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• …but I ate them.
• 10 Best Books for Kids About the Death of a Pet
• 10 Books We Love for Preschoolers
• 10 Cold Weather Exercise Tips for the Whole Family
• 10 Date Night Ideas for Winter and the Christmas Season
• 10 Fun Fall Activities for the Whole Family
• 10 Fun Family Activities for Fall
• 10 Fun Uses for Baking Soda
• 10 Inspiring Quotes to Teach Your Children
• 10 Princess Books You'll Want to Read Again & Again
• 10 Secrets to Raising Happy, Successful Kids Who Will Become Happy, Successful Adults
• 10 St. Patrick's Day Activities for Preschoolers
• 10 Super Summer Boredom Busters for Kids
• 10 Things You Should Not Do In An Airport
• 10 Tips for Making Easter Dinner Easier
• 10 Tips for Surviving Family Road Trips
• 10 Tips to Avoid Dog Bites
• 10 Tips to Exercise With Your Kids
• 10 Ways to Celebrate the Advent
• 10 Ways to Count Down to Christmas
• 10 Ways to Ease Kids' Fears
• 10 Ways to Get Small Children Involved in the Kitchen
• 10 Ways to Have a Perfect Valentine's Day with Your Kids
• 10 Ways To Have Fun with a Preschooler at the Beach
• 10 Ways to Keep Christ in Christmas
• 10 Ways to Keep Christ in Christmas
• 10 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special on Her Birthday
• 10 Ways to Reduce Your Family's Exposure to Harmful Chemicals
• 10 Ways to Respect Your Husband or Boyfriend
• 10 Ways to Use Baking Soda for Babies & Kids
• 10 Weeks Old
• 101 Awesome Mommy-Daughter or Mommy-Son Date Ideas to Fit Any Budget
• 101 Best Christmas Books for Kids
• 101 Best Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for Girls Ages 6-8
• 101 Chapter Books to Read (or Hear) Before You Grow Up
• 101 Life Lessons to Teach My Daughters
• 101 More Ways to Love Your Husband
• 101 Picture Books To Read Before You Grow Up
• 11 Smart Tips for Cooking with Kids
• 117 Best Book to Movie Pairings for Kids, Teens, & Families – Part 1 (A-C)
• 117 Best Book to Movie Pairings for Kids, Teens, & Families – Part 2 (D-J)
• 12 Bedtime Questions to Ask Your Kids
• 12 iPad Apps You'll Be Happy to See Your Kids Playing
• 12 Secrets of a Fun Mom
• 12 Secrets of a Fun Mom
• 12 Things to See at Hersheypark Christmas Candyland
• 12 Tips for Celebrating New Year's Eve with Kids
• 123 Easter Basket Ideas
• 130+ Best Educational Stocking Stuffers for Kids of All Ages
• 132 Non-Candy Easter Egg Fillers – Free Printable Ideas
• 132 Non-Candy Plastic Easter Egg Fillers
• 14 Habits of Very Happy Moms
• 15 Encouraging Books for Exhausted Women
• 15 Ways to Celebrate Independence Day with Kids
• 16 Simple Lent Activities for All Christian Kids
• 17 Bible Verses About Patience That Will Make You a Better Mom
• 17 St. Patrick's Day Minute to Win It Games for Kids and Families
• 17 Ways to Bring Christmas Joy to a Grieving Friend
• 18 Fun St. Patrick's Day Traditions to Start with Your Kids
• 2 Going on 13
• 2 Simple Christmas Tree Crafts
• 20 Questions to Ask Your Kids Printable
• 20 Smart Ways to Raise a Reader
• 20 Ways to Get Preschoolers Excited About Math
• 200 Dinner Table Questions to Ask Your Kids that Will Make You a Better Parent
• 2019 Christmas Gift Guide for Families
• 23 Simple, Time-Saving Hacks to Make Hosting Thanksgiving Easy
• 23 Ways to Reclaim Christmas Joy When You're Grieving
• 24 Chinese New Year Activities for Kids
• 25 Best Books for 2- and 3-year-olds and Other Preschoolers
• 25 iPhone and iPad Apps for Smart Girls
• 25 Simple & Easy Habits to Make You a Happy Mom Even When Life is Hard
• 27 iPhone and iPad Apps for Smart 3-year-olds
• 27 Ornaments to Make With a Preschooler
• 27+ Best Valentines Gift Ideas for Your Handsome Husband
• 28 Ways to Turn Around a Bad Day
• 29 Life Hacks for a Simpler Mom Life
• 30 Best Quotes From Our Favorite Children's Books
• 30 days to happiness, day one
• 30 days to happiness, day three
• 30 days to happiness, day two
• 30 days to happiness, days 4 through 10
• 30 Ways to Help Siblings Get Along
• 30+ Best Games for Family Game Night (When You Have a Non-Reader)
• 31 Random Acts of Kindness for Kids
• 31 Ways to Love Your Husband (Free Printable)
• 35 Bible Verses on Love & Marriage
• 35 Coping Skills for Parents to Help Their Kids with Anxiety
• 35 Things I Hope My Kids Will Say About Me Someday
• 37 Best St. Patrick's Day Books to Read to Your Kids
• 4 Free Printable Easter Basket Scavenger Hunts for Kids of All Ages
• 4 Ways To Help Kids Connect With Mother Nature Through a Love of Gardening
• 40 Printable Positive Affirmations for Christian Kids (Especially for Anxiety)
• 40+ Best Valentines Gift Ideas for Your Wife
