Encouragement for Parenting, marriage and family life.
As we work on learning to read this year, lowercase b and lowercase d continue to be one of the biggest challenges facing our little Kindergartner. We worked through different ways to tell the two letters apart, but right now, it’s just coming down to needing practice so that he can quickly identify which is…
Bedtime can be a huge challenge for many families. Instead of a peaceful time slowly preparing for sleep together, it can mean toddler tantrums, tears and more than a little bit of chaos. When my kids were younger bedtime started out CRAZY - but then I figured out a few things that made everything a whole lot easier. How to prevent toddler tantrums at bedtime How to get your toddler to put on pajamas without a fight This is usually ...
Pizza Casserole was an immediate favorite recipe, from the very first time I cooked it! That's why I'm sharing this recipe with you today, as another installment in the Easy Family Favorites series! This recipe for Pizza Casserole was an instant family favorite! The two year old loves it, and my husband and I do as well! Ingredients: 8 oz Rigatoni or Macaroni noodles (cook & drain) 1 lbs Sausage 1 Clove Garlic, ...
Rich pins can be a great way to be seen on Pinterest more, but if you are recipe blogger, you may have noticed that rich pins are showing your full recipe ingredients list on the pin, oftentimes leaving NO reason for pinners to click through to your site to get the full recipe. Many food bloggers are removing Pinterest rich pins and seeing an uptick in traffic, but there is a better way! There are a few categories for rich pins; Product ...
This post has been sponsored by tripadvisor, all opinions are my own Over the past few years, TripAdvisor has become a household name. Every time we take trips, we check it out, even if just to find recommendations for local attractions so we don't miss anything awesome. I used it when we visited Daytona Beach, San Antonio and other trips that I haven't written about yet. Which is why I feel SO SILLY that I never, until this month, thought ...
We all want to "be the village" for our friends and family members, but sometimes it's hard to know how. When some one gets a new diagnosis, be it SPD, autism or something else it can be hard to know what to say, what to do and most of all how to help. We found a great way to rally the village around a family with a new diagnosis by throwing an SPD shower. What is an SPD shower? It's first and foremost a party, a rallying of support around ...
Site speed is an important, but so often overlooked part of blogging. Making sure a website runs quickly has always seemed like something I wouldn't be able to understand. I've been ripped off by people promising site speed improvements before, so I've been wary to hire some one to help me with it and felt stuck. How to improve you site speed This weekend I attended a blogging conference in Austin, Tx. This conference was put on by ...
Pool party games can really help kids have more fun at a pool party! Instead of sitting on the edge of the pool, they can all enjoy the party together with these fun pool games! Pool Party Games to Play My sister asked if I would be in charge of the party games at her son’s pool birthday party this year. We wanted to think beyond the traditional pool games everyone already knows like Marco Polo and find some fun pool party game ideas for ...
"Why do I love you?" A simple enough question, I asked it the first time on a whim, not expecting her replies. My four year old looked up at me with her tiny, fluffy eyebrows furrowed as she pondered the question. "I don't know" She finally replied with a question mark in her tone. "Think about it...why do you think I love you?" I asked, this time gently insisting she give me her best guess. She went through several tries, but never ...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of American Red Cross for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. This week I found out that the Red Cross is hosting a "Giving Day" on March 28th with the goal of encouraging people to give to the Red Cross in order to help families in the middle of disasters. Seeing this opportunity come up, totally took me back to a few months ago when my own city was in the middle of devastation from Hurricane ...
