A Cat Themed Live Nativity Scene

“Preparing for the Savior’s birth”

a live cat nativity scene [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday: A Cake of Thunder Lizards

homemade dinosaur train cake decorated with big pond and Buddy's nestDinosaur Train reigns at our house, and it’s the theme for my daughter’s 4th birthday. Here’s the cake I made with Buddy in the nest, surrounded by Mom Pteranodon’s red flowers, the train station, big pond, and Shiny hunting for fish. Sound familiar?

Buddy balloon dinosaur train

Cutting Bills in Half: So Easy a Kid Can Do It

saving money
I’d like to take credit for a recent shopping trip that saved over 50%, but I can’t. My 12 year old daughter deserves all the credit. After years of watching me do coupon match-ups and accompanying me on trips to double coupon days, she is a pro.

I’m so proud of her, that I thought I’d share what she did.

As an almost 13 year old, my daughter is into having ample beauty products on hand. Gone are the days when I can hand her any old shampoo or conditioner. She is particular about her facial scrubs, nail polish, lip gloss, and the list goes on.  While she has earned money babysitting, it wasn’t long before she learned that beauty products are expensive.

One day last week I came home to find her combing through my manufacturer’s coupons, doing match-ups with the in-store coupons [Read more...]

I Cannot Put This Book Down

It’s funny. I have been listening to Steven Curtis Chapman for years, and when we started our first adoption over eight years ago I was acutely aware of their adoption journeys. When tragedy struck a few years ago, and their littlest daughter, Maria died at age five, I was so moved. We were in the process of adopting our second daughter from China when it happened. Since, then the story of their tragedy faded in my mind, and we added our youngest to our family. [Read more...]

My Pellet Stove is Famous

Yes, the same pellet stove we purchased last year is going to be on TV! In case you missed me writing about about our stove, you can read, Our Corn Stove Story.  I’m pleased to share the press release from American Energy Systems with you and hope you’ll join me and 93 million others in watching Designing Spaces airing on Lifetime next Friday! [Read more...]