• 40+ Christmas Gift Ideas for Girls
• 40+ Christmas Gift Ideas for Toddlers
• 40+ Creative Christmas Gift Ideas for Men
• 40+ Easy Handmade DIY Mother's Day Gifts
• 41 weeks
• 45 Bible Verses About Having A Strong & Healthy Marriage
• 45+ Amazing DIY Christmas Gifts That People Actually Want
• 50 Bible Verses Every Christian Kid Should Memorize
• 50+ Amazing & Unique Christmas Gifts for Moms
• 51 Awesome Christian Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids
• 6 Free Activities to Do with Your Family
• 6 Inexpensive Ideas for Entertaining this Holiday Season
• 6 Reasons to Let Your Kids Watch Doc McStuffins' School of Medicine Week
• 6 Tips to Make Grocery Shopping with Children a More Pleasant Experience
• 6 Ways to Celebrate Advent with Kids
• 60 Random Acts of Kindness for Kids
• 7 Good Dress Up Games for iPad and iPhone
• 7 Old Things My Kids Will Never See
• 7 Practical Tips for a Smoother Married Life
• 7 Strategies for Empowering Picky Eaters
• 7 Tips for Creating an Intentional Summer
• 7 Tips for More Healthful Family Meals
• 7 Ways To Encourage Your Kids To Share (Including a Book List)
• 70 Ways to Connect with Your Kids
• 75 Ways to Love Your Kids
• 8 Books for New Big Sisters
• 8 Christmas Eve Traditions to Start This Year
• 8 months old
• 8 Reasons to Pray for Your Husband with Prayer Calendars
• 8 Sleep Tips for Every Child (and Every Parent)
• 8 Things Every Frazzled Mom Needs to Hear
• 8 Tips for Kids to Improve the Health of Kids Who Are Picky Eaters
• 8 Tips for Teaching Your Kids to Pray
• 8 Ways to Become a More Patient Mom
• 8 Ways to Count Down to Christmas
• 8 Ways to Make Your Home More Comfortable for Your Husband
• 80 Awesome & Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for Tween Girls
• 9 months
• 9 Simple Tips to Handle Hurt During the Holidays
• 9 Smart Ways to Stop Sibling Squabbles
• 9 Tips to Teach Your Toddler to Brush Her Teeth
• 9 Ways to Celebrate Easter as a Family
• 90 Ways to Reconnect with Your Spouse (Free Printable)
• A bathtime layout
• A Belly Laugh
• A Big Kid Needs Big Shoes
• A brief history of time, according to TGZ
• A Busy Weekend in Avalon, New Jersey
• A Close Call
• A Day at the Philadelphia Zoo
• A Day in the Life of a Mom Blogger
• A Great Birthday
• A Happy Girl
• A House on Fire!
• A is for Crocodile
• A Kids' Bucket List – 82 Things Every Kid Should Do Before They Grow Up
• A kiss
• A Letter to My Baby on Her Sixth Birthday
• A Little Turkey
• A lucky girl
• A new take on revelry
• A New Way to Keep in Touch with Long-Distance Grandparents
• A phone call
• A powerful story
• A Prayer for Bryson Ross
• A Prayer for My Children
• A Prayer for the Homeschooling Mom
• A Printable Valentine Card
• A Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
• A Saturday Afternoon
• A Spring Day in the Park
• A Sure Sign
• A Sure Sign of Spring
• A taste of blueberries
• A theme
• A Tour of Our Substantial Christmas Tree
• A Valentine for Grandma
• A Valentine for the Grandparents
• A Warm Fall Day in Harrisburg
• A Weekend at the Beach
• A Weekend in the Park
• A Weekly Check In to Improve the Communication in Your Marriage (Free Printable)
• Accessories for a Play Kitchen
• Add speech writing to my list of talents
• Advent Wreath – Start A New Christmas Tradition
• Adventure Aquarium – A Day Trip to Philadelphia
• All About My Mom – Mother's Day Interview for Kids
• All About My Spouse – Free Questionnaire to Get to Know Each Other Again
• All I know about the beach
• Allie and the iPad
• Allie and the Television
• Allie and Zeus
• Allie Has a Sense of Humor
• Allie in a Homemade Witch's Hat
• Allison with a Balloon
• Allison's Birth Story – The Back Story
• Allison's Birth Story – The Delivery
• Allison's Birth Story – The Induction
• Allison's Birth Story – The Labor
• Alpaca Open House
• American Flag Fruit Kebabs – Deconstructed for Kids
• An apology
• An Idle Threat
• An Impossible Choice
• An Island Grows Book and Volcanic Island Craft
• An only child
• An Unbalanced Diet? How to Deal When Your Toddler Refuses a Whole Food Group
• An Unexpected Nap
• Angry at Your Kids? 11 Healthy Ways to Deal With It
• Another day, another layout
• Another Library Fine
• Another Pom Pom Ornament to Make with a Preschooler
• Another Trip to the Fabric Store
• Apple Taste Test Activity: An Elementary Math & Science Lesson
• Appreciate Your Home – Go Away
• Are you sleepy?
• Are Your Children Crazy, Too?
• Attention: Little Girls' Swimsuit Designers, Manufacturers, and Sellers
• Aunt Amanda
• Autumn Wreath Craft for Kids (Even Preschoolers!)
• Babies and bunnies and birdies, oh my!
