Hello & welcome to Happy Little Homemaker! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I would love for you to subscribe to my RSS Feed. You can also find me on Pinterest and Twitter. Thanks for visiting! I’m so thankful for all of you who stuck around while I got through my obligations, morning sickness […] Read more…
Quick Science – Sylvan-Dell Fall 2012 Books {Book Review}
With the first trimester slump, homeschooling has been taking a backseat. We have still been learning, though! Learning never stops, does it? We received a set of 6 new releases from Sylvan Dell this fall and I’ve found a new series of science books to keep in my homeschool library! The first book we read […] Read more…
Final Post & Announcement {Get Healthy & Fit}
I haven’t posted in a few weeks but it’s not because I’ve necessarily flaked out. If you haven’t noticed the sideways mention in a few posts last week, we are expecting another baby. The whole first trimester pretty much threw me for a loop :). Too tired to exercise and for the last few weeks, […] Read more…
First Week of Advent 2012
Advent Wreath As usual, we are putting up our Advent Wreath beginning today and will light a candle with dinner each night. Well, the girls and I tend to eat pretty early and WAY before Bones gets home, so maybe at lunch, too :). I’m also participating in Sarah’s annual Advent Wreath link up. […] Read more…
Pope’s Intentions {December 2012}
General Intention: That migrants throughout the world may be welcomed with generosity and authentic love, especially by Christian communities. Missionary Intention: Christ, light for all humanity. That Christ may reveal himself to all humanity with the light that shines forth from Bethlehem and is reflected in the face of his Church. Read more…
Debt-Proof Your Christmas {Book Review}
I’m not sure if you know it, but we are Dave Ramsey freaks. And just in time, too. We started buckling down and paying off debt about 3 months before we were found we were pregnant with our first baby. Since our plan was always that I would stay home, it was none too soon! […] Read more…
Christmas Traditions 2012 {Top 10 Tuesday}
Again, I have decided to pare back our Christmas activities. Or maybe, more accurately, I have decided to stop pressuring myself to do. it. all. I have also been trying to hit a balance of being more Christ-centered and using Advent as a time of anticipation and not being all “Christmas-ed” out by […] Read more…
Christmas Blessings {and Giveaway! – Ends 12/11/12!}
I love Christmas and always have a tendency to expect more out of myself than anyone else expects out of me. I do also have a bigger tendency to be lazy, especially if I haven’t planned ahead. Over the years, I have shared several Christmas ideas and tips to help make the season more […] Read more…
20 Things You May Not Know About Me
This week, I am participating in a link party over at Reading to Know. She wanted to know about her readers — and I’d like to know about you, too! Here are the questions if you’d like to play along — 1. Do you attend church and, if so, what denomination are you a part […] Read more…
Love Came Down
In this space between Thanksgiving and Advent, my heart has been drawn to gratitude for all the wonderful blessings I’ve been given. For some reason, I am finding extreme joy in my children these days. More so than ever before. And I’m eternally grateful for these beautiful little girls who are so curious and smarter […] Read more…