd and 4th grade, I moved back down to Preschool at a different Lutheran school. I taught another 2 … Read More...

Church Quiet Bag Ideas

Published July 13, 2020 Updated July 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

Church is important. Church with little ones is definitely challenging at times, but it is important. I grew up in the church (with a Pastor dad and organist mom). I was a church worker teacher (before I began staying at home) who is married to a church worker teacher. We firmly believe that we need to be in church, training our children, from the time they are small. Yes, there are many Sundays that I miss large parts of the sermon but we are there, by God's grace. (Here is some encouragement for when going to church with kids feels pointless.) I believe in modeling and … Read More...

Easy Kitchen Bingo

Published May 28, 2020 Updated May 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

Looking for a fun kitchen idea? Print this free kitchen bingo game and have fun trying different things in the kitchen! It's an easy kitchen idea to do with kids, too.  It's going to be a different summer this year with so many things closed still. I don't know about you but all of our travel plans have been cancelled. The friends' college reunion. A cousins' wedding. Even the extended family reunion. We're disappointed but understand that this is just what this summer will bring. Instead of regretting it all, I am determined to make the most of it. I started looking for easy and free … Read More...

35 No Prep, Free Kindergarten Worksheets & Activities

Published April 09, 2020 Leave a Comment

Are you looking for free Kindergarten worksheets for your Kindergartener? If so, here are 35 free worksheets for Kindergarten that you can print and use right away! This quarantine time is turning many moms into teachers. I know it is uncharted waters for many parents! For me? It's a chance to put on my Kindergarten teacher hat again! I taught Kindergarten for 5 years before I was married and those years were some of my favorite teaching years. I truly enjoyed teaching third and fourth grade, and preschool too, but there is something about Kindergarten that will always hold a special place … Read More...

The Surprising Arrival of Caleb Joshua

Published March 20, 2020 5 Comments

It's been an eventful two weeks - in so many ways! With the appearance of the Corona virus, my teacher husband and son are now home from school for the next month and we are adjusting to our temporary new normal. At home. As a family of 6. Yes, you read that right. As of today, I officially have a 2 week old. In unexpectedly surprising news, our son decided to make his appearance a month earlier than expected! Caleb Joshua was born Thursday, March 5, at 5:53 pm,weighing 6lbs, 5oz and measuring 19 inches long. I've never been more thankful that I had big babies! It was truly a surprise to … Read More...

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