Confession: Leading by Example

Every night after all the teeth are brushed, rooms straightened, and pajamas are put on we gather on our bed for Bible story time. We read a...

You Say Tomato, I say Tomahto

Our garden is finally really starting to crank things out. It has been rainy followed by a very dry/hot season - not good for most of my veg...

Check this out from your local library - FREE!

Playaway View So last week I came across this slick new resource from our library and wanted to share it with you. You can reserve them, che...

S is for Sun & Star Wars

This week in Preschool we worked on the letter S. It was another fun week and it touches my heart that the kiddos really want to do school!!...

Cookie Monster's Favorite!

I don't know about you, but as a kid I always admired the GIANT cookie cakes that Mrs. Field's had in their show cases. At $35-50 ea...

Ode to a Bucket

You are probably thinking - she's really lost it now! She is writing about a bucket?!??! I know it sounds CRAZY - but follow me for a mi...

That's NOT how I planned it!!

I just got back from a relaxing, fun weekend away. It was a wonderful reminder to intentionally enjoy the moment! I am a BIG plan it person;...

Blueberries for Sal

For our first week of Preschool we used Blueberries for Sal, a classic children's book by Robert McCloskey. The idea behind Before Five ...

Who doesn't love to stamp?!?!

Read it. Stamp it. Write it. I just had to share this resource from MamaJenn. It is just so clever, so fun , so simple , and so FREE...

And We're Off...

Today is the first day of the 2011-2012 school year for us. There is something so exciting about starting fresh, having a plan, and being in...