Inspired By Familia

When I first received this article submitted by Leslie, I was a bit skeptical at first glance. I thought it was going to be filled with lofty grand advice like, greet your husband at the door naked or make him a homemade dessert at least three times a week, kind of tips.  Kind of like I had tons of theories […]

Here’s our collection of Valentine’s Day activities for the WHOLE family! You will find some focused on the kids or for mom or spouses but most of them are for the family to enjoy. 1. Valentines Day Paper Bag Crafts 2. Creative Valentine’s Day Card for Kids 3. Easy Marshmallow Pops 4.  Acts of Love […]

Contributing Writer: Leslie Cates from The Cozy Little Kitchen      These lovely little pastries are the perfect confection to quickly whip up as a special dessert for your family.  While they look like something from a French patisserie (bakery), they are not at all time consuming or difficult to make!  This dessert is actually made with refrigerated pie […]

Contributing Writer: Carla Ackermann from Breathing Deep Where the Air is Thin Until recently, I always looked at Valentine’s Day as an odd combination of a) a mushy holiday for dating couples; b) a chocolate and greeting card manufacturers’ conspiracy and; c) another opportunity for me to go overly crazy trying to get my kids […]

For 13 years now, I have Heart Attacked my husband every February 14th.  I have heart attacked his car, I have heart attacked his classroom (that was too much work) and I have heart attacked his classroom door (he’s a teacher). But I never thought of doing this to friends, neighbors, teachers until this year. Spreading good cheer this time […]

Let’s take these creative love note ideas to the bathroom! I just discovered dry erase crayons and I have been having so much fun with them! Remember I am also doing a kid version of this series: creative valentine kid activities . Stop by and see how we use our foam hearts in the tub for […]

This Valentine’s Day give your spouse the gift of committing to date each other. Come up with dates that work for you and your schedule. Below I will share my dating (my husband)  journey: Shattered Expectations, Why Date Each Other?  and Ways to make it work for you. We have been married for 10 years this May!  Yay, that […]

Creative Love Note Ideas is a 3 post series to give you simple ways to say, “I LOVE YOU” to the special person in  your life. The projects can be tweaked so they can be a kid craft but not so much the tips below unless it’s your child giving it to mom or dad. […]

Contributing Write Kelly Griglione from Notable Nest  Out of all the holidays, it seems like Valentine’s Day is the one where we’re most inspired to make a handmade card for our loved ones. If you’d like to try one this year, but aren’t sure where to start, here are some ideas for you to make […]

14 Days of Busy Mamas Dating their Husbands was created to inspire us tired and busy moms to spend one on one time with our man.  Once again our wonderful Kid Blogger Moms have joined forces to bring you this 14 days of ideas and fun for you home but this time not for the kiddos […]

Simple is good. Simple and beautiful is fabulous! This DIY Valentines Picture Holder is exactly that: simple and beautiful. I am really tempted to keep it for myself b/c I love this black and white picture of him and it works perfectly with the simplicity of the photo holder My plan is to give it […]

Acts of Love are the best gifts you can give, in my opinion. You are going to love this Acts of Love Coupons for the family idea and all the fun that comes with it. I prefer gifts that tell me that you actually thought about me and considered my likes and desires when purchasing […]

Contributing Writer: Virginia Davidson Young Love strolls down the boardwalk hand in hand.  Life is sweet and indescribable feelings of excitement crowd the sidewalk. Weeks, months, years pass, life (and 10 lbs) happens and the scheduling of dates falls by the wayside.  The butterflies no longer visit when hands are held.  The “lovin’ feeling” is […]

Contributing Writer: Dave Saavedra ~Iron Sharpens Iron Series~ Wives pass it on to your men! After 8 years of marriage and 4 children, I’ve come to realize the painful truth that I am pretty bad at being a husband! I could easily list all the selfish acts of betrayal that have marred both my wife […]

Contributing Writers: Jami and Mark Nato The last story in our series. To read the other stories go here. To receive our updates click on the Follow button on the sidebar! Jami shares as she looks back on that day: “my world literally collapsed. it was an out of body experience. i was so deeply upset, but could […]

Contributing Writer: Emily Weatherby  If you’re just tuning in, stop by here  to read the rest of the stories of women sharing from all walks of life. At the age of 23, when I said my vows and repeated the words, “. . . to love and to cherish . . . in sickness and […]

Contributing Writer: Melody Hester For the others stories in this series stop by here. Next week, we will end our series with Part 8 of Loving Your Man When it Hurts. Yes, it went from 6 to 8 women!         We met in seventh grade at a church youth group outing. He held a […]

Contributing Artist: Kathleen Ang-Dalseno “I was given the opportunity to meditate on these words when a client requested this as a gift for her husband. Then Marty Norman, author, made these words come alive when she shared about her forty-four years of marriage. It really challenged me to commit my marriage up to God, and let […]

Contributing Writer: Virginia Davidson  For the rest of the stories in this series go here. There have been plenty of times I have disappointed others and others have disappointed me – including my husband.  It seems the closer the person is to you, the harder the disappointment hits.  When we’re talking about our spouse, it’s a […]

Contributing Writer: Asked to remain anonymous  He is Not My Enemy Peering three stories down off our balcony, I wished I could throw myself over the edge to punish my husband for the pain he had caused.  My perfect world of marriage, kids, and ministry work had completely shattered when I found out my husband was […]