• Baby Jesus Loves Chocolate
• Baby signing
• Back to School Tip: Make Mornings Easier by Planning Ahead
• Balls in the Circle (Toddler Bocce Ball)
• Banana pizza
• Banish Crabby Mom
• Barbie A Perfect Christmas DVD Review
• Bath Crayons
• Bath Crayons Recipes
• Bath Paints – More Fun in the Tub
• Bathtime fun!
• Be Internet Awesome – 7 Tips to Respect Your Kids in the Internet Age
• Be Our Guest
• Beaba Bib'expresso Makes Bottle Making Easier
• Beans – yummy and fun
• Bedtime Snacks featuring Yoplait's Gogurt and a Giveaway
• Bedtime With Children
• Before I was a Mom
• Being Silly with the Weebles
• Berry picking
• Beware of kid
• Bird Seed Painting – Easy Crafts for Kids
• Birthday Buddies
• Birthday Preparations
• Birthdays
• Blueberries, continued
• Boredom
• Bouncing at Cherry Crest Farm
• Brand New
• Breakfast
• Bring the Easter Story to Life with A Sense of the Resurrection
• Broken
• Bronzed beauties
• Bubbles!
• Buddies
• Bugsby Reading System
• Button-Covered Christmas Ornament to Make with a Preschooler
• Bye bye, Momma
• BYOC – bring your own chair
• Candy Cane Craft for Preschoolers
• Captured
• Car Seats Save Lives If You Let Them
• Caring for Our Sensitive Skin with Aquaphor
• Cast Fear Out
• Catch, Zeus! (How Not to Play With the Cat)
• Celebrate Advent with Truth in the Tinsel
• Celebrate Your Daughters When They Play Like Girls!
• Chatterbox
• Cheap Summer Fun – Have Glow Stick Treasure Hunt
• Cheering Up A Sick Preschooler (Plus a $100 Giveaway)
• Cheese curls
• Cherry Crest Adventure Park & The Amazing Maise Maze Review – Family Fun in Lancaster, PA
• Childhood Anxiety, Drugs, and Faith
• Choose happiness
• Choose happiness, an update
• Choosing a Play Kitchen
• Christmas 2018 Gift Guides for Families
• Christmas Countdown Chain & Calendar
• Christmas Gift Ideas for Preschool Girls
• Christmas Gift Ideas for Preschoolers
• Christmas Gift Suggestions for the Girly Girl
• Climbing Through a Tunnel
• Cold Weather Fitness Tips for the Whole Family
• Coloring a Valentine
• Coloring the Advent
• Coloring the Advent
• Colossal
• Comparing My Girls
• Confidence
• Cooking but Not Eating
• Cousins
• Cranberry Lemonade
• Cross Resist Paintings for Preschoolers and Big Kids
• Cucumber Buffet
• Cute Bird Ornament – DIY Christmas Craft for Kids
• Cute Popsicle Stick Easter Bunny Craft
• DaBib is Da Bomb
• Dad, We Have to Have a Little Talk
• Dancing Classes
• Danger!
• Danger: Child Entertaining Herself
• Date Night Questions – Conversation Starters for Married Couples
• December Birthday Ideas – Do's and Don'ts of Celebrating a Birthday During Christmas
• Decorate for Spring with a Homemade Flower Garland
• Decorating for Christmas
• Decorating for Christmas
• Decorating with Evergreen Wreaths
• Did You Do Anything Today?
• Did you plan your children?
• Digital scrapbooking
• Dinosaurs are Cool but Sprig is Cooler
• Disney on Ice is Something Special
• DIY Dry Erase Activity Book for Toddlers and Preschoolers
• Do Good
• Does your family have a mission statement?
• Don't Miss the Magic, Momma
• Download my Free Guide – 8 Tips for Stress-free Living
• Dressing Up for Halloween
• Dropped Naps
• Ease Shampooing Struggles with the Lil Rinser
• Easter Eggs Sensory Bin
• Easy Beaded Butterfly Craft
• Easy DIY Duct Tape Binoculars Made from Toilet Paper Tubes
• Easy Thanksgiving Menu
• Easy Thanksgiving Recipes – Cherry Pie & Green Bean Casserole
• Easy Thanksgiving Recipes – Mashed Potatoes & Candied Sweet Potatoes
• Eat The Rainbow
• Eating Ice Cream with Old Grandma
• Eebee's Mix & Mash
• Everything Will Be Okay (Updated)
• Exercising Together with EA Sports Active
• Exercising with EA Sports Active
• Exfoliate much?
• Exhaustion
• Eyes and ears and mouth and nose…
• Fall Bucket List for Kids – Free Printable for Family Fun
• Fall Leaves Collage for Scissor Practice & Preschool Books about Trees
• Family Fire Safety Plan – Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries
• Farewell Summer
• Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
• Feathering My Nest
• Feeding an Independent Child with the Baby Dipper
• Feel the love
• Felt Cat Ornament – DIY Christmas Ornaments for Kids (Free Printable Pattern)
• Fight for Your Marriage
• Finding Camaraderie in Motherhood When Your Friends Aren't Around
• Fire Hose Craft for Preschoolers
• First Birthdays
• First Grade
• Five Years Ago
• Food Fit For A King – Honoring the Man They Call Daddy
• Food Safety Tips for your Super Bowl Party
• Fooz Kids Makes the Internet Easy for Children
• Forced to Sit Down and Talk to Each Other
• Fortune Cookie Valentines – Free Printable Valentine Fortunes
• Four Generations
• Free eBook – Spring Crafts, Activities, & Family Fun
• Free Fun With A Cardboard Box
• Free Printable Christ-Centered Easter Basket Scavenger Hunt
• Free Printable Date Night Checklist
• Free Printable Easter Scavenger Hunt
• Free Printable Valentines Coupon Book for Kids
• Free Workshops for Kids – March
• Friends
• Frugal Fun – Packing Material
• Fun at the Swimming Pool
• Fun for Kids at the Pennsylvania Farm Show
• Gifts that Show Men Love and Respect – Honoring the Man they Call Daddy
• Gimme, Gimme!
