2021 Christmas Gift Guide

As has become a bit of a tradition, I’ve pulled together a little holiday gift guide. This does include some affiliate links…so if you’re going to order these, click my links here and I’ll get a little cash for my own Christmas shopping! Here are links to the lists from years past: 2020, 2019, 2018.

2020 Christmas Gift Guide

Disclaimer: This post does contain some affiliate links…which means if you will click on my links to Amazon products, I will get a small commission on the purchase. And you know…every little bit helps. Ok before we start…if you’re shopping online and not using Rakuten (formerly called Ebates), you’re leaving money on the table. I’ve

School Parties

I hate school parties. Yes, I said it. As I finished putting together the Dollar Store valentines for my kids, I was reminded how grateful I am for women who are different than me. Women who live for things like school parties (cough my friend Lyndse! cough) and who have worked for weeks to make

New Year’s Eve Traditions

When I was a kid, my Gran had awesome New Year’s Eve parties for all her friends and neighbors. She would always make punch in her crystal punch bowl. Our neighbor, Faye, would bring bbq lil smokies. Everyone would dress up and come over to eat, drink, and visit. Tonight isn’t fancy. Only the four

Advent Activities with Little Ones

This year, I chose “intentional” for my word. If I am honest, I did not do well with that until the last month of the year. For a variety of reasons, I felt very convicted to focus on intentional time with that kiddos this Advent season. It’s so easy to be busy and tired and

Christmas Tradition: Tiger Butter

Every Christmas, my brother and I would whip up some Tiger Butter candy with my Gran.  It is one of my favorite Christmas traditions and I was excited to share it with my own kiddos. The best part about this recipe is that is is SUPER simple and it’s a great one to get the

Family Gift Guide

I thought it would be fun to jump on the gift guide train and share some of our favorite items. {This post does contain some affiliate links–so if you are ordering, click on those babies for me!} First off….if you’re doing any online shopping, you need to sign up for Rakuten (formerly called Ebates).  I’m

35 Acts of Kindness

To celebrate my 35th birthday, I decided to do 35 acts of kindness. This was for sure the best way to celebrate a birthday and I think it has really helped permanently change my life in some ways. Today, I thought I’d share my list of acts and two lessons I learned with this little

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…

We did a bit of Christmas decorating and baking over the last few weeks. First up, Ty and Braun thought it would be fun to make a tumbleweed tree in the front yard. I like to call it our West Texas Christmas Tree. It actually does look pretty with all the lights on it! The

Gran’s Nativity

There are a handful of items I inherited from my Gran that are really important to me. One of those is her Nativity set. I remember being little and each year, we would go get the wooden barn out of her well house, then go to our barn to get some straw. Then we would