holidays

Find More Jesus

People tend to talk about the “true meaning of Christmas” a lot during the holiday season, but it doesn’t seem to be talked about as much during Easter. While we love chocolate and eggs and bunnies, our family tends to separate our spring celebrations from our Easter celebration, but this year I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by morning sickness and life in general, and — I’m sad to say this — Easter hasn’t really even been on my radar too much.

That said, I’d like to find some ways to put the focus back on the Easter story in the coming week, and this year I’m looking forward to do the 8 days of activities from Katie Orr’s Find More Jesus ebook.

If you’re looking for some last-minute ways to celebrate, here are a couple other activities from the archives as well:

DIY Resurrection Eggs & Easter Story Book Printables at lifeyourway.net

DIY Resurrection Eggs & Easter Story Book Printables

8 Days of Easter Advent for Families at lifeyourway.net

8 Days of Easter Advent for Families

How do you celebrate Easter?

Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy on the way, and together, they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. She loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

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gratitude journal

source: Mandi Ehman

Jennifer and Jason from New Season Design created this adorable gratitude journal just in time for the season of thankfulness last year, and I’m excited to share it with you once again this year.

Print out these 32 printable cards (4 to a sheet), cut along the lines, hole punch and tie together with a pretty matching ribbon, twine, binder ring or whatever you have on hand.

Here are some ideas for using the journal:
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3 Quick and Crafty Father’s Day Gift Ideas

June 13, 2012

The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: Father’s Day is approaching quickly! Have you decided what you’re doing/getting for the wonderful fathers in your life? As a mom, I am always trying to think of thoughtful and inexpensive gifts that my kids can give their dad and grandpa for Father’s Day. Today I [...]

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Giveaway: 2012 Summer Survival Calendar (6 Winners!)

May 19, 2012

This giveaway is now closed! The winners are Kate F. (prfksd04@…), Lindsay (dozer_bug@…), Sharla (sharlacruz@…), Krissa (krissajeldy@…), Terri (t5castle@…) and Angela (angwells79@…)! Earlier this week I introduced you to the 2012 Summer Survival Calendar from Susan at The Confident Mom. Truly, though, this is more than just a calendar. This great pack includes: Over 100 [...]

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Giveaway: Mother’s Love by Melina Gerosa Bellows (3 Winners!)

April 28, 2012

This giveaway is now closed! The winners are Vanessa (letthemcome1014@…), Jan (Janvanpatten@…) and Cauley (luckyme51@…)! National Geographic has published a new book celebrating animal mothers and the love they have for their offspring, just in time for Mother’s Day! Mother’s Love: Inspiring True Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Melina Gerosa Bellows features heartwarming tales [...]

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Free Printable Mother’s Day Coupon Booklet

April 27, 2012

The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Let’s face it…what most moms want for Mother’s Day is for someone to notice all that we do on a daily basis and to give us a break from the responsibilities that fill our days. What we want — maybe even need every [...]

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Earth Day Stenciled Towels

April 20, 2012

The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: Earth Day is coming up on Sunday, April 22nd, and my four-year-old is excited! We live in Northern California, which is a very Earth-friendly place to live, and my son has known about reducing, reusing, and recycling for a long time. We try and live like [...]

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DIY Resurrection Eggs & Easter Story Book Printables

April 2, 2012
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One of my favorite ways to share the Easter story with my girls is through a set of Family Life Resurrection Eggs that my mom gave us when our oldest was just a toddler. This set has been well loved, and at this point it has quite a few broken eggs and missing parts, so [...]

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