Where Passion & Purpose Collide
On Saturday, THIS happened… …and it was as loud and fun and colorful and wild and crazy as it looks. I may or may not have danced like a moron in the streets of Lansing to “Call Me Maybe” and “Thrift Shop” while wearing rainbow leopard-print shorts and pink kneesocks. The chalk powder has blurred my memory. And stained my… Read More
Little potted expressions of gratitude, personalized coasters, {semi} homemade soap & the easiest of all…the Pencil Vase. These gifts are all pretty simple, fun & super affordable (assuming you make a lot of soap and give to everyone you know for a few months}. Eat your heart out kinda-sorta-artsy, frugal mommas…this is the way to give gifts! POTTED GRATITUDE This… Read More
It’s beginning to look hearty-farty around here, and while I have yet to become a wreath crafting, mantle decorating mad-woman {which I fully intend to be some day}, I’m trying my darndest to be more seasonally astute. And with this colorful display of VD prowess {that would be Valentines Day, not venereal disease, just to clarify}, I have officially graduated… Read More
I love the idea of little gifts for little class mates on special occasions. And I especially love the idea of not going broke in the process, or dolling out more sweets to an already sugar-charged crew. Enter : glow sticks & a printable! I was inspired by this adorable valentine version I’d seen on Pinterest a while back… Read More
If you’ve spent any length of time looking online for creative ways to have fun with your kids, you’ve no doubt stumbled upon the sneaky little video that informs you that you can magically turn “water” into marbles with a few household ingredients. Just like that. It’s magic! It’s marvelous! It’s malarkey. Really. It’s simply an outrageous, ingredient-wasting, kitchen-messing hoax. … Read More
I’ve always been inspired by crisp, creative, colorful design…with a message! It’s like a triple layered cake…with cream cheese frosting. And chocolate shavings. I’ve been mulling over the idea of ‘family rules’ for some time now and have been drooling over all the pallet-painted gorgeousness on Pinterest lately, in search of ‘the one’. So when a precious friend sent me… Read More
Happy birthday to our precious Bean! You have blessed my heart in these 5 years more than you’ll ever know. You’ve stretched me, delighted me, challenged me, taught me {time and time again}, and tickled me pink with that delicious sense of humor, incredible compassion, lavish generosity, and sweet spirit God deposited in that cute little body of yours. We… Read More
Ever since stumbling upon the idea on Pinterest a while ago, I’ve been wanting to snap some photies of my beautifully growing Bean in my wedding dress. For visual & nostalgic wonderment now, yes, but also for display on her wedding day. In, you know, 35 years. To say she’s been eager to don “the dress” for the camera would… Read More
I. am. a. cleaning. machine. 31 Bags in 31 Days is going full force in our home, and I’m discovering a thing or two in the process. Some drawers/closets/spaces are going much faster than I anticipated (I have 5 ‘bags’ completed in 3 ‘days’), while other areas that I only allotted 1 bag/day to are going to require considerably more… Read More
Despite the chill and whippy wind, our littles had a glorious morn with friends and baby animals. And a wagon ride. And, lest we forget the food, pizza. What’s not to love? We trekked out to a little family-owned petting farm where we got to lay eyes on the most darling 4 day old lambs and 2 day old {pygmy}… Read More
This is my first Valentine’s day as a mom who cares about Valentine’s day. Did you get that? I didn’t either. What I was trying to say was this…I’ve never strung a heart…dyed anything pink…or sprinkled heart-shaped anything onto another something tinted a horrific shade of pepto-bismol…in the name of Valentine’s day…until now. Apparently I’ve crossed over. And I like… Read More
