Another Friday, another attempt at becoming consistent with the Friday Peanuts posts. 🙂
1. Mother Two Daughters Necklace Set
A few weeks ago I posted about this Mother/Daughter necklace but lamented the fact that I’m about to have two girls. A friend of mine messaged me a week or so after that and told me that there’s a two daughter version as well!
2. Kids Chapter Book Suggestions
With the coming arrival of Hadley, I’d like to start doing something that just Charlotte and I can do to make her feel a little special and recognize her age. I’m thinking that starting to read longer books together, just the two of us, might do the trick. I’ve pinned a number of related posts about this on Pinterest and now need to find a stellar one to start our series off. Any suggestions for a basically 5 year old little girl who loves animals, dance, princesses, and has a very sensitive heart and doesn’t like to see people be mean or get hurt??
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In looking for a Christmas gift for my mother-in-law’s Mom I remembered that she collects McCoy pottery. While searching Etsy for it I feel in love with the antique look and vibrant colors. Jason got me a set of strawberry canisters for Christmas and now I’m dying to add more pieces to my collection. They would be the perfect thing to put in my upper cabinets in the kitchen!
4.The Smart Girl’s Guide to God, Guys, and the Galaxy
I recently read this book as part of my book review site that I joined and I’m so glad that I did. I wanted to read it even though it’s aimed at teen girls because I figured I should get a head start on those teenage years since I’m looking at two girls with teenage years. I’m so glad that I took the time to read it, not only so that I’m prepared, but so that I can apply a lot of what I learned in my life and in my daughter’s lives now!
The book is a series of 100 short chapters that cover everything from reading your Bible, gossip, relationships, anger, fashion and much more. Each chapter is written in an easy to identify with tone and doesn’t talk down to girls in the least (something I found quite often in books as I was growing up). I have been a fan of Susie Shellenberger since I read Brio while growing up. Susie (and her co-author, Kristin Weber) are able to communicate with teens in a way that most other adults can’t.
While I think that this would be a great book for teenage girls, I also don’t mind recommending it to Mom’s with kids of all ages or women in general. I ended up highlighting lots of the book! Here are some of my favorite quotes that helped remind me of the big picture:
“[There are people that] seem to be people magnets — others are just drawn to them. It’s because they’ve learned an important secret: Be nice to everyone!”
“Simply doing what God made you to do glorifies Him.”
“Your reputation will always align with your character. Your character is who you are — what defines you. And your reputation is everyone’s knowledge of your character.”
“Knowing apologetics will not only make you a more effective witness, it will strengthen your own faith as you learn more than ever that Christianity is the Ultimate Truth.”
“Unforgiveness shows lack of trust in God. It reveals that we don’t think God can or will take care of the situation fairly.”
The Smart Girls Guide… is a quick read that will help you realign yourself with those things that you were taught in high school but maybe disregarded. Things that will help you become a better person and a better Christ follower. There are, of course, sections of the book that are easy to skim as an adult, but would be very well suited for a teen who is reading the book!
Publication date: April 1, 2014
Genre: Christian Non-Fiction, Teen
Setting: Present Day
Rating: A
5. Memory Quilts
I have a big plastic container full of special articles of clothing for both kids that I would really like to get made into a quilt for them. While I hate to pay someone to do it since I’ve made a similar quilt before and know I could do it, I also know that my time is super limited and if I want to get these done before Hadley turns 5 I might should contract this out. Anyone who knows someone who does quilts like these, please let me know! I’d rather use someone semi-local so that there’s no risk of everything getting lost in the shipping process.
6. Family Vision
Do you have a family vision? After reading this post I’m thinking that Jason and I should sit down and create one. Maybe we’ll find time in the hospital…. 🙂
