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Cute Valentine’s Day Gift Tags

Cute Valentine’s Day Gift Tags

This is, by far, the bloggiest thing I’ve posted in a long time.  A l-o-n-g time. I’m not sure whether to apologize, or to nod in silent acceptance of your gratitude. I am, of course, way behind on making these little tags – and hence, sharing this project – but there’s always Pinterest.  Simply pin this and plan with every… Read More

Crafts and Activities, Cute Stuff, Motherhood, Printables, School, The Kiddos

The Best Way to Spend a Dollar Bill

The Best Way to Spend a Dollar Bill

I interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you… simple snapshots of the best darn summer entertainment a dollar bill can buy: Hip hip hooray for $1 bubble wands and a windy afternoon.

Complete nonsense, Cute Stuff, The Kiddos

Puddle Jumpers

Puddle Jumpers

Our kids love water. They have always loved water. Especially when it resides in LARGE quantities in places OTHER than bathtubs and swimming pools. and when it involves shedding all clothes and decency and making as much mess as possible without having to clean an ounce of it back up. If it get gross and slimy and contains frogs…all the… Read More

Complete nonsense, Cute Stuff, Family, Keepin' it Real, Photography, The Kiddos

Introducing Simply Bloom Swag

Introducing Simply Bloom Swag

I’ve been a busy girl, you guys! …designing…metal stamping…mod podging labels…threading beads and adhering baubles…sniffing scents…singing thrifted satin…packaging cards…and filling happy yellow mugs with chocolates and tea bags. If you follow me on Facebook or instagram, you know I’ve been creating loads of goodies to sell at a merchandise table when I speak.  Swag, shall we say. And after an… Read More

Crafts and Activities, Cute Stuff, Speaking

Be Still My Heart

Be Still My Heart

Here’s a sneak peek from last week’s Daddy Daughter Dance.  Be still my heart. {Happy Valentine’s Day}

Cute Stuff, Family, The Kiddos

Cute Christmas Gifts for Classmates

Cute Christmas Gifts for Classmates

Remember the cute Merry & Bright goodies from last Christmas?  Well, we have another fun classmate gift idea and printable for you! I had seen these as valentine gifts on Pinterest a while ago, made with a little heart crayon, and then ran into adorable silicon snowflake molds at Meijer a few weeks ago.  Considering there are always an overabundance… Read More

Christmas, Cute Stuff, Designs, Family, Printables, School, The Kiddos

Happy Hallo-Fabulous!

Happy Hallo-Fabulous!

We went to our first Fall picnic with the other families from my hubby’s post last week.  But due to inevitable marital communication discrepancies, I found out just days before that this was in fact a Halloween party.  With children donning costumes. You’ve never seen a woman hit the shelves of craft stores with such tenacity and pterodactyl-like precision…leaves, check…black… Read More

Crafts and Activities, Cute Stuff, Photography, The Kiddos

Sweet Girl {plus Printable}

Sweet Girl {plus Printable}

Looking through photos from little Bean’s recital in June, I realized how much like a weed she has grown.  She’s looking less and less like a wee lass and more and more like a little lady every day. She’s blossoming and maturing, her cheeks and belly are losing their plumpness, and her little hands are losing their dimples.  Which makes… Read More

Cute Stuff, Designs, Keepin' it Real, Motherhood, Printables, Quotes and Scriptures, The Kiddos

Lunchie Love Notes {Version 2.0}

Lunchie Love Notes {Version 2.0}

How on earth is it September already?  I feel as though I was just comprehending our little Bean’s entry into Kindergarten…and here she’s about to start 1st Grade tomorrow. ‘Tis true what they say…the days move slowly, but the years fly by. I designed some little lunchbox love notes two years ago, which got featured on numerous other mommy blogs… Read More

Cute Stuff, Daily Life, Printables, School, The Kiddos

Happy Birthday, Little Dude

Happy Birthday, Little Dude

Sweet boy, I was examining the fine, downy swirls of peach fuzz on your neck, cheeks and arms the other day when it occurred to me.  One day this stuff is going to be courser.  And darker.  And most likely, spread across your face in some sort of suave goatee fashion.  Then, to traumatize me further, your wee-lass larynx will… Read More

Cute Stuff, The Kiddos

Be Awesome Today {Printable}

Be Awesome Today {Printable}

Happy Friday, sweet peeps! Here’s your FREE 8×10 printable of the week… Short, sweet & awesome. Click right here to download and print… be a doll and like Simply Bloom on Facebook but above all, remember… Be Awesome Today! {all Simply Bloom printables are intended for personal use and are NOT to be printed for resale purposes}

Cute Stuff, Designs, Printables, Quotes and Scriptures

Getting My Craft On {plus a Printable}

Getting My Craft On {plus a Printable}

We’re experiencing a little bit of an upside down empty nest over here.  My parents have just moved out of the man cave they’ve called home {aka. “the love shack”} for almost two years.  We miss them horribly already and it’s only been two weeks.  It’s quite pathetic, really. But because my husband is awesome, and because God knows I… Read More

Crafts and Activities, Cute Stuff, Designs, Frugal Living, Organization, Printables, Quotes and Scriptures

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Are you always the one checking in, showing up, re Are you always the one checking in, showing up,
remembering the details, and making sure everyone else is okay?

