Sample Saturday

Good Morning! Here’s this week’s Sample Saturday of my favorite posts from the last couple weeks.

Kisses and Kiddos

Love Changes Everything – A beautiful perspective in this Becoming Minimalist post.

On Raising Little Women (or Men) - A great post about the parenting and teaching lessons to be learned from Marmee, of Little Women. (post from Simple Homeschool)

Make a Homekeeping Mission Statement - A really cool idea from Home Sanctuary.  I’m still working on my mission statement, and I’ll be sure to share once it is complete.

Beyond Movie Night – A great list of fun and inexpensive at home dates from Beauty Through Imperfection.

Parenting 001 – I actually said “Amen” out loud when I finished reading this fantastic post at The Gospel Coalition

Yumminess

Espresso-Biscoff Heart Cake - I was all prepared to have a healthy, no dessert weekend until I saw this awesomeness from Sprinkle Bakes and decided I need to make it now.

Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas - I like the idea of Mexican flavors in the slow cooker. This dish from the Foodie Bride looks like a great change from the usual pot roast.

French Onion Soup Grilled Cheese Sandwiches - I actually made these last week and oh boy, were they good! Big Man loved them too. This Tasty Kitchen post has a nice set of step-by-step photos.

Cinnamon Streusel Chocolate Bread- Streusel and chocolate in the same recipe. Thank you, Bakingdom!

Just for Fun and Giggles

Paperman - This cute Disney short film has been floating around the internet for the last few days, and it is totally worth a look.  Does anyone else think the guy looks like Jim from The Office?

And finally, I found this on Pinterest and just couldn’t stop laughing.

Unless you’re a rhino who wants to be a unicorn. That’s not giving up, that’s refusing to bend to the pressure the media puts on rhinos to be more mythical.

Enjoy your weekend!

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Sample Saturday

Good Afternoon! There was a lot of bloggy goodness this week, so here’s the post roundup.

Kisses and Kiddos

For Tired Moms – The Generous Wife has a whole page of ideas for helping tired mommies survive and thrive even in the days of busyness and sheer exhaustion. This is a great resource to keep bookmarked and the comments are open for you to add your own experience and wisdom as well!

The Tasks we Give Our Mates - A thought-provoking post on chores and priorities from the Assume Love blog.

The House Our Marriage Built Part 1, Part 2 - I really love this marriage-as-a-house analogy from The Romantic Vineyard. There’s a lot of inspiration and food for thought in this series.

What if Your Child Could Only Learn One Lesson? – I love this reminder of what is truly important when it comes to teaching our children. I just recently found this blog (Simple Homeschool) and I am loving the articles and ideas; it’s a great resource for any parents, not just homeschoolers.

Holy Time: Observing Advent instead of Fighting Santa – While we are not Catholic, I still enjoyed the theme of this article and the practical ideas it offered on intentionally celebrating Christmas with Jesus as the focus. (from Carrots for Michaelmas)

Yumminess

Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup - In case you don’t have your Thanksgiving menu planned yet, here are some recipe collections from great blog: Cook Like a Champion, The Pioneer Woman, and Shutterbean.

Creamy Pumpkin Pie Bars - Joy the Baker presents a new twist on the classic pumpkin pie.

Hasselback Sweet Potatoes – Sweet potatoes are all dressed up with maple cinnamon butter and bacon in this recipe from the Foodie Bride.

Pork Chops with Cranberry-Maple Pan Sauce - I can’t wait to try this one-pan dinner from Pick Parsley.

Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls – Because who doesn’t need a red velvet cinnamon roll? From The Food Pusher

Just for Fun and Giggles

Reindeer Silhouettes - A fun Christmas craft from The Remodeled Life.

The Holiest Font Ever – Or: how your church can distinguish itself from all those lukewarm churches that use Times New Roman (from Stuff Christians Like)

31 Kids Who are Too Clever for Their Own Good – Funny, and in some cases a little scary (from buzzfeed)

And this is just cute:

via *Very Clean* Funny Pics

Enjoy your weekend!

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Sample Saturday

Good Morning! Here’s this week’s Sample Saturday, on time for once!

Kisses and Kiddos

Learning from Failure – I really enjoyed this guest post on the Hopeful Future blog. Lori from Everyday Truth has some solid practical advice on good and healthy ways to handle failure.

We Need the Family More Than Ever - This post from To Love, Honor and Vacuum was the absolute best “post-election” Christian article I read this week.

Managing Meltdowns - The Confident Mom shares a few different strategies for dealing with temper tantrums.

Yumminess

Turkey Tester Throwdown - If you are wondering how to cook your turkey for Thanksgiving, The Foodie Bride has already done the work of comparing two popular methods and their results! Check out her post for all the details, and some drool-worthy turkey photos.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake - The classic “cookie-in-a-pie-plate” recipe, perfectly sized down by Christina at Dessert for Two.

Pizza Nachos – Pizza plus nachos; what more needs to be said? (From Tasty Kitchen)

No-Rise Banana Nut Sticky Buns- Is it bad that I’m purposely letting some bananas get overly ripe just to make this breakfast treat from Bakingdom? I don’t think so.

Just for Fun and Giggles

Dear IT, I owe you an apology - Yes, you can add me to the list of people who have lied to IT, just like Jon from Stuff Christians Like.

The big news of Disney buying Star Wars spawned thousands of fun mash-up comics this past week. Here are a couple of my favorites:

from *Very Clean* Funny pics

from Austin Madison via GeekTyrant

Enjoy your weekend!

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