One of my goals for 2015 is to focus on creating. I have millions of ideas for paintings, embroidery patterns, study guides, and countless other things floating around in my head. Sometimes I am completely overwhelmed by the number of ideas my brain contains. So much so that I don’t follow through on any of them. It’s easy not to follow […]
After seven years of being a licensed foster family we are not renewing our foster care license this year. Fostering was something we kind of fell into. It’s not something we worked toward for a long time or talked about extensively. It felt absolutely right from the first moment we began to discuss it. And, as Jason and I are […]
Want to know our secret for getting stuff done? It’s not an app or a complicated system, but I promise that if used intentionally this will make a huge difference in your life and will lower your stress level. You probably have this tool in your home already. You ready for the big reveal? A piece of cardstock and a […]
What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast A short and sweet motivation to put first things first in our busy days. I have put this into practice (most days) and wake up early to exercise, study and paint. I love what a difference it makes in my attitude during the remainder of the day. I can defintely feel a […]
The kids and I were gathered, in the middle of doing our low-key summer schooling routine when we heard the noise that strikes fear into the heart of any home owner: water dripping in a place that should be dry. Water dripping through the light fixtures onto the carpet of our playroom/schoolroom. Because we are fearless fixer-uppers, I plopped a […]
My goal-setting heart goes pitter-pat at this time of year. I love this time to reflect on what went well the previous year and to plan for the year to come. For 2015 I’m going to add in the practice of keeping One Little Word for the year. My one word is going to be FOCUS. I tend to have […]
I was just called to be the Primary Chorister in our ward! I am thrilled and terrified all at once. Because I’m a planning, list-making nerd I immediately went to work to find resources to go along with the 2015 Primary Outline. There are several darling chorister planners out there, but none of them was exactly what I had in […]
The Happiness of Pursuit First of all, isn’t that the best title ever? This book was fascinating. It tells the stories of many people who found and followed their own quests. It includes everything from not speaking for 17 years to visiting every country on the planet to craft projects. It was inspirational for the goal-setter in me and even […]
I’m excited to be joining in on Camille’s Online Advent Calendar today. I have been so inspired by the other posts in her series. Thank you, Camille, for putting together such a great resource! Today I have a collection of free embroidery patterns for you. They are pretty darling, if I do say so myself. The patterns are sized to fit […]
These ornaments are a perfect blend of ease and beauty. The best combination for crafting with kids! Supplies Wooden stars (like these . I purchased ours for .29/each in the wood crafts section at Michaels) Glitter paint (we used the Martha Steward brand in Pewter) Kids Markers Yarn Drill (for making holes to thread yarn through) Foam paintbrush Instructions: […]