• Give Back This Holiday Season
• Glittered Acorn Craft for Kids
• Glow in the Dark Ring Toss and Other Games
• Go the F–k to Sleep is NOT Real Life
• God calling
• God of Miracles {A Prayer from The Lucado Treasury of Bedtime Prayers}
• Going to the Eye Doctor
• Going to the York Fair in the Rain
• Good, bad, and worse
• Goodies Are a Sometimes Food
• Grace & Her Dad (featuring 51 Frugal Father-Daughter Dates)
• Grace and Allie
• Grace and Her Babies
• Grace and her buh
• Grace and Molly and Me
• Grace Ate…
• Grace Did Not Enjoy Playing in the Snow
• Grace Has Written Her First Book
• Grace Is Getting A New Room
• Grace is Ready for the Sunshine
• Grace's Bear Cake (or Don't Be Afraid to Try a Shaped Cake Pan)
• Grace's Birthday Party Part Two (featuring Glad's One Bag Challenge & a giveaway)
• Grace's bounty
• Grace's Build-A-Bear Workshop Birthday Party
• Grace's Drawings
• Grace's Dry Erase Activity Book
• Grace's Fashion Sense
• Grace's First Snowman
• Grace's Hobby Horse
• Grace's Homemade Tutu
• Grace's Homemade Tutu
• Grace's Homemade Tutu Gets a Second Chance
• Grace's Hospital Gown
• Grace's Kindergarten Journal
• Grace's Kitchen – a preview
• Grace's Lil Rinser
• Grace's Muffin Tin Supper
• Grace's People
• Grace's Strider Balance Bike & a Strider Giveaway
• Grace's Teething Fix
• Grace's Valentine for Daddy
• Gracie in the House!
• Gracie's Hospital Gown
• Grandma D's Wreath & Tree Farm
• Grandma's Hands
• Grandma's House
• Gratuitous Baby Photo
• Grocery shopping
• Growing how fast?
• Growing up
• Growing Up and Getting Brave
• Growing up, a little slower
• Growing up, only not quite so fast
• Growing Vegetables
• H is for…
• Halloween Traditions
• Handmade Valentine's Day Ideas, Gifts, and Activities
• Hanging – Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt
• Happy (Belated) Birthday, Eric Carle!
• Happy Anniversary
• Happy Birthday to You!
• Happy Birthday, Baby of Mine!
• Happy Birthday, Grace!
• Happy birthday, Pumpkin!
• Happy BOO to you!
• Happy Easter!
• Happy Epiphany!
• Happy Halloween, Dear Gracie
• Happy Halloween, Dear Readers!
• Happy Happy
• Happy Harvest!
• Happy New Year! {a video from Gracie}
• Happy Thanksgiving!
• Happy Third Birthday, Pumpkin!
• Happy Valentine's Day!
• Happy Valentine's Day!
• Have a Coffee Table Picnic
• Have a Homemade Valentine's Day
• Have you lost the plug for your bathtub?
• He knows what you need before you do
• Heart-Shaped Banana Pancakes with Chocolate Chips and Peanut Butter
• Her Own Drink
• Hersheypark Happy
• Homemade Mother's Day Gift – Colored Tote
• Homemade Valentine's Day – 10 Valentine Cards to Print
• Homemade Valentine's Day – 6 Printable Valentine Gifts
• Homemade Valentine's Day – Gifts a Preschooler Can Make for Other Kids
• Homemade Valentine's Day – Gifts for Children
• Homemade Valentine's Day – Gifts for the Home
• Homemade Valentine's Day – Gifts Kids Can Make for Adults
• Homemade Valentine's Day – Gifts of Food
• Homemade Valentine's Day – Other Crafty Gifts
• Homemade Valentine's Day – Valentine Games and Other Printables
• Honoring Veterans Today and Every Day
• Hope for my baby girl
• How A Bird Nest Rocked My World
• How Did I Parent Before I Had an iPhone?
• How Did This Happen?
• How Do I Talk To My Daughter About Puberty and Sex?
• How do you like my hat?
• How do you treat croup?
• How in the World Did You Do That?
• How she's grown!
