Because of the changes to our schedule brought on by the pandemic, half of the time I don’t know what day of the week it is. Likewise, sometimes I don’t even remember what month it is! When I sat down to work on our grocery list about a week ago, I realized it was a new month and I needed a menu. At the beginning of each month I plan … [Read more...] about July 2020 Dinner Menu
Easy and Affordable Update to an 80s Bathroom
The home we currently own was built in the 1980s. When we purchased the house several years ago, the most unsightly room in it was the full bathroom in the upstairs hallway. Unfortunately, after nearly five years, this bathroom remained the most unsightly part of the house! Our original intention was to completely redo the bathroom, but … [Read more...] about Easy and Affordable Update to an 80s Bathroom
Sugar Cookie Pizzas
Last week my middle daughter had a birthday. No one in our family really likes cake, so we usually celebrate with some other type of sweet treat. We made cookie pizzas for her birthday this year! These “pizzas” had sugar cookies for crusts, frosting for cheese, and various candies for toppings. My girls had so much fun decorating and … [Read more...] about Sugar Cookie Pizzas
80 Sensory Table Fillers
Last summer I shared about an amazing sensory table that my dad built for my kids. This table has provided hours of entertainment for them! Despite the fact that we use the table multiple times each week, we haven’t used a wide variety of fillers in it. Though we’ve used a few novel things like fake snow and kinetic sand, we’ve largely … [Read more...] about 80 Sensory Table Fillers
Brown Sugar Peach Ice Cream
I’m quite surprised that I haven’t yet shared an ice cream recipe here on the blog. Towards the end of last summer, my parents picked up an ice cream maker at a garage sale. They gave it to us and since then we have made about a dozen varieties of ice cream! Several of the varieties have been fantastic, and this is one of our favorites. … [Read more...] about Brown Sugar Peach Ice Cream
5 Questions Christians Should Ask Themselves About Racism
I know I have some readers who saw the title of this post and turned away. They are tired of hearing about race and racism, so they’re not going to read this. Some of you are proceeding with caution. A few of you may be proceeding with enthusiasm. Given all that I’ve seen and heard in recent weeks, I’m guessing that only a small number of you … [Read more...] about 5 Questions Christians Should Ask Themselves About Racism
The Most Wonderful Things About Summer
Given the unexpected and challenging things we are facing this year, I have even greater appreciation for how the change in seasons provides stability. We’re still about a week from the official start of summer, but I’m thinking about it today. In many ways, summer can be miserable around here. I live on the Texas Gulf Coast, so our … [Read more...] about The Most Wonderful Things About Summer
DIY Bubble Wands
One of my girls’ favorite outdoor activities is blowing bubbles. They’ll blow bubbles for 20 or 30 minutes, chasing them down to pop them and seeing who can blow the biggest bubble. Unfortunately, we sometimes misplace or break the bubble wands that came with the bubble solution. One day, when we could only find one bubble wand, I … [Read more...] about DIY Bubble Wands
