Being happy and satisfied with your life is a fantastic place to be in. A place where you should feel extremely grateful. If you feel as though this is you, have you thought about how you could brighten up someone else’s day? Do you consider how to show kindness to others? A small act of […]
Family life has changed so much over the last few decades. In fact, I would use the word transformed instead of changed. Sports practices and extracurricular activities have crept into our families lives draining parents (and children) of energy and patience. We constantly run from one activity to the next forgetting to take the time […]
Do you ever feel like hours turn into days, days turn into months and months turn into years? I know I do. Raising children seems so mundane and hectic sometimes that we forget to slow down and appreciate the day to day beautiful moments that happen in a family. Whether it be getting a hug […]
Woah! How to raise a grateful child!!! That’s seems super important and not super simple. In the United States, many of us have some many comforts and everyday luxuries. We grow accustomed to living this lifestyle and many times children are not grateful (as well as adults) for all that we have. Parents, grandparents, and […]
Do you ever find yourself wondering about your friends and family? What do they like or dislike? Where would they like to travel? Who do they admire? Here are 3 FREE pages of questions to ask friends and family. You can download it at the end of this post. Why Is It Important to Dig […]
How to Plan Your Family Camping Trip If you are going camping this summer or even thinking about going camping, you will want to read my top 10 tips on how to plan your family camping trip. My family and I have been camping for over 17 years either in a tent, pop-up camper or […]
I am Thankful for You Cards – Handwrite and Hand Out Here is a beautiful set of I am Thankful for You cards. Each card is the size of a business card. Wouldn’t these be amazing to handwrite and handout on Thanksgiving day (or any day of the year)? Download your FREE I am Thankful […]
How is it going with your conversation starters and questions? Today, there are four “what” questions. Here we go – What do you prefer, camping or high end hotel? What would you change your name to if you could? What is your favorite color? What new skill would you like to learn? Happy talking!
If you told me I could only have one “toy” in my entire houseful with 6 kids, I would pick a deck of cards for sure! We go camping quite a bit so we definitely play a lot of cards. Even at home, we will have a card night where we all gather around the […]
Here are some simple games to play in the car with kids on a long ride that need no equipment. 1. Yellow Car: Everyone looks for yellow cars. The game scores as follows: regular yellow car – 1 point, yellow pick up truck – 5 points, yellow mustang – 5 points and yellow Hummer – […]