Maybe you've wondered why asking for help feels so much harder than offering it.

This week on Oh, Good Grief, we're exploring the Enneagram Type Two (The Helper or Befriender)...how our greatest gifts can become survival strategies, why people-pleasing often has deeper roots than we realize, and how the Gospel gently reminds us that we don't have to earn the love we've already been given.

If you've ever believed your value comes from what you do for others,
I hope this conversation reminds you of something better:

You are not loved because you serve. You serve because you are loved.

🎧 Episode 030 | Summer Enneagram Series
  Type 2 | When Love Becomes a Job
  is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #Enneagram #HealingJourney #TraumaHealing #SpiritualFormation #Beloved
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What if the Enneagram isn't about discovering your What if the Enneagram isn't about discovering your personality...
but uncovering your survival strategy, and finding freedom and wholeness.

Today we're kicking off a summer series on Oh, Good Grief exploring the Enneagram through the lens of grief, trauma, healing, and the Gospel.

This isn't a series about labels or stereotypes. It's about understanding the stories we've believed, the coping strategies we've developed, and the invitation God extends to each of us to live in greater freedom.

Whether you've known your number for years or you're not sure what all the Enneagram fuss is about, I hope you'll join me for the journey.

🎧 Episode 029 is available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #Enneagram #SpiritualFormation
The world tells us to be productive. Jesus often i The world tells us to be productive.
Jesus often invited people to be present.

This week's episode, inspired by Theo of Golden,
is about slowing down long enough to notice the birdsong, the feather on the path, the hurting friend, the image of God in another person.

Because sometimes the most sacred work isn't accomplishing.
It's paying attention.

🎧 028 | Be More Like Theo is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #TheoOfGolden
Because people are rarely changed by being impress Because people are rarely changed by being impressed,
they are changed by being seen.

Perhaps the most Christlike thing you can do this week
is simply pay attention. To God. To beauty.
To the person in front of you.

The world has enough people rushing through it.
Be the kind of person who notices.

#TheoOfGolden #OhGoodGriefPodcast
I finished a book recently, and instead of closing I finished a book recently,
and instead of closing the cover and moving on,
I found myself carrying it around in my heart.

Not just because of the story.
But because of the main character.

Theo of Golden left me asking a question I can't shake:
What kind of person am I becoming?

The kind who hurries?
Or the kind who notices?
The kind who is quick to fix?
Or the kind who simply stays?

This week's episode is a reflection on the sacred art of noticing,
the beauty in ordinary places, the gold hidden in people,
and the Christlike practice of being fully present.

🎧 Episode 028 | Be More Like Theo
  The Sacred Art of Noticing is now streaming.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #TheoOfGolden
The enemy may wound. But he doesn't get to write t The enemy may wound.
But he doesn't get to write the ending.

Morgan's story includes abuse, betrayal, fear, and years of healing.

Yet today she spends her life loving vulnerable children, opening her home to foster kids, and building a family rooted in grace.

What could have broken her became
the very place God planted compassion.
That's redemption.
Not erasing the wound.
Not pretending it didn't happen.

But allowing God to grow something beautiful from what was meant to destroy.

🎙️ Listen to Episode 027 of Oh, Good Grief wherever you find your podcasts

#RestorationStories #OhGoodGriefPodcast #HealingJourney
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Some stories are painful to tell. And some stories Some stories are painful to tell.
And some stories need to be told anyway.

This week on Oh, Good Grief, I'm joined by the lovely Morgan Brailley, a survivor, foster mama, adoptive mom, and living testimony to God's redemptive love.

Morgan shares her journey through abuse, trauma, healing, foster care, and the unexpected ways God can bring beauty from the deepest wounds.

This conversation is honest.
Tender. Hard.
And full of hope.

Because trauma may shape us,
but it does not get the final word.

🎙️ Episode 027 | When the Silence Breaks
  A Story of Abuse, Survival, and Redemptive Love

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #TraumaHealing #RedemptionStory
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