I recently read the book titled, " The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing." This book completely changed my perspective about keeping the house ... read more
52 Phrases of Encouragement for Kids – with FREE printable
Sometimes I find myself in a rut, always saying the same thing. When it comes to encouraging the kids, it's easy to say the typical "Good job!" over and over. So I created a cheat sheet to keep ... read more
Winners of the Blog Launch Giveaways!
Thank you to everyone who subscribed and commented on the blog this week. I can already tell this blog is going to be an awesome way to connect with you ladies! Always feel free to join the ... read more
A Letter to My Dad
About Gardening Dear Dad, Thank you for teaching me how to loosen the roots, pull the weeds while they’re still small (great life lesson there), cultivate the dirt around the plants, ... read more
Scripture Memory Resources
For 2-6 year olds "Thy word have I hid in mine heart...." ~Psalm 119:11 Scripture memory was something that my parents worked on with us kids a lot growing up. It has been a great help to me ... read more
Blog Launch Day! – 5 fun giveaways
Welcome! It's launch day and I'm so excited be starting on my blogging adventure! One thing that I love on blogs I follow, is great giveaways. So I decided to have five fun & pretty giveaways on ... read more
Trip to Orlando – Thacker Family Adventures
When we found out we had a business conference in Orlando, Florida, we made plans to take the kids, visit Rick's grandparents, and hit Disney World for one day. It was an 8 day trip, and it was ... read more
Traveling with Kids – Airplane carry-ons
I've noticed on Facebook (and other mommy forums) that ladies are always asking for ideas of what to take on the airplane to keep their little ones entertained for the flight. So I thought I'd share ... read more
Uno for 2-5 year olds – Number & Color Recognition
So the package says ages 7+, but with a few revisions to the original game, Uno is the perfect game for teaching kids 2+ to recognize colors and numbers. Follow all the original Uno ... read more
19 non-candy Easter egg fillers
When I first thought about doing Easter eggs with no candy involved I was having a hard time coming up with alternatives. All through the day I kept adding items to the list, until I had 19 fun ideas ... read more