• How to Avoid Junk Food and Maintain a Healthy Diet
• How to Be a Happy Mother – Happier Moms Do These 15 Things
• How to Celebrate a Christian Passover Meal for Preschoolers
• How to Celebrate Advent with a Jesse Tree
• How to Celebrate Memorial Day with Kids
• How to Celebrate New Year's Eve with Your Kids
• How to Eat Snow Peas
• How to Have a Better Marriage – The Healthy Marriage Solution
• How to Have a Debt-Free Christmas – 9 Tips for Avoiding Credit Cards this Year
• How to Help Kids Deal with the Death of a Pet – 14 Tips for Coping
• How to Host an Indoor Carnival for Your Family
• How to Host Thanksgiving Dinner Whether It's Your First Time or Tenth
• How to Host Thanksgiving The Easy Way – 11 More Tips
• How to Keep Your Water Bottle Cold All Day
• How to Make a Fairy Garden for Under $20
• How to Make a Foam Crown for Your Prince or Princess
• How to Make a Heart-Shaped Omelet for Your Valentine
• How to Make a Jesse Tree
• How to Make a Mosaic Rainbow Using Dyed Rice
• How to Make a Painted Doily Garland
• How to Make a Sensory Bin
• How to Make a Snowman Cake
• How to Make A Superhero Cape: A Tutorial
• How to Make a Toddler Pillow & a Toddler Quilt
• How to Make a Yarn Doll
• How to Make an Amazing Princess Castle Cake
• How to Make an Easy $2 Witch's Hat
• How to Make an Easy Heart-Shaped Pizza
• How to Make and Use an Advent Wreath for Kids
• How to Make Astronaut Pudding
• How to Make Easy Marzipan Snowmen
• How to Make Homemade Baby Food the Cheap & Easy Way
• How to Make Marizpan Piggies for Good Luck
• How to Make Resurrection Eggs (and Why I Didn't Make Any This Year)
• How to Make Thanksgiving Dinner – Easier
• How to Memorize Scripture as a Family
• How to Paint with a Toddler (or, Allie's First Painting Experience)
• How to Personalize Your Journal
• How to Photograph Your Baby by Nick Kelsh
• How to Raise Grateful Kids – Make a Family Gratitude Jar
• How To Spend the Day with Small Kids in Washington DC
• How to Start a New Habit (and a Free Printable Habit Tracker)
• How to take a shower when you have a toddler
• How to Take Better Pictures of Children
• How To Take the Best Bubble Bath
• How to Throw a Barbie Princess Charm School Party
• How to Throw a Simple Princess Birthday Party for a Preschooler
• Hunting Easter Eggs
• I (heart) Moxie!
• I Am A Lousy Singer
• I am a Strong Mom
• I am Not a Saint
• I am so lucky.
• I Did It By Myself!
• I Did It Myself
• I finally got around to uploading some pictures to my laptop.
• I Flipped!
• I found a lump –
• I Found a Treasure
• I Found My Bliss
• I Have A Confession
• I Kiss It
• I Lied About The Fish
• I Love Boating
• I Love These Lousy Pictures
• I Made You A Surprise!
• I Missed Her So Much
• I needed a laugh
• I Only Sent $20
• I Redecorated my Kitchen
• I Want to Remember
• I'll Do It Myself
• I'll Love You Forever
• I'm Back to Rocking My Baby
• I'm Big. I'm Bad.
• I'm jumping on the bandwagon.
• I'm Not Going Back to School in 2011
• I'm old.
• I'm So Over This Snow
• I'm So Proud of Myself
• I'm thankful
• I've Been Won Over By Princesses
• I've Won the Toothbrushing War
• Ideas for a Frozen Valentine's Day Party
• If You Take a Mom to Target
• Ignoring the Fracas
• In 32 days, I turn 30
• Inadequate Mom (Or, How Grace Was at the Olive Garden with No Underwear)
• Infested
• Instant Snow from Boiling Water – A Science Activity for a Cold, Cold Day
• Introducing Our Newest Pets – Hermit Crabs
• Introduction to Grace's Kitchen
• Invitation to Craft – Making Valentines
• Is Santa Real?
• Is there an award for –
• Is this spousal abuse?
• Isn't it great
• It Started Out As a Walk
• It Was Easier To Go To Work
• It Was Supposed to Be A Quick Walk
• It's hard to say good bye
• It's Not Too Early to Talk About Underage Drinking with Your Kids
• It's What I Just Want, Daddy
• Jelly Bean Math & Other Activities
• Jelly beans
• Jesse Tree FAQ
• Jesus, the Easter Bunny, and the Last Minute
• Joe's First Slip N Slide
• Jumpin' in the Pool
• Just call me Frugal Freida
• Just Like Momma
• Just one smile
• Kee-tee!
• Keeping Kids Safe with Safe Drive Systems
• Keepsake Quilts: Design a Baby Clothes Quilt
• Keepsake Quilts: Make a Quilt from Baby Clothes
• Kids in the Kitchen Resources
• Kids Noisemaker Craft for New Year's Eve
• Kindergarten Crafts – Counting to 100
• Lamb of God – Sheep Craft for Preschoolers and Older Kids
• Learning the Christmas Story – Jesse Tree & Truth in the Tinsel
• Learning to Count Money – Preschool Sorting Activity
• Learning to Read & Write by Playing
• Learning To Use The Potty
• Lefty
• Legos Meet Polly Pocket
• Lessons From the Park
• Let Them Experiment
• Let Your Toddler Help in the Kitchen
• Let's be friends
• Let's Go Swimming!
• Let's Make Cookies
• Like Me Hat?
• Like mother, like daughter
• Little Cloud Activities for Preschoolers
• Little Max
• Little Pim #Smartholiday Twitter party
• Littlest Pet Shop Cozy Care Adoption Center
• Living at Work: How Mothers Can Find Some Real Time Off
• Living Fully – Why I'm Not Bringing Our Holidays Down a Notch
• Look at those curls!
• Look, A How-gog!
• Looking for Bilingual Readers to Translate the Jesse Tree Devotional
• Looking Out for the Little Guy
• Love Note Challenge with 30 Printable Love Notes for Your Husband
• Love your kid to bits.
