Welcome, friends! I am so glad you are here. My name is Lena and this is my blog. I am truly excited to unveil something new for you today - I've been planning this for quite some time and it's finally ready.....it's my collection of Bible verse coloring pages! I've been publishing separate coloring pages all over my blog for the past year, but I didn't have a central location to contain them until now. Today is Easter Sunday, and I felt led to publish this collection on this day. I believe my blog should be a place for inspiration and uplifting Keep Reading
Free Printable Christian Coloring Pages
Welcome to my series of Christian coloring pages mainly for adults! In case you missed them, I've linked to the other Bible verse coloring page printables in this series at the bottom of this post. They are made with uplifting scripture from Ephesians 2:8, Psalm 46:1 and Matthew 6:10. I just loved creating these printables, so I plan on continuing to at least 25 versions of these scripture verse coloring pages, maybe 50? Who knows! Make sure to come back periodically to check on new coloring pages. I'm aiming to publish one or two new ones per month. All you have to do is search "Bible Keep Reading
Free Printable Flower & Animal Adult Coloring Pages
Adult coloring pages are all the rage these days, and for good reason! Moms everywhere are learning how simple it is to relax when you are so focused on coloring these highly detailed and complex images. The images take all of your concentration, so you truly get to relax while coloring! Flower Coloring Pages for Adults When we're using these coloring pages to relax and distract ourselves from our hectic lifestyle, we better have something really pretty to focus on, right? These floral adult coloring pages are complicated enough to require our advanced Keep Reading
6 Healthy Lunch Ideas Under 500 Calories for Busy Moms (plus a printable water tracker!)
Thank you Healthy Choice for sponsoring this post. Visit your local retailer to pick up your own Healthy Choice Simply Cafe Steamer or Original Cafe Steamer meal today! Eating right all the time is hard stuff for me. There isn't a huge variety of foods I like and I have diet restrictions like being gluten free (mainly) and other food intolerances. For the most part I can eat pretty well, but I do find the occasional fried food a little too enticing and packing a lunch for work takes time that I am just okay at managing. Being around kids doesn't help things either, especially when they Keep Reading
Free Printable Adult Coloring Page – Detailed Star Pattern
Today I started playing around with some geometric patterns on my computer, and I ended up making this lovely detailed star coloring page almost by accident! Sometimes when I don't feel like writing about something serious like budgeting or weight loss, I'll do this and then post that on my blog instead! I think designing coloring pages is the most relaxing thing in the world. :) I design them, then my friends and kids color them. LOL If you would like this coloring page for yourself, you can download it below. Enjoy! Make sure to look below for links to more adult coloring pages to Keep Reading
12 Months of Date Night Ideas with Your Husband (with free printable tags!)
One of my favorite gift ideas for my husband for Valentine's Day, his birthday, and our anniversary, is to give him vouchers. He thinks they're cool; I like that they're meaningful. 12 Months of Date Night Ideas with Your Husband or Boyfriend This year for Valentine's Day I am giving him a set of date night vouchers as a sort of promise that we will regularly take time off of our jobs as mom and dad and just go out on a real date like we used to before we had kids. In fact, I would go so far as to say I think keeping up with regular dates with my husband makes me a much better Keep Reading
Free Printable 2017 Monthly Calendars
Once again I have for you a super cute design for your yearly calendar. I'm loving the new floral theme! Even though most of my life is digitized now, I still love the idea of printable calendars. If I spill my coffee across the page or manage to lose one, I can just print off new one. So easy! These calendar printables are free and easy to use, with a convenient notes area at the bottom. I use my notes section every month. Sometimes I even print out an extra notes page! Let me know what you think about these pretty floral printable calendars in the comments below. Tell me Keep Reading
26-Week No Brainer $1,000 Savings Plan -Start with $26, End with Exactly $1,001
If you're anything like me, you have a habit of letting Christmas sneak up on you. I always know it's coming, and I always start worrying about it in October but for some reason I can never seem to get my act together and save for Christmas gifts ahead of time. This year WILL be different. I created this 26 week savings plan based on some other challenges I've seen out there, just in time to start it in time to save $1,000 by December (by starting in June). Week by week, if you save ever increasing amounts (by $1 increments) starting with $26, you will amass $1001 in Keep Reading
Free Printable 2016 Monthly Calendars ~ Pretty Floral Design
I am so super excited to unveil my newest creation on the blog. It's a cute & colorful 2016 monthly calendar! This template is flowers and super feminine. I couldn't be more delighted with how it turned out! The fresh, feminine floral design is very different from my modern 2015 calendar, and I think I like it much more! I'm really liking the subdued hues of bright pink, brown, and gray and the Notes section at the bottom of each page. I'm going to get a head start on 2017 templates, so if you have any design requests (colors, layout, etc), please let me know in the comments Keep Reading
Free Printable Christmas Menu Shopping List
It's a few days until Thanksgiving, and my sister-in-law and I are already discussing Christmas plans. It seems like time speeds up on you at the end of the year, doesn't it? We barely have time to breathe, and then we're on to planning the thing after next! Oh boy! So to stay ahead of the game, I decided to start thinking about our Christmas menu. We are not only having family stay at our house, but we are likely going to be hosting a church gathering on Christmas Eve. So I better get planning! :) Whenever I have lots to plan, I always throw a checklist at the issue. This occasion is no Keep Reading
For It Is By Grace Bible Verse Coloring Page & Printables
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
Free Printable Weekly Meal Planning Templates (and a week’s worth of themed meal night ideas!)
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Manwich for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I have a secret to share – I am the WORST meal planner. There, I said it. I run a blog all about giving advice to stay-at-home-moms, and I am a horrible meal planner. Everyone’s bad at something, right? I know there are many benefits to meal planning but I've been late to the game and know I need to get better at it. Planning what my family eats before the week even begins is the most awkward thing to me. Mainly because my personal preference is to choose what I want to eat based Keep Reading
Geometric Floral Stars Coloring Page
My kids have been asking for me to design them printables on the computer lately. Today I decided to create a coloring page that both my kids and I would like equally. I'm offering it on the blog for anyone who would like a copy! Enjoy! Geometric Coloring Page - Floral Stars Pattern To download this coloring sheet, click on the image below to access the PDF. It will print it out on a full size sheet of printer paper. More from WhatMommyDoes Bursting Blossoms Coloring Page 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
25+ Free Printable Adult Coloring Pages
Coloring pages aren't just for kids anymore. For adults and older teens, they're a fantastic stress reliever, and a carefree activity to concentrate on. Keep reading for my favorite list of books and printable coloring pages to color! Complex Grown Up Coloring Pages to Print and Color What sets adult coloring pages apart are the intricate details. All of these printable coloring sheets are hard to color - I would say they require advanced coloring skills! Enchanted Forest Coloring Page Fairy Pathway Coloring Sheet Bursting Blossoms Coloring Page (my very own Keep Reading
