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Why Our Kids Don’t Buy Christmas Presents for Each Other

12/05/17 | Christmas, Family, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Holidays, Parenting, traditions

Why Our Kids Don't Buy Each Other Christmas Presents

Ever since our kids were very small we have wanted to make sure they learned the true meaning of Christmas. It's more about giving than it is about receiving and we want our kids to focus on Christ and his life. Our kids had so many toys. So many clothes. So many THINGS. And they were all over the house. We have been blessed with good jobs at times, and we have gone through the struggles of not ...

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Merry Christmas Printable Pack for Families

11/15/17 | Christmas

Free Printable Sleigh Candy Gifts with Gift Tags

Christmas is sneaking up on us and I'm wanting to be as prepared as possible as early as possible. In the past we have tried to buy all of our kids Christmas Gifts before Halloween so we could enjoy the holidays with our family, stress free. This year though, I'm not as on top of it because my husband and I are starting a business. Needless to say I need as much help as I can get. That's why ...

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10 Unique Wedding Gifts the Bride and Groom will Love and Use

06/26/17 | Gift Ideas, Gifts, Sponsored

10 Unique Wedding Gifts the Mr and Mrs will Love

"This is a sponsored post on behalf of Ecuadane. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links." Summer is the season for Weddings. Love is in the air and we always have a few weddings to attend each summer. The hardest part for me is choosing what to buy the happy couple. I want to try and choose something unique that both the husband and wife will enjoy, and something they will ...

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DIY Monogram Water Bottles- End of School Year Teacher Gift Idea

05/23/17 | Fathers Day, Featured Post, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Holidays, Kids, Kids Crafts and Coloring, Printables, Projects, Teaching

DIY Monogram Water Bottle Teacher Gift Idea

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. This post contains affiliate links. I absolutely love my children's teachers. And they really deserve a special gift at the end of the school year for putting up with my kids the whole year. If I were rich, I'd but them a huge gift card to their favorite store, but since I'm on a tight ...

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All Mom Wants for Christmas- 6 Ideas for a Home Spa Day

12/09/16 | Christmas, Gift Ideas, Gifts

All Mom Wants for Christmas is a Homemade Spa Day

I can't think of a more stressful time of year for a mom. She has to make sure that everyone is taken care of, all the gifts are bought, the halls are decked and that there are cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve. She needs a break. What a better gift for mom than a spa day? I know lots of moms don't like to actually go to a spa though. Take me for instance. I would much rather create my own ...

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Why I Choose Minted for My Family Christmas Cards

12/06/16 | Christmas, Reviews

Why I Choose Minted for my Christmas Cards

When it comes to Christmas Cards it's usually much easier to order them from an awesome place like Minted than to make them myself. I love to design things in Photoshop, but during the Christmas season I like to have other people help me out. I'm much too busy this time of year to mess with things like this. And when there are better designers out there, it's fun to choose their designs. And who ...

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