Written by Heather Riggleman, author of Mama Needs a Time Out. Do you see this? This is what happens when I am not paying attention to my kids or keeping them busy with something…. Yep. That is my son on a trampoline with his big sister’s rollerblades. Take note, the net isn’t up yet…. So today’s craft is T-Shirt bags. We have tons of old t-shirts laying around and I’m forever looking for a bag to tote library books, toys to grandma’s and groceries. Today, the kids get to make bags for the pool and other summer gear! …
DIY T-Shirt Trick or Treat Bags
Earlier this year, we discovered a great way to re-purpose old t-shirts. We made bags out of them and use them for library books, beach gear, etc and with Halloween a few days away, I opted to find cheap t-shirts to make trick or treat bags. I found cute, bright orange t-shirts which will help my kids carry their loot and make them more visible in the dark. This project is easy, simple and requires NO SEWING, your kids can help you and the bags are ready in 20 minutes. Other ways to make your bags more visible could include glow …
43 Tips & Ideas to Make Christmas Meaningful as a Family
Can you believe it—23 days until Christmas. The days will pass in a flurry of activities but what if you and I could most intentional over the next 23 days to make Christmas meaningful? What if this Christmas could mark your family’s hearts as a season of celebrating Jesus? Not sure how? I gotcha covered. 1. Begin Advent. It started two days ago but you can still catch up: Advent Reading List & listening in the car on the way to school, at breakfast or before bed each night. Click here for reading printable reading list!!! Create your own …
104 Date Night Ideas instead of 50 Shades of Gray
My mother thought if she loved my father enough, he would change. He didn’t. Instead, I watched my father love my mother to the best of his broken abilities. I watched my mother become less of a woman, and I watched my heart break into millions of little pieces as my mother would clean up the glass from one of my Dad’s anger fits or hold an ice pack to a broken nose; deep down I knew this wasn’t real love or healthy. Flash forward fifteen years later. I am raising two girls and one precious boy. My fifteen year old …
102 Date Night Ideas (includes printable list)
Ever since I started back to work, it felt like my husband and I were roommates. He went to work at 7:30 in the morning and took classes over his lunch hour. When he came home at five o’clock, I was already at work. We fell into the trap of not making our marriage a priority, over time our relationship began to crack. Suddenly things I used to find so cute about him became annoyances. When I growled at him for the way he chewed his food, we knew it was time to review our marriage life. We knew we …
What’s In Your Glass?
Moms Who Need__________ How would you fill in that blank? Whatever you put in the blank—a rest, a break, a nap, love, peace, quiet—if you fill it in with “Jesus” and His Word, He will help you with all He knows you need. We’re Moms Who Need The Lord and His Word! But I am saddened that over 650,000 moms fill in the blank, and fill-up their glasses, with “Wine.” Yes, the “Moms Who Need Wine” Facebook page has that many “likes”. They also have a website that sells T-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, and water bottles with their logo (picture …
To Count or Not to Count
It was hard not to notice her struggle, since she and her husband sat across from us while we all waited to board our flight. Her little princess was Pottery Barn catalog pretty, but she had an attitude that shouted “Diva!” With a patient voice and bottomless bag of tricks, the mom was trying to work her magic (emphasis on “work”) before we ever approached the plane. Nothing worked. Just then, she found hope in the form of another “traveling mommy.” Different kinds of moms Traveling mommy #2 took a different approach. She was streamlined. She was in charge. She …