• Loving and Losing and Gaining Even More
• Lucky
• Magazine Cover Contest
• Magic Milk for St. Patrick's Day
• Mah Favorite
• Make A Color Board for Your Toddler
• Make A Crayon Roll
• Make It From Scratch Carnival #91
• Making a Colored Pasta Garland with a Preschooler
• Making a Homemade Play Mailbox
• Making a list and checking it twice
• Making An Angel Tree Topper with a Preschooler
• Making choices
• Making Jingly Pom Pom Christmas Ornaments with a Preschooler
• Making Lunch Special
• Making Mud Pies – Kids Sensory Play
• Making Ornaments with a Preschooler – A Painting Success
• Making Ornaments with a Preschooler – The Painting Mishap
• Making Paper Horses – An Easy Preschool Craft
• Making Pictures with Baking Soda and Vinegar – A Cool Science Activity for Kids
• Making Styrofoam-filled Christmas Ornaments with a Preschooler
• Making the Most of Easter at the Last Minute
• Making up a Toddler Bed
• Mama is Calling Me
• Mama, You Are Doing a Great Job With Those Children
• Matching Haircuts and Dealing with Childhood Fears
• Me, in a nutshell
• Melissa & Doug Fold & Go Castle
• Melted Bead Suncatchers – Perfect for a Homemade Mother's Day Gift
• Mercy House – A Charity on my Heart
• Merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas!
• Messy
• Mirror, mirror…
• Mmm – Creamy
• Mmm… tomato!
• Mmmm, Gracie!
• Mom 2.0: What You're Doing Matters
• Mom's Ultimate List of Summer Hacks, Tips, & Tricks
• Momma Means Business
• More bathtime fun
• More Books for the 3-year-old Crowd
• More favorites
• More Whole Day Food Plans for Toddlers
• Moses and the 10 Commandments Booklet and Activity
• Motherhood is Glamorous
• Movin' on up
• My 101st post – 101 Things About Me
• My baby
• My Beautiful Baby
• My Best Hersheypark Tips
• My BooBoo Feel Better
• My Christmas list
• My Cup Runneth Over
• My Decision
• My favorite photo
• My Favorite Picture from the Park
• My First Sibling Squabble
• My girl
• My Graces
• My Grandma
• My handyman and his assistant
• My Happy Baby
• My head is too big for a tiara
• My Heart Sings
• My Homeschool Conundrum
• My husband = my hero
• My Husband Rocks – Giveaway from Union28
• My inspiration
• My Knock-the-Ball-Out-of-the-Park Life
• My Laundry Mess
• My Library Fine
• My little posie
• My love list
• My Menu for Easter Dinner
• My Mom Rules!
• My Mom's Opinion of My Ingenious Parenting Tip
• My most unusual Christmas dinner
• My Mother's Legacy
• My Must Have Baby Gear
• My New FREE eBook – How to Celebrate Advent with a Jesse Tree
• My New Gig – Usborne Books of PA
• My Old Grandma and her Presto Printing Mailbox
• My Painted Lady
• My Precious Family
• My reader
• My Second Child's Third Birthday Party
• My secret
• My strange Christmas
• My Thanksgiving Menu
• My Top Ten Summer Disappointments
• My Weird Kids Are Just Like Their Mother
• Nanda's kitties
• Need Help Deciding When To Stay Home Sick?
• No One Warned Me (On Being a Stay-at-Home-Mom)
• Nothing Is Impossible with God
• Nothing to Say
• Now I am a mom, and I deserve a present.
• Nurturing Trains?
• Ode to Daddy
• Oh, boy, am I proud!
• Old Grandma
• On Allie's First Birthday
• On being a working mom
• On Losing Your Grandma – 10 Kids Books on Grief
• On the tenth month
• One Big Egg
• One, Two, Three, Four
• Onions and Sinners
• Opening presents is hard work.
• Operation Christmas Child
• Organizing Your Play Kitchen
• Ornaments that Preschoolers Can Make – Pom Pom Cupcakes
• Our 2012 Summer To Do List
• Our 2013 Summer To Do List
• Our 2014 Summer To Do List
• Our Beach Vacation
• Our Bedtime Routines
• Our Christmas Countdown Chain
• Our Christmas Traditions
• Our Easter Menu, revised
• Our Easy Scarecrow Craft – The Rest of the Story
• Our Family
• Our Family Bed
• Our family bed
• Our Family Is Thankful For
• Our Family Rules – According to Grace
• Our Family Rules Tutorial
• Our favorite beach so far
• Our Favorite Christmas Books and DVDs
• Our Favorite Mexican Restaurant
• Our First Big Snow
• Our First Sensory Tub
• Our House Guest
• Our New Baby's Christmas Stocking
• Our New Nativity Set
• Our nightly routine
• Our Spatchcocked Turkey
• Our Summer To Do List – 2011
• Our Traditional Thanksgiving Menu – on Bed Rest
• Our Ultrasound Dilemma
• Overcoming Grace's Fear of Animals
• Overwhelmed By Cute
• Painting with Cookie Cutters
• Painting With Sticks and Leaves
• Parentese: It's a Whole New Language
• Patience
• Patience shows up again
• People Who Keep Me Safe
• Photos With Santa
• Pine Cone Bird Feeder Craft
• Pink Boogers
• Plan Ahead to Simplify Thanksgiving Day
• Planning an At-Home Date – Honoring the Man They Call Daddy
• Play Dough Color Theory for Preschoolers
• Playing Doctor
• Playing Dress Up
• Playing in the Creek
• Playing In The Waves
• Playing Learning Games
• Playing Outside with My Girls
• Playing together
• Playing With a Balloon
• Playing with Sidewalk Chalk
• Playing with the Trains
• PLEASE go to sleep
• Please Touch Museum – A Day Trip to Philadelphia
• Pole dancing
• Pomegranates
• Popcorn & a Movie
• Positive Parenting Solutions
• Positive Parenting Webinar: The Art of Consequences
• Practicing Her Dancing Moves
• Pregnancy, According to a 3-year-old
• Preschool Activity Book
• Preschool Music Crafts – Guitar & Shaker
• Preserving Lucky's Magic
• President not princess
• Printable Photo Scavenger Hunt for Tweens, Teens, & Adults
• Productivity and an Oreo-Crusted Baby
• Projects
• Pumpkin patch
• Pumpkin Science & Math – A Printable Lesson Plan for the Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary Classroom or Homeschool
• Puppy Love
• Rainbow Button Craft – An Easter Egg Craft
• Rainbow Paper Chain Pot of Gold St. Patrick's Day Craft for Kids
• Reader Question – Can You Identify This Book?
