After the unexpected popularity of my Bursting Blossoms Coloring Page, I decided to create another coloring page printable using the same floral theme. This one is a flower coloring page / Bible verse in one. It features my absolute favorite Bible verse: Ephesians 2:8. Click on the image below to download the file. Feel free to print out as many copies as you'd like and please share with friends on Facebook! Thanks for stopping by! For It Is By Grace Printables I thought it would also be nice to have an option that didn't require coloring. If you'd rather just print out a color copy Keep Reading
First Day of School “All About Me” Interview ~ Free Printable Back to School Survey for Kids
My two oldest are so excited for school to start this year. We go to a year-round school, which starts much earlier than traditional school, so we are getting ready to go back and it's only the first week of July! This year I wanted to do something I saw so many moms do last year - give my kids a survey right before their first day of school to document their lives at this point in time. I think it will be so special to keep these and show them to my kids when they are older. Cute Back to School Idea for Elementary Children I can't wait to see their answers to these Keep Reading
7 Valuable Lessons to Teach Your Kids About Money
Today I am honored to have a guest post on the blog from personal finance writer, Anum Yoon. Take it away Anum! Without question, we want the best for our kids. The highest rated schools, the safest cars and even the healthiest lunches. We want to know they are prepared for life after high school or college. But financial education isn't included in most student curriculums. Do you know if your kids know how to budget their money? If you want your children to go to college one day, or even just have a financially sound life, prepping them for a world of real household finances should be Keep Reading
7 Types of Exercises You Can Do While Pregnant from What to Expect®
Today I’m excited to share with you a super duper helpful pregnancy and baby resource – the What to Expect® series of books! What to Expect® When You’re Expecting was originally published in 1984. Since then, it has had 600+ record-breaking weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list….in fact, it’s the longest running book on the list! Author Heidi Murkoff wrote this book when she realized an equivalent books for expectant mothers was not available. With over 36 million books sold to date, you can sure she knows her stuff! I read What to Expect® When You’re Expecting TWO TIMES – once Keep Reading
3 Practical Father’s Day Gift Ideas for On-the-Go Dads
Motorola sponsored this blog post. The opinions and text are all mine. When Motorola asked me to write a blog post about their new phone, the DROID Turbo by Motorola in Gray Ballistic Nylon, I jumped at the chance. It's such a sophisticated yet practical gift idea for dads. It inspired me to write a post about PRACTICAL Father's Day gift ideas for busy dads. Keep Reading
A Clever Gift Any Teen Would Be Thrilled to Receive ~ I hope your day is filled with “Excitemint!”
Today I have something super cute to share with you. It's a gift idea that would be perfect for graduation, birthday, or even Christmas. It's a simple idea but a little unexpected. Exactly my style! Hope Your Day is Filled with "Excitemint!" I used one dollar bills for this gift, but if you want to give more you could always do $5s, $10s, $20s or any combination of those. At first I just rolled up the bills and placed them in the container without the gum because it seemed kinda gross to put the gum back in with the money, but then I realized in order to make it look full I'd have to Keep Reading
Baby Milestones Guide
When my oldest was born, my pediatrician gave us this handy Baby Milestones magnet. I kept that magnet on our fridge throughout our oldest's first few years, then let it stay up there when my second daughter came along 2.5 years later, and left it up there yet again after my little boy arrived. We just took it down because our youngest just surpassed the last milestone on this chart (and we're done having kids). It's kind of bittersweet, you know? So I was excited to see a similar chart shared by Family Cord. Feel free to pin or otherwise share this infographic with all the new mommas in Keep Reading
Easter Egg Money Bucket – Super Cute Graduation / College Student Money Gift Idea
It's been a few weeks since Easter, and as always we are neck deep in empty Easter eggs! Each year I try to think of something fun to do with them. The last thing I want to do is use them once then toss them in the recycling bin. Seems like such a waste! As I was brainstorming a way to use these, I remembered that I had been meaning to send our babysitter a care package at college. I want to include some money in there because I know she can use it. So here's what I came up with! Easter Egg Money Bucket - A Cute Money Gift Idea! I grabbed this cute & colorful striped bucket at Keep Reading
