I’m sharing stories of toughness thanks to a partnership with Brawny®. My family is going through a really hard time right now. One of my family members is very sick, and it’s just super challenging to deal with it. My sister, especially, is managing the brunt of everything. Over the past few months, she has had to…
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Fall Leaf Collage Craft
Today was a day of firsts. Not only is the start of fall, but Ayva and her kindergarten classmates went on their first elementary school field trip, too. The class appropriately went on a nature walk and collected leaves, sticks and rocks. Ayva wouldn’t tell me what they did with the leaves (“It’s a surprise, Mom!”), so as…
Make An Easy (And Cheap!) Jewelry Holder For Your Little Girl
Ayva loves necklaces. And bracelets. And rings. And headbands. And anything else that sparkles, glitters, or looks fancy. What can I say? She’s a girly girl, and I love it! As she gets older, her jewelry multiplies, and I needed to find a way to organize them so that they don’t get broken, and we don’t…
Making A Diaroma With A Preschooler
In a few months, life as we know it in the Riley Family will change forever as Ayva starts kindergarten. I’m having a really hard time believing it, because, wasn’t it just 4 days ago that I brought her home from the hospital for the first time? I mean, come on life. Slow down, why…
Rock Necklace and Children’s Church Activity
Once a month, Terrence and I serve our church by leading the K-3rd Children’s Church group. Our Youth Ministry Leader, Sugar, sets us up by giving us the lesson that we’re going to teach in enough time for us to study the text that the lesson is based on, and come up with activities to…