Inspired by Familia

Our family wants to wish you a Feliz Navidad! You want to know why I love Christmas? Well, I love all things Christmas, family and friend gatherings, Christmas tree lightings, Christmas baking (that we are doing today), the joy that fills our community, Christmas carols, our Christmas advent activities…. But what I love the most […]

Okay, I know it might be a little too early for this Keep Calm and Jingle On printable but I couldn’t help myself.  My son has been dying to decorate our house for Christmas and he did.  On November 1st I was out most of the morning and he stayed home. When I got back […]

Though it’s hard to be away from our extended family during the holidays, it definitely has pushed me to come up with some of our own little family traditions.  And now my two oldest, excitedly expect certain activities around the holidays. When I am running around exhausted and I look at my husband and say, “the things […]

  This month as we usher into the season of joy, service, gratitude, family and yummy food let’s take a few moments with our kids to instill a value that they will take them a long way in life: gratitude. Do you know of anyone who is constantly complaining? Who points out the negative in […]

Why 21 Days and not 28 or 30 days to complete the whole month? Well, because I realize that we are busy people with busy lives and instead of beating yourself up for missing a day I’ve built in those “we just couldn’t get to it” days for you.  If you missed what this is all about […]

  I truly believe that gratitude can be contagious, so let’s shake off the whiney and grumpy mood we can get in.  And for the next 21 days, let’s become beauty seekers. Let’s train our  heart and mind to look for the beauty that surrounds us, the big and the small moments. The Tuten familia along […]

At night when I would walk into my mothers room to kiss her before heading to bed and sometimes I would find her on her knees, literally. She would be pleading to God for her children and as I observed her face it was one of true humilty.  This is such a beautiful memory and a powerful […]

This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with AT&T and Latina Bloggers Connect. All comments and opinions are my own. As you may have noticed I have been sharing with you along with AT&T the It Can Wait campaign with you all. I have been doing and AT&T has been involved in this because no text […]

The power of a praying mom is truly a beautiful thing. I tell you this not because I have done a great job praying for my children but because my mom is a prayer warrior. I have so much admiration for my mother and one of the things that stands out to me the most […]

Wow, so many wonderful projects were linked up last week!  Here are some of my Thursday Faves from last weeks blog hop and don’t forget to link up your new projects before you head out. I enjoy reading but I LOVE children books so when I saw this post on Children Books for Autism by Growing Book by […]

This project started because one day my boys were at each others throat. I am sure you have no idea what that’s like (wink, wink).  I asked my oldest if he could grab some paper and a pen because I needed him to write three kind things he could do for his brother instead of […]

I have a love and hate relationship with change.  I hate it but at the same time I long for it.   I have this inner bell that goes off every time I start getting comfortable and stable and it drives me nuts.  I love a fresh start, a new project, a clean crisp page, an unsharpened […]

This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with AT&T and Latina Bloggers Connect. All comments and opinions are my own. As a mom, I consider myself to be efficient and, if I do say so myself, to have mastered the art of multitasking. I can read The Cat in the Hat and put a child in time out […]

When all you’ve managed to make is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch AND breakfast and well let’s not talk about dinner. When the house is clean and not a single soul realizes that you’ve picked up toys at least 25 times that day. When changing diapers and feeding your baby is pretty much all you can manage in a day. When you’ve only managed to […]

I had the pleasure of reviewing this book for a blogging friend: Find Joy in the Journey.  I love, love, love hearing people share their stories of God faithfulness, of our weakness and ultimately His strength, they inspire and encourage me.  And that is exactly what I found in this book.  Here are some things that […]

Many of you know that I’m a counselor.  There are many positives to being a counselor but one of the negatives is that at times one feels the pressure to have it all together, especially my own family life and kids.  Unfortunately, I don’t have all the answers for others, nor for my own family.  […]

I was so excited when I was asked to review this book, Finding Joy in the Journey because it’s REAL. It’s real life stories of women who have found joy in the midst of their circumstances. To celebrate over a year of hard work, it’s finally published, it is getting lots of downloads and the feedback from […]

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 […]