This last holiday season was amazing! I had wonderful times, received and gave great gifts, made lasting memories, and had a blast spending time with family and friends. That said, I’m ready to be more productive and start thinking about goals, hopes, and dreams for 2015. When I set goals for the New Year I …
Years ago, during a very cold winter, I went to a church activity and there was a guy there who had no coat. He was very thin, had on a thin shirt, and I could tell he was trying to hide the fact that he was shivering. I knew him pretty well so I felt …
Today’s stay-at-home mom is my lovely mother. She has lived through lots of ups and downs financially. As a young girl her mother was a single mom raising four children and she learned how to go without and to make do with what she had. When she married my dad they started out very humble as well …
2014 was my first full year of blogging (My first post was November 2013) and I am so happy to report that I received a ton of support and had over 14 million pages viewed! I had on average about 400,000 people visit my blog each month (sometimes over 1/2 a million!). I was linked …
I’m Mirlandra and you can usually find me whipping up original recipes for every cook over at Mirlandra’s Kitchen. Today I’m visiting you guys to give Anita a little extra time with her new baby! Congratulations, Anita, on the wonderful addition to your family! As the Christmas season has exploded with its usual clamor of …
Creating a wood manger is a fun yet meaningful craft for Christmas. You can hang it on the tree, display one anywhere you want, in a nativity scene, or use it for a larger item like the Tale of Three Trees centerpiece/mantelpiece I did here (tutorial here). They are easy to make (children can help), are …
Every Christmas Eve since I can remember my extended family has celebrated together. We would eat a wonderful meal, chat for a bit, and then the kids would be excused to go prepare for the Nativity play. Acting out the Nativity play for the adults was and continues to be the highlight of Christmas …
Hi Live Like You Are Rich readers! Tiffany here, from Feel Great in 8. I am the creator and host of the Feel Great in 8 Challenge, an 8 week competition that challenges you to get healthy physically, mentally, and spiritually. I also share healthy recipes and tips on the Feel Great in 8 Blog! …
My mom had a lot going on with 5 kids and a household to run. She made family dinners almost every night. As a mom I’ve come to admire and appreciate her consistency and diligence even more! When it came to making homemade meals she tried to keep things simple. We grew up loving this …
This time of year it is easy to overspend and over stress. Recently, I wrote about three ways to have a stress free and affordable holiday season here and I’ve been doing my best to follow them. The three tips came recommended by SunTrust Bank on being meaningful with your means and cutting out stress …
Hi everyone, I’m Alex from AlexHaralson.com. I’m really excited to be guest posting here on Anita’s blog! Anita wanted me to share a Christmas craft with you and since she just had a baby girl, I figured what better than an adorable headband for that baby girl or yours! So what you’ll need is some …