• Reindeer Food
• Rest in peace, Randy Pausch
• Reward with Food, Punish with Food: 11 Tips to Prevent Childhood Obesity
• Santa Brought Drums
• Save Kids Lives with Global Road Safety Week
• Save The Children of Japan – A Post with a Purpose
• Save Your Sanity – Put Things Where They Belong
• Scared
• Scavenger Hunt for Early Readers
• Scissor Practice for 2-year-olds
• Separation Anxiety
• Sequined Snowflake Ornaments that Preschoolers Can Make
• Setting the Table with Photos
• Sharing wonderful
• She is Gone
• She Just Needed to Be Heard
• She Shall Be Known As
• She's Figured Out My Tricks
• She's Listening, and She Doesn't Forget
• She's So Beautiful
• Should Your Family Observe Lent This Year? (And What Is It Anyway?)
• Sightseeing Fun in the Rain
• Sightseeing in Valley Forge
• Sightseeing… at home
• Silent Children are Up to No Good and 30 Other Parenting Truths
• Silly Sunday
• Simple & Easy Christmas String Art Ornaments for Kids & Adults
• Simple & Easy DIY Sequined Christmas Ornament Craft for Kids & Adults
• Simplify Your Family By Focusing On Your Kids
• Simplify Your Family Life HUGE eBook Sale
• Simplifying Christmas
• Sister Love
• Sister Lullaby
• Sisterly Mothering
• Sitting and Spinning
• Sixth grade
• Skiing Together
• Skinny Cow, meet Gracie
• Small and floppy
• Smoochie Hands for When We're Apart – Craft for Kids with Separation Anxiety
• Snacks for Toddlers
• Snickers
• Snow Candy – Perfect Fun for a Blizzard
• Snow day!
• Snowman Pancakes
• So Happy
• Something Special
• Spring Bucket List for Kids – Free Family Fun Printable
• St. Patrick's Day Sensory Bin
• Start a new tradition – have an Elfscapade!
• Sticker Matching Activity & Game for Toddlers & Preschoolers
• Still perennially overwhelmed
• Stronger Than We Think We Are
• Stuff my 3-Year-Old Says
• styrofoam peanuts
• Substance Over Style – Our New Old Christmas Tree
• Suffering Without Bought Air
• Suffocated
• Summer 2010 To Do List
• Summer Bucket List for Kids – Free Family Fun Printable
• Summer Bucket List for Tweens & Teens – Free Family Printable
• Summer Picnic Games for Kids
• Summer Reading
• Summertime Learning 2012 eBook (free download)
• Super Grace (or How I Told Grace a Bedtime Story)
• Super Gracie to the Rescue
• Swimming Lessons
• Swinging
• Swinging: The Rest of the Story
• Symbolism of the Christmas Wreath
• Ta-dah! Tadoodles and their aftermath
• Tagged again – more minutia
• Tagged again!
• Tar and Chips
• Teaching Children to Give featuring The King's Christmas List
• Teaching Your Kids to Enjoy Hiking This Summer
• Ten Best Things about Being a Mom
• Thanksgiving Crafts
• Thanksgiving Your Way: Recipes, Traditions, Decorating, & More
• That Sweet Face
• The 10 Best iPhone Apps for Preschoolers
• The 40 Best Audiobooks for Kids and Families
• The beach is fun
• The Best 20+ Adult & Teen Games for Date Night
• The Best 45+ Tween, Teen & Adult Games for Family Game Night
• The Best Easter Morning Ever
• The Best Educational Apps for iPad and iPhone
• The Best Fidget Toys – A Simple and Easy Solution for Kids with Anxiety or ADHD
• The Best Games for Elementary School Kids
• The Best Games for Preschoolers
• The Best Gifts for a New Big Sister
• The Best One
• The Best Reward
• The Bible in 90 Days – Starting Strong
• The Big Read
• The Book About the Smelly Dinosaur
• The Chalk Debacle
• The cure!
• The Difference a Month Makes
• The Epiphany
• The first time
• The ghost of Thanksgiving past
• The Gift of You – Honoring the Man They Call Daddy
• The great lipstick challenge
• The Importance of One-on-One Time with Your Kids
• The incredible shrinking bed
• The laptop wars
• The laptop wars rage on
• The Lil Rinser is Working!
