I am excited today mainly for 5 reasons: First: My favorite season (fall) is here. Yay! Second: October is also here and it’s my birth month. Woohoo! Third, I am in for my second year of the 31-day challenge (Write 31 Days). Another Yay! Fourth: I chose “homeschooling” as my topic/category for the next 31 […]
The Woman Who Taught Me Everything
“Look with your eyes, not with your mouth”, I heard Mama say it when I opened my mouth to complain about not finding what I needed. It was just one of her momisms. This is the woman who taught me everything about life. Her loving ways was balanced with a toughness that I admire about her. It […]
Why Do I Make New Year’s Resolutions?
There is so much to love about a new year. For me, it’s about goal-setting — new goals, new resolutions, new beginnings, new chances and a better focus. It represents the start of another race where I compete with my own self. Like a horse with blinders on, I like to keep my focus on what’s […]
Holiday Fun Facts: Christmas Around the World
With only a few days in between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, it’s usually over a weeklong holiday celebration for a lot of people. Although I tend to celebrate the New Year’s more than Christmas, I do enjoy Christmas music, Christmas parties, Christmas programs/musicals and the overall feeling of joy and celebration. And the […]
12 Days: Random Acts of Christmas Kindness for Families
The song “12 Days of Christmas” hit the radio airwaves the next day after Thanksgiving. My little ones and I have been singing that song around the house and in the car since that day. We make up our own silly lyrics but the one thing that does not change are the words “my true […]
Fresh Homemade Ginger Tea {Salabat}
Want to know the best fresh tea drink that washes away winter blues? Fresh homemade ginger tea. Yup. It reminds me of Saturday nights when fellowship gatherings simply called “social night” catered for the young and singles in the church community were held. It often became a family event. It involved a lot of parlor games, […]
J+J: Bee Inspired Fall-Winter 2016
The weather has been cool lately and so it’s a perfect time to go outside for pictures. I set out an appointment with J+J and their cute little pup, S. This young couple came ready for their photo session. They brought a toy for S and it helped get his attention. Well, sometimes. After a few […]
Bee Inspired December 2016 Link Up Party
We’re in the last month of Year 2016 and it seems time is going at a high speed. Christmas is just around the corner and the new year’s right upon us. I wish for you and your family a safe and fun celebration and a wonderful start of the new year and may the holidays […]
A Christmas Story: The White Envelope
As much as I want time to slow down, December is here and many families are starting the countdown until Christmas. I have so many favorite Christmas stories and some that left an impression in my heart over these years. Many stories have become special to me but there are a few that changed my perspective and […]
The One Who Said Thank You
Hi friends, happy thanksgiving! When I think of a thanksgiving story in the Scriptures, the first thing that comes to mind is of the ten lepers who called on to Jesus. The whole narrative is found in Luke 17:11-19. The story of the Ten Lepers Healed is about mercy, faith, and healing but most of […]