Someone please tell me I’m not the only one who needs some housekeeping assistance. Or assistants. Either way, really. Every time I watch Downton Abbey, I find myself daydreaming about having some household help. Nothing major, you know. I don’t need an entire staff. But a scullery maid for the cleaning and a lady’s maid… Read More A Reasonable Housekeeping Schedule + A Printable for You
I first heard about Fight Back With Joy through social media. I’d been thinking about choosing joy as my focus word for the year, and when I saw posts about how much people were looking forward to this book, I researched it a little more and preordered it right away. The preorder was for my Kindle,… Read More Reading Lately: Fight Back With Joy by Margaret Feinberg
Fun Fact: I am obsessed with organization. Seriously. Ask my husband, my siblings, and anyone I’ve ever worked with in my life. Another Fun Fact: I have not felt very organized lately. And that makes no sense because I work part–time now and have much more time for cleaning out and putting things where they… Read More Getting Organized for the New Year
Remember when I made that baby book for my best friend’s baby shower? Something I learned from that experience is that I love handmade gifts and that I want to make and give more of them. This probably sounds like a no–brainer—who doesn’t love something homemade, right?—but it takes time and planning, so I’m making an… Read More Handmade Gifts for Kids
I’ve been thinking about my one little word for 2015 for a while now. I don’t usually get caught up in the whole “new year, new you” thing, you know? I’m not much for resolutions, and I don’t really see a new year as a nice, clean slate the way lots of people do. I… Read More My word for 2015
Remember my soap–making escapade? Well, I decided to take a little leap of faith and sell my soaps at a craft fair. My niece goes to a Catholic preschool, and back in October, my sister mentioned that they were having a holiday craft fair as a fundraiser. After a moment’s hesitation, I asked her to… Read More Craft Fair Soaps
I had this great post planned for today—a follow–up to the soapmaking from last week—but it’s been one of *those* weeks. You know the kind. It’s exam week, so the pile of research papers I have to grade just keeps growing and growing. I was supposed to see a play with my AP students tonight,… Read More Words of Wisdom from C. S. Lewis
Not too long ago, I mentioned that I’ve been doing some soap–making. It’s a craft I read about online and decided to try. I thought it would make good gifts / stocking stuffers. For my first attempt, I went with this all–in–one kit from Michaels. I used a 50% off coupon, figuring if the whole thing went… Read More Soap Making
We’re studying Advent in my pre–K—first grade Sunday school class. All year, I’ve been astounded by my students’ understanding of faith and theology—way deeper than most adults I know! But something yesterday just got me and I had to share it here. We’d been talking about Jesus coming into the world, and we were drawing… Read More Advent Lessons from Five-Year-Olds
I was reading through a couple of devotional journals over the weekend, and I found a few musings on faith that have been on my mind. I thought I’d share them here, just in case you have similar thoughts on your heart. August 23, 2014 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers… Read More A Few Musings on Faith