• The Little Sister
• The Longest Day Ever, Brought to You By PVCs and Bigeminy
• The Luckiest Day of My Life
• The lump, continued
• The Magic Elf Becomes the Magic Gingerbread Girl
• The Magic of Christmas
• The Magic of Christmas
• The Missing Manners Rule
• The Most Valuable Tool in Potty Learning
• The Must-Have Mom Manual
• The Nittany Lion Shrine
• The Pennsylvania Farm Show
• The perennially overwhelmed
• The Pretty Peacock Giveaway
• The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister – 37 Fishy Activities & Art Projects
• The Right Answer Was the Wrong One
• The Right Tools Make All The Difference
• The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
• The Rude Cashier
• The Same Crocs Shoe
• The Shopping List
• The Things Kids Say
• The Time I Planned a Trip to Philadelphia & How You Can Do It Better
• The toilet is clogged
• The Tooth Brushing Fight
• The Turkey Hill Experience in Columbia, PA
• The Two Bites Rule
• The Ultimate List of 150 Screen-Free Summer Activities for Kids & Teens
• The Ultimate List of Activities for Kids to Do on an Airplane
• The Ultimate List of Staycation Ideas for Winter Family Fun
• The Ultimate List of Things for Kids to Do When They're Bored – 200+ Ideas & Printable
• The Ultimate List of Things for Tweens & Teens to Do When They're Bored – 200+ Ideas & Printable
• The Ultimate Summer Reading List for Moms & Kids
• The Unfortunate Potato Chip Incident
• The Uterus Book
• The worst day
• The Yellow Jackets
• Then God Laughed
• There's a reason we call her "Monkey"
• There's No M in that Word
• There's Something Wrong With My Juice
• They Bless My Heart
• Thinking About Thanksgiving
• This Can Be Your Best Thanksgiving Ever!
• This is How Daddy Pees
• This isn't nice, but it's funny.
• This makes me laugh every time I see it
• This Person
• Thomas the Train sets
• Three is
• ticka, ticka, ticka
• Tickling
• Tips for Doing Hersheypark with Kids
• Tips for Tooth Brushing For Kids
• Tips for Visiting Hersheypark's Boardwalk Water Park
• Toddlers and Tweenies
• Too Good To Be True
• Too Scared to Trick or Treat
• Tooth Brushing With a Preschooler
• Tooth Tunes Encourage Kids to Brush Their Teeth
• Top Ten Crafty Father's Day Gifts
• Touchdown!
• Tragically unhip
• Triangle Craft
• Trick or Treating with Barbie #BarbiePhotoFashion
• Trimming the tree
• Turn Your Valentine Cards Into Refrigerator Magnets
• Two Flowers
• Two new layouts
• Unprepared
• Update on staying home
• Upside Down
• Vacations with my niece
• Valentine Printables for Preschoolers
• Valentine Suncatchers – Easy Tissue Paper Crafts for Kids
• Valentine's Day Heart Animal Crafts for Kids
• Valentine's Day Love Notes for Kids
• Veggie Tales: Abe and the Amazing Promise
• Veggie Tales: An Easter Carol
• Veggie Tales: Sweet Pea Beauty
• Verklempt
• Visiting the Alpaca Farm
• Walking
• Walking
• Walking to Grandma's House
• Want To Go For A Ride?
• Warm Toes
• Warning: Dinosaurs Ahead
• Washi Tape Christmas Tree Craft for Kids
• Washi Tape Heart Suncatchers – Easy 10 Minute Craft for Kids
• We All Feel Like We're Messing Our Kids Up
• We Are NOT Buying More Bottles
• We Can't Wait for Girl Scouts This Year
• We Didn't Have a Choice
• We Forgot the Babies
• We have a problem.
• We Need to Talk About Makeup
• We Skipped Our Project and Painted
• We Take Turns
• We'll Be Okay
• We're Home!
• We're starting to decorate for Christmas
• Welcoming Him Home – Honoring the Man They Call Daddy
• What a Difference a Year Makes
• What a Difference a Year Makes, Part Two
• What Are We Eating for Christmas?
• What Do You Choose? – inspired by Steve Jobs
• What Does a Toddler Need to Eat?
• What does all this mean?
• What Happens When Daddy Dresses the Preschooler
• What I (Used to) Feed My Kids
• What I Learned From a Plastic Dinosaur
• What I Love About Being Married
• What I love about being married
• What I'm Thankful For
• What is a grown up?
• What is Honey?
• What It's Really Like to be a Stay-At-Home Mom: Every Day is Mother's Day
• What Makes Your Mom Awesome
• What Mom Really Wants for Mother's Day plus $100 giveaway from HoneyBaked Ham
• What Should I Do with Baby Jesus?
• What Should I Offer My Toddler?
• What to Do (and Avoid) When You Have Morning Sickness
• What to Do in Hershey Pennsylvania at Christmas
• What to Do With Your Kids This Summer
• What to Pack in an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox #OCCGiving
• What to Pack in Your Pool Bag – Free Printable Checklist
• What to Pack in Your Summer Snack Bag
• What We're Reading This Week
• What Would You Ask?
• When Breast Isn't Best
• Who Are You?
• Who Do You Want to Be?
• Who is Training Whom?
• Who's That?
• Who's this Feels like home person?
• Who, me?
• Whole Day Food Plans for Toddlers
• Whose toy is this?
• Why I Love Animals
• Why I Need to Date My Husband
• Why My Daughter Doesn't Know About Sandy Hook
• Why We're A Britax Family
• Why You Need to Talk to Your Kids About Underage Drinking
• Why?
• Wilton's Romantic Castle Cake Set
• Winter Bucket List – Free Family Fun Printable
• Woof, woof! (means Happy Halloween)
• Wordless Wednesday
• Work like a dog
• Writing a Letter {Preschool Activity}
• XOXOXOXO
• You Can Grow Another One
• You Need My Help, Daddy?
• Your Best Thanksgiving Ever!