Morning baskets are all the rage and I had to jump on board and I love it! I love having my “me” basket altogether, ready for me to use. Waking up early in the morning, before my kids, making a cup of coffee, sitting in the silence with a blanket, and reaching for all my…
Category: Books
Books for Lent
Books for Lent, aka devotionals, can be so useful in preparing us Holy Week and Easter. They are meant to help guides us, as Christians, through self-examination, prayer, and fasting to focus on the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus. Lent is meant to mirror His 40 days in the wilderness. Most Lenten devotionals use prayers,…
Gifts for 6-10 Year Old Boys
Finding gifts for boys 6-10 years old can be very difficult, especially if you’re a family with a budget. Social media can make you feel like the worst parent in the world if you aren’t spending $500 on each child. My family’s budget is $75 a child. So that means I need to be a…
Baby Easter Basket Ideas
Although baby Easter baskets aren’t entirely necessary because they don’t really know what is going on, they are so fun to make. I enjoy putting items in my baby’s Easter basket that they already need, but fit the cute Easter theme. Plus, now that I have 5, soon-to-be 6 kids, my kids would not allow…
Helpful Books for Catholic Moms
I love reading books that help me to be a better mom. I especially love books for Catholic moms. Some of these are the typical books that would be helpful even if I wasn’t a mom, too. One of my favorite genres is Self- development books. I read a lot of the stereotypical new mom…
“Get Your Kid Outside” Easter Basket Ideas
One of the best things we can do for our kids is to get them outside. I love using these Easter basket ideas to facilitate that. I have 5 kids under 9 years-old, 4 of them are boys and so the nature-themed gifts really get their attention and they thoroughly enjoy them. These toys are…
What I Read in February
I have to admit that February was a hot mess of ZERO motivation to read. I had a 2025 goal of reading 3 books each month. I was hoping to read to 3 books in February. I did not. I failed on that goal for this month. It was not because I didn’t have time,…
What I Read in January
One of my New Years goals for 2025 is to read 3 whole books a month. I say “whole” books because I have a terrible habit of starting five books and never finishing them. This year my book list (which you can find here) are mostly compiled of books I’ve started or bought in the…
Lent With Kids
Lent with kids can be a difficult balance, but bringing our children into our Lenten journey is so important. Making sure that it brought to their level can be hard. 40 days of sacrifice and growing darkness can seem too hard for our children to handle or comprehend. Additionally, our children understand more than we…
My 2025 Booklist
My New Year’s goal for 2025 is to read 3 books a month. That equals 36 books. It sounds like quite the feat, but I am determined to accomplish it. I do realize that as a mother of 5 kids, soon to be 6, life gets chaotic and 3 books a month may not happen,…