{National Entitlement Awareness Day} Plus a Giant Giveaway!!

NYTimes bestselling authors, Richard and Linda Eyre have written an exciting new book called

The Entitlement Trap: How to Rescue Your Child with a New Family System of Choosing, Earning, and Ownership and they invite you to join them in the cause to stem the tide of entitlement that is causing so many problems in today’s world.

Go HERE and be entered to win some awesome prizes!!

I am so excited for mine to arrive!  Spread the word today!!!

two more

I love books!

And this is the time of year I tend to "stock" my library.

I am LOVING both of these books.  I have been waiting for MONTHS for

{The Rhythm Of Family}

to come out.  It was just as good as I had anticipated!  I am so excited.  We are changing around rooms and I am going to get to have a {Learning Studio} for the kids and a {Library/Writing Room} for the whole family.  Below is a room I adore that was on the {Playful Learning} website.  Go there! Have FUN!!

This author has a blog that is so much fun and inspiring!  She has two more books two!  I have them all!  So our weekend project will be taking apart beds, putting them back together, organizing closets, and decorating rooms!   The kids are so excited and so am I!

two of our MOST {favorite} books

Hunter has been having so much fun with this book!  The projects are perfect for his age and years to come.  There are so many great things for boys to learn to do.  I love to see him carrying it around with him and find joy in a book! Plus it keeps his little mind busy doing good things!



{Project List}

*Making a Buckeye Bow {Archery}
*Home-Made Fishing Tackle
*Home-Made Boat

My girls are loving their book too!  Such lovely girls things to do in this book.  I love how it teaches what was done years ago.  My girls think the projects are so cool!  Can't wait to post a finish project.                                    

{Project list}

*Botany As Applied to Art (Painting using plant designs)

*Making Your Own Picture Frame

*Making Holiday decor

Utah Part 2

Now the purpose of our trip was mostly so I could attend a Power of Moms Retreat in Park City at the home of Richard and Linda Eyre.  These two are some of my MOST favorite authors!  I love their books so very much!  The retreat was wonderful and meeting them and listening to them speak was such a treat!  Park City was gorgeous and the weather was wonderful!  Not to mention the company was just splendid!

letting the light shine on my feet

I bought a rug.

A bright Green HAPPY outdoor rug.

Jeremy and I cleaned up the back porch and we made some sitting areas.  My favorite is the bright green rug with our two black outdoor rocking chairs.  This is where we sit together in the afternoons and relax.  He tells me about his long very task filled day.  It is where I take a deep relaxing breath and take in all my day was.  This is one of my favorite times of the year.  We sit outside a lot together in the rockers or our front porch double rocker.  We calls this time our "Date Time"  The moments are only small moments before one of the kids need something.  But they are wonderful.

For the past month I have really been struggling with happiness.  I have been overwhelmed, stressed, tired, sick and everything else.  I knew it was time to SLOW DOWN and regroup again.  Why is it I have to do this every so often??  I guess I let myself get off balance.  Well, it came to a breaking point.  One Saturday I told Loralie to put on her shoes we were going out alone together.  Jeremy was sweet to keep all the kids for me.  We went and had a late lunch and then went browsing at the LDS bookstore.  One of my favorite places.  I love books!  Well, I came across a book that was an answer to my prayers.

"Enjoying the Journey" Steps to Finding Joy Now.  It was the reminder I needed.  Enjoy each day!  I was letting all the small moments pass me by focusing on all the tomorrows.  It is a must read.

I spent some of yesterday planning out a daily schedule.  This way I could get all the important things done daily and not forget anything.  But also I scheduled time to spend doing NOTHING.  Just relaxing and enjoying my day. 

Today I went out to the porch with all three of the younger kids.  I sat Graham on the rug beside me.  The rug was half in the bright sunlight and half off.  So I lay on the rug with my feet in the sunlight.  Oh how I enjoyed the warmth of the sun.  It felt good.  It felt peaceful.  I even heard the birds singing outside.  I am sure they sing everyday, but I wouldn't have known it!  I was more relaxed then I have been in months!  I watched my children play, read a book, and watched Graham explore the outdoors.

I have realized we need to step out of our lives each day and enjoy moments in our lives.  If not we will have collected a whole lot of empty yesterdays.

I Didn't Plan to Be a Witch

And Other Surprises of A Joyful Mother

I found this book at Deseret Industries for a $1.00 that last time we went to the temple. I fell in love with it when I started to read it. I skip around and read a chapter per sitting. It is perfect because it gives you time to really think about each topic. The books is perfect for any mother living today. I have always loved her books and this ones makes me feel like.....

1. I am not alone, there are other mothers living my life

2. On those really hard days, I can survive

3. I am doing all of this for reason (I can see the big eternal picture)

It is full of humor, which we could all use. I know you'll love it. I hope you will read it! You can go to www.shortcovers.com and search Linda Eyre and read a sample of the book.

Has anyone already read it??

What did you take from the book??

A Mother's Book of Secrets

Instead of a thought today, I decided to post about a book I just bought and LOVE!! It is what every mother needs to hear. Encouragement along with hearing other real mothers going through the same mothering experiences as you. Buy it and enjoy. You will not be disappointed!