Candlemas or Groundhog Day

Candle

I think most North Americans are somewhat familiar with Groundhog Day.  On February 2 nd we await to see if the little guy will peek out of his hole and see his shadow.   Supposedly, if he sees his shadow then it is six more weeks of winter, and if he doesn’t then we will [...]

He is Risen!!

He is Risen! So glad the tomb is empty. Blessings!

Felt Crowns, Princess Wands & Capes

Hannah 1

I have been wanting to post Hannah’s Christmas present for a while and I am finally getting to it.  I decided to make one for my cousin’s daughter for Christmas too.  Hannah likes to dress up and is usually in to everything girly, I saw this crown on Pinterest and thought I could probably make [...]

EASTER

HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!  HALLELUJAH!! 

Valentine’s Day and….

We started our day off with a special breakfast with a few surprises for the kids. Each of them had a mailbox waiting for them with some special treats inside. I decorated the table with a few things from the dollar store to give it that festive feel Here are the kids first thing in [...]

Happy New Year!!!

I enjoy New Year’s Eve and Day. The whole idea of starting fresh, is so encouraging. Remember all those things you were going to do last year and didn’t get to… well, here is a new beginning a chance to start fresh. New Year’s Eve at our house is always fun, we have special finger [...]

Christmas

Christmas this year was a little different, we usually travel to visit Dave’s family for Christmas Eve and then my Mom’s extended family on Boxing Day. We decided to stay home this year just in case anything happened with Joel we’d be close to his hospital. Thankfully we had a healthy Christmas!!!! We wake up [...]

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas, I thought I would share our Christmas card and letter with you all. Hope your Christmas is a blessed one. I think I say this every year, but, I can’t believe it is already time for our Christmas letter. I think upon a few minutes of reflection this has been the most challenging [...]

Christmas tree

We went Christmas tree hunting this weekend. We decided we would cut down our own tree this year. The kids were totally psyched they couldn’t wait to go. We got there and everyone piled out of the van when it hit me, this may be too much for Joel. Sure enough the ground was so [...]

It’s Lent!

The church we currently attend doesn’t ‘practice’ (for lack of a better word) Lent but it is something I grew up with so it is a tradition I have carried on with my own children. I have to say Lent has really sneaked up on me this year. I think it was the combination of [...]

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