This year, I set a goal to read 36 books. I love to read, but my life really seemed to accelerate over the past year, and I didn't do nearly as much reading as I generally do. Because of that, I decided to set a manageable goal of three books per month. With the start of a new year, I chose books ...
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One Word Challenge: Change Your Year…and Your Life
In 2014, I tried a new-to-me experiment. I picked ONE WORD for the year…but I still set quite a few goals for myself. In 2015, I’m picked just ONE WORD and made no goals. Interestingly, I still "accomplished" quite a bit--paid off our old house, bought a foreclosure, went through ...
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The Best Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe…Ever!!
This is book six of our 12 Books of Christmas series:
One of our favorite Christmas traditions (and one we do every. single. year.) is to make these Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies. They are the best! My mom found this recipe in a cookbook from the 70s, and we started making them when I was in high ...
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100+ FREE Christmas Coloring Pages for Kids (and Adults)
This is post five of our 12 Books of Christmas Series:
Many times during the holidays, we feel like we need to keep kids occupied with all kinds of craft projects and activities, but sometimes life gets a little too busy for that. Such is our week. My sister and her two boys (my new little ...
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Charcoal Nativity (Christmas Art Projects for Kids)
This is post four in our 12 Books of Christmas: Crafts & Activities for Kids:
My girls have been taking a kid's art class this semester, and it's been amazing! The instructor is so talented and encouraging, and they've been able to experiment with many different art mediums. When they ...
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