Inspired By Familia

I shared with you in this post 10 Fun Beach Activities for you to enjoy with your family.  So today I wanted to give you this free printable to go with idea number 10. If you have little ones pair them up with an adult. I don’t know about your beaches but the ones we […]

Do your summer plans say BEACH?  If so, you’re going to love this list of fun things to do with kids. Honestly, it takes a lot to motivate me to go to the beach.  Mostly, because I don’t enjoy sunbathing, I seriously turn another shade of brown within 10 minutes of being in the sun. I […]

Traveling can be very stressful. Traveling with kids can be STRESSFUL. But I don’t want this to keep us from discovering the world around us.  Because there is so much culture, adventure and memories to be made when we step out of our comfort zone as a family and explore the world together. What got […]

Whining. Crying. Screaming. Whining. Because he couldn’t play with the car that my other son was already playing with. Our adorable little guy has quite the little feisty personality. I know and pray that one day it will be a great trait as he learns to channel his energy in a positive direction but at this age […]

Today is our first lesson on shooting in manual the easy peasy way.  We will start with shooting in Aperture Priority Mode or AV which is one of the easiest setting to shoot in manual because your camera automatically adjust the shutter speed for you depending on what aperture and ISO you choose. First, find […]

I recently was looking through some stuff and found this Mother’s day interview my son answered back when he was 4 years old. I shared his Mother’s day interview responses over on my column, “We are that familia…” at  Babble/Disney.  My favorite responses are #7, #10 and #15. These are my handsome little men! Since I loved this activity so much I […]

Household Tips & Tricks from Pinterest has been my little project here on Inspired by Familia!  I am always up for a shortcut but only if it works.  If you’ve been keeping up with this series this is the 3rd Tip I have tested. I started with: Sticky Gunk Remover (label printable included) Wrinkle Remover Spray […]

Have you been telling yourself  you will learn how to shoot in manual mode on your DSLR? But like me it’s been well over a year that you’ve been saying this and you still haven’t gotten around to it. Or you’ve been wondering what the heck ”aperture” is?  My excuse for shooting in auto mode all the time […]

I’m loving my repurposed cabinet door chalkboard. We rent a house so I thought I would never have the opportunity to work with old cabinets. I have no need to replace cabinets in a house that’s not mine, right. Well, in our neighborhood someone put cabinet doors out and instantly I realized I was finally going to be able to make […]

In honor of Mother’s Day, 22 blogger moms are uniting forces to Celebrate the Difference in Motherhood! We come in all different shapes, sizes and shades from all over the world, that’s the beauty of diversity. So why would we expect to all parent in the same way? As moms we are constantly under attack, […]

Contributing Writer: Beth Saavedra Do you remember how you first learned about sex? Where did you get your ideas? Were they correct? Do you have positive recollections of learning to connect your sexuality with concrete ideas about how to live it out in a healthy way? Or are your first memories of learning about your […]

Why is it so hard to make mom friends? Before I became a mom I had no problem making friends. In fact, in my single years and prior to having children I had lots of mom friends but when I became a mom things changed drastically. But I wasn’t going to let these barriers keep me […]

I feel anger. I feel hatred. I feel frustration. I feel sad. I feel the depravity of man in times like this. Those kind of emotions can only find comfort when one lets out a ROAR. That deep stirring from within my soul is what I call “My ROAR.” My roar sometimes take the form of: […]

For years, I’d been waking up in the middle of the night wondering why the Lord had given me so many ideas and dreams, so much conviction for the lost but so little time, resources and energy. I’d wake up restless, jotting down ideas to relieve my mind of all the brainstorming going on in my […]

The dinosaur party theme is a versatile theme that can work for you son or daughter. Girls can dig dinosaurs too! My son turned 6 and he couldn’t make up his mind on what he wanted but I was so glad he chose this theme over Star Wars mostly because I don’t care for commercialized […]

Contributing Writer: Leslie Foster at Pondering of an Ohio Farm Girl Today would have been my mom’s 61st birthday.  Though she’s in heaven, so many of the lessons she taught me remain part of who I am.  Recently I was thinking of one really important lesson that I learned from my mom: You are capable. […]

~Defining beauty for ourselves is a challenging but important task. Don’t shy away from it, don’t ignore it, don’t exalt it but instead wrestle with that beast we call beauty. The word “beautiful” is filled with so many messages from the media, our parents, our friends, our spouse and ourselves. Forget the negative messages and […]

I love household tips and tricks here’s another new favorite: DIY Wrinkle Remover Spray! Because I hate ironing. Or if you don’t have room to pack an iron while traveling this the perfect solution. Remember a few weeks ago I shared that I will be testing various household tips and tricks that I come across […]

Easter is being celebrated this week all around the world!  Some observe it with contemplative faith activities, culinary traditions and/or colorful eggs. When we decided to move abroad I didn’t realize how strange some of our U.S. traditions might come across to others until I was explaining the Easter bunny to some of the nationals […]

Contributing Writer: Carla Ackermann from Breathing Deep Where the Air is Thin Why is it that sometimes we spend weeks and weeks doing things for Christmas but almost nothing for Easter? Without Easter, Christmas would mean nothing. Jesus, taking on human limitations, being born fully man, while remaining fully God – it’s all amazing – […]