Category: Seasonal Living
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Why My Kids Love our Advent Card Tradition
Read More: Why My Kids Love our Advent Card TraditionChristmas has become my kids’ favorite holiday of the year. They love it so much in fact, that they convinced me to celebrate Christmas in July this past summer. Now, I get it, everyone loves Christmas–but for our family, one tradition in particular has made it a cause for celebration all month long—Advent Cards. And…
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Saint Patrick’s Day Celebrations to Make Memories with your Kids
Read More: Saint Patrick’s Day Celebrations to Make Memories with your KidsYou might be able to tell that I’m a big fan of seasons and holidays. I think it’s significant that God gave His people holidays and celebrations to remember important events and the ways that He loved and cared for them. In addition to the meaning and significance behind each holiday, I think they are…
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The what, why and how of practicing Lent (and why it’s good for your family)
Read More: The what, why and how of practicing Lent (and why it’s good for your family)Last year was the first time I had ever practiced Lent. Prior to that, I had heard of people giving things up for Lent, and I had always decided that it just wasn’t really for me. It didn’t seem necessary and I didn’t really understand it. But I was reading an article the other day…
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A New Year Kids’ Interview
Read More: A New Year Kids’ InterviewNew Year’s reflecting isn’t just for the grown-ups! Last year we began a tradition of answering questions via a new years interview with the kids in the early days of January. I wanted to document their likes and preferences, answers to fun questions and even the way they wrote their names so that one day…
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Ways to Slow Down and Soak in the Christmas Season
Read More: Ways to Slow Down and Soak in the Christmas SeasonIt’s crazy that we’re already half-way through December! Somehow the holidays seem to fly by every year, and I find myself longing to soak them in. I want to make sure I don’t miss the beauty of this Advent season amidst all the hustle and bustle. Each year, I make a personal to-do list for…
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We’re so excited for the new December Advent Cards!
Read More: We’re so excited for the new December Advent Cards!To get the newest Christmas Advent Cards and Calendar for 2024 visit our Etsy Shop here! Use code MFM15 for an extra 15% off! Christmas is a magical time with little ones, isn’t it? Their joy over every little thing—the Christmas lights, the hot chocolate, the treats and the decorations—it’s just infectious. As a mom,…
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The Food, Activities + Places You Need to try This Fall
Read More: The Food, Activities + Places You Need to try This FallIt is officially Fall season and with it has come a slight crispness in the air that has me all kinds of excited for Autumn activities. Actually, it’s not just the activities that I’m excited about–it’s the food, the fun seasonal places to visit, you name it–I’m here for it. So this post is a…
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The Only Fall Must-Do List You Need
Read More: The Only Fall Must-Do List You NeedHappy September 1st, y’all! I know that it is not officially Autumn yet, and I also know that it is still hot outside (at least where I live) but every year around this time I simply cannot help myself. Fall EVERYTHING is in full bloom in our household and I just had to share some…
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Savor the Summer with little ones Bucket-List
Read More: Savor the Summer with little ones Bucket-ListConfession: I am an all-things-Fall kind of person. I start getting the itch for autumn in July and typically start watching Fall movies, using fall candles and making seasonal food come August. BUT! I am trying to live into the seasons more so than rush them. The way I see it, we only have about…
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Easy Father’s Day Printable Coloring Pages to Brighten His Day
Read More: Easy Father’s Day Printable Coloring Pages to Brighten His DayIt’s hard to believe that Father’s Day is right around the corner! I’ve mentioned before how much we love home-made cards in our house. Getting the kids involved in an activity that blesses your loved ones and has minimal cost? Count me in! So, for all the beloved men in your life, here are a…
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Why My Kids Love our Advent Card Tradition
Christmas has become my kids’ favorite holiday of the year. They love it so much in fact, that they convinced me to celebrate Christmas in July this past summer. Now, I get it, everyone loves Christmas–but for our family, one tradition in particular has made it a cause for celebration all month long—Advent Cards. And…
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To My Son, on your Due Date
I promise I began this post on your due date, Wells. It’s just that–you’re the fourth child and while I had every intention of writing the full story of your birth on your actual due date (since you came 8 days early!), it’s taken me a few additional days to write it down. And, to…
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Letters from a Young Mother
Lately, I’ve been thinking about my time. How I spend it. How I want to spend it. And recently, I was reading Missional Motherhood by Gloria Furman where she spends some time exegeting Titus 2. In verses 3-5, it says– Titus 2:3-5, “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves…
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