3 Meaningful Ways to Give Back as a Family (even when you’re kids are little)
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This is the third post in my 3 things series, a series of posts full of heartfelt encouragement for moms and dads. Would you like your children to learn about those less fortunate? Here are some ideas for ways to get the family involved in charitable pursuits, even when your kids are little. Even though my kids are 7, 4, and 2, I like to be able to show them the world is full of people in need. Through my work on the board of a non-profit that sends home food with underprivileged children, I am in a unique position to understand the needs of a small nonprofit and how families can get Keep Reading
3 Things Your Daughter Wants to Hear You Say
This is the second post in my 3 things series, a series of posts full of heartfelt encouragement for moms and dads. If you would like to start at the beginning of the series, here is the first post. Sometimes we get so caught up in the everyday hustle and bustle of real life that I don't take time to truly appreciate what's important. I'm working on it, though. Aren't we all? 3 Things Your Daughter Wants to Hear You Say Sometimes I take for granted that my kids KNOW what I'm thinking without me having to say it out loud. There are certain things that are too important to leave to Keep Reading
New Baby Tax Deductions, Credits & Exemptions – Tax Info for Parents
Welcoming a new baby to the family is a joyous occasion. It’s a year full of celebration, milestones, and firsts. My husband I used to joke that the kids were totally worth it for the tax deductions they got us. Just kidding….we probably woulda had them anyway. :) And yes, we 100% put our first born child in this tax deduction onesie! As a tax accountant, it was my solemn sworn duty! The New Baby Tax Deduction Scramble Jokes aside, newborn babies do come with tax implications. If you have a January through spring baby, you have a little bit of time to research new baby tax Keep Reading
Free Printable Summer Before Kindergarten Reading List
This summer, my middle child will start Kindergarten. I'm a bit sad (for me) and excited (for her) at the same time. Before my oldest went to Kindergarten, I made a point of starting a reading program with her. She loved it and continued what we worked on when she got to school. My next little girl was a little different - she didn't want to sit still for more than 2 minutes at a time to work on ANYTHING until recently. I was basically convinced she would be entering Kindergarten without knowing more than 5 letters. Luckily, she turned things around last month and all of a sudden LOVES Keep Reading
Exercise Routine To Do With Kids
I don't know about you, but I don't always love to exercise at home. Especially when I'm caught up in something I love (like blogging) or perhaps it's just a dreary day and I can't find my motivation. So I came up with a fun trick to get myself up and moving. I call it the "Surprise Exercise Bucket." All I did was grab a handful of plastic spoons, and on each one I wrote down an exercise. Something tough, but doable. Something that I could see myself doing two sets of. I tried to think of exercises that we could all do together (me and my two girls - ages 7 and 4 - Keep Reading
75 Non-Candy Easter Basket Gift Ideas for Kids
Easter is fast-approaching, and my kids are looking forward to spending time with family and celebrating Jesus. I am looking forward to everything about Easter EXCEPT for the potential sugar-bomb that comes with Easter egg hunts and baskets. To prepare for this, I came up with a list of 75 non-candy Easter Basket gift ideas that aren't sugar-based. I plan to use this as inspiration to craft a lovely basket for each child that encourages their imaginations, not their sweet tooth! 75 Non-Candy Easter Basket Gift Ideas for Kids $1 coins $2 bill Apron Army Keep Reading
Best Parenting Book About Discipline
I was just on a much-needed vacation this weekend with some old friends who are running into discipline problems with their two year olds. They asked me what they should do - as a mom of three, they figured I had a few tricks up my sleeve. As it turns out, I have a simple solution for every single parent who faces a defiant child (so basically anyone who has a 2-year-old!) It's a parenting book about discipline written by Dr. James Dobson. Why This is the Best Parenting Book About Discipline Ever Written This book was recommended to me about 4 years ago by a dear church friend who saw Keep Reading
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