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Harry Potter Party & A Recipe for Butterbeer

October 31, 2016 by Susan 14 Comments

Easy ideas for your Harry Potter themed party, including a recipe for Butterbeer!

We enjoy Harry Potter. A lot.

The boys have a friend who just finished the book series for the first time and hadn’t seen any of the films. Loving a themed party as we do, of course we made it into a full fledged 2-day movie marathon.

I did a lot of searching online, and found some pretty incredible parties. Ones where you actually felt you were in Hogwarts.

Our Harry Potter party was nothing like them.

I wish.

But with work, school, and college visits, we shot for a much more do-able party. Authentic, no. Loads of fun, and something anyone can do…you bet!

Fall Poetry Printables

October 12, 2016 by Susan 20 Comments

One thing I really do love about Minnesota are the distinctive seasons. On Monday I got to spend the day in Duluth with a friend. Wow! God was really showing off! (Sadly, I didn’t get any really good pictures of the leaves. Sorry!)

I frequently and sincerely thank our Father for his creativity. I mean, He could have made everything black and white, one kind of tree, one season. Thank you, Lord for your goodness to us with these lovely gifts!

In honor of the crisp air and the crisp leaves, I’d like to share some snippets of poetry in printable form with you.

I hope you find something that reminds you to savor this beautiful season.

When You Can’t See God Anywhere

October 10, 2016 by Susan 24 Comments

You’re reading Scripture but it just feels like empty words. You can’t see God anywhere you look. Abandoned. Defeated. Alone. Those are the words going through your head.

I think we all have fleeting moments of these feelings. Sometimes, however, we get stuck there. Instead of passing through, we unpack and move in.

During seasons of darkness, we need the light of truth more than ever. Truth doesn’t always feel true, you know. And it especially doesn’t when we’ve set up camp in the land of ‘nobody understands’. That’s why I believe that we must do two things when we find ourselves there.

Printable Truths

June 6, 2016 by Susan 4 Comments

7 FREE printable truths that are frugal with color. Encouraging words and Bible verses to plant truth in your heart that won’t break the bank in ink usage.

When I was in college, my roommate and I had a giant sign on our closet door that said, “ALL Things”. And when we needed a little pick-me-up, we would play The Donut Man song and sing along with him, “I can do all things, all things, all things…I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, Philippians 4:13” while marching around our apartment.

I still like to have encouraging words hung up around the house. And it’s nice to be able to change them every once in a while, which is why I like searching for free printables that I can use.

The problem is, it seems that when people are designing them, they don’t take into account the HUGE amount of ink that their beautiful designs take to print out. Whole pages covered with saturated color. Lovely on the computer, but not the pocketbook.

I love printing out Bible verses and other encouraging words, but don’t want to use so much ink!

Disney Princess Bridal Shower

May 9, 2016 by Susan 14 Comments

Having two sons is fantastic. But I do miss out on a lot of the ‘girly’ things. So when I get an opportunity to do it, I do it big! Especially when it involves things I love – in this case: themed entertaining and my niece.

A Disney Princess bridal shower. Yes, please!

We are definitely a Disney family. My husband has been a huuuuuge Dis-nerd for as long as I’ve known him. And my appreciation has grown significantly over the years for all things Disney. We even focused our homeschool studies around a trip to Disney World several years ago. Awe-some!

First Impression

I love for guests to get a little taste of what’s in store for them even before they come inside. So just outside the front door, they were greeted by this “Be Our Guest” sign.