Sometimes August rolls around and you look back over the summer and think, “Where in the world did the time go?!” and “What exactly did we do (besides sweat)???” I’m all...
Technically it’s still Spring until June 20th, so I had to squeeze in this delicious recipe for Lemon Cheese Bars because I just love baking them up this time of year. Friends, I think this is ...
On this journey we are on, I have, on more than one occasion, doubted God’s goodness. I have questioned whether or not He knows what is best for me and my family. I have wrestled with fears and...
The Happy Buddy’s final day of PreK-2 is TOMORROW! How can it be?! I think we need to do a little celebrating… Here are some fun tradition ideas to make the last day of school A-W-E-S-O-M...
Holy cow, I couldn’t WAIT for summer time when I was a little girl! Call me a nerd, but I would literally walk to our little town’s bookstore on a hot summer day, head inside, and camp ou...
*This post inspired by Lisa Leonard’s Hello Monday series* Hello. Hello funny paper graduation man that greeted the Happy Hubby on the morning of his big day. Hello Happy Hubby walking down the...
Here are a bunch of adorable ways your Happy Buddy can send a little summer blessing to the kids he or she has bonded with all year long! Click Image for Idea Grab an inexpensive plastic beach shovel...
I cannot believe that the end of the school year is here! Go out with a BANG using one of these simple End of School Year Gift Ideas for your Happy Buddy’s TEACHER… Click Image for Idea G...
May is the month for Graduations! The Happy Hubby is actually a graduate himself this year – May 18th my man will be walking across the platform to receive his Masters of Divinity! Seriously, w...
I never really thought about the NICU until the Happy Baby landed there on Day 1 of his life. I never really thought about the hundreds of mommies who end up there as well. Some with preemies, some w...
When I was in 10th grade, I completely messed up a research paper that was probably the biggest grade I’d get in English class that year. The teacher took me aside and gently told me the ways i...
The Happy Buddy and I were at the grocery store yesterday and as we were walking through the produce section, I almost got knocked over by the sweet smell of strawberries. I grabbed 5 cartons of thos...
Today the Happy Baby is one month old. He is weaned off of oxygen (yay!) but he still needs a lot of pressure blown into his lungs to help them fully inflate (thus that crazy looking tube thing on hi...
There are no words to describe it. People have literally been bringing us like five-course meals EVERY DAY since the Happy Baby was born. Food falls out on us when we open the fridge door. When David...
Teacher Appreciation Week is FAST approaching! Here are Happy Home Fairy’s Top 8 Favorite Ideas on how to bless your Happy Buddy’s teacher during the week of May 7-11, 2012. Click Image f...
I’m pretty sure that someone very dear to my heart was reading my blog the other day… Because after reading the comments I wrote on my therapeutic chocolate indulgences… These two b...
The Happy Buddy’s teacher has been taking such good care of him while we are going through this crazy season. How grateful I am that he has a place to go that can provide him with consistency, ...
Click Image for Photo Credit Does anyone else get butterflies at the sight of a package on your doorstep??? You pull into your driveway and there, perched on top of the doormat is a brown box –...
Several weeks ago I mentioned to a friend that I had a dream of owning a pair of red shoes. There’s something about red shoes that just speaks FUN. Well, that same friend showed up at my house ...
We had a visit at the NICU yesterday from someone very special… We had a visit from Ray. Ray O. Sunshine. From her head to her toes, Ray came to bring us some cheer and brightening! This awesom...
One of the things I have always prayed for the Happy Buddy to have is a sense of wonderment for life. A delight in celebrating the little things! Well, I am happy to report that one of those little t...
I’m not going to lie. The last 10 days have been some of the toughest I have ever experienced. The not knowing is the hardest… But that’s where faith begins. “Now faith is con...
As I mentioned HERE, I have been pumping up a storm. The other day while we were at the hospital, the Happy Buddy came across a blood pressure cuff. He proceeded to hold the cord up to his belly butt...
With the Happy Hubby’s job being that of a worship pastor at our church, the week before Easter is a busy one. Not to mention Easter morning itself and all of those responsibilities. Not to men...
It’s been a whirlwind of a week, my sweet friends! Let me tell you, though – our God is faithful. Even when our circumstances are not what we would want or expect, He is still moving and ...
This is one of my favorite Spring-y dessert recipes. I pulled it out of a Paula Deen magazine several years ago and I’ve been baking it every year ever since! Sunshine Cake Ingredients for the ...
Y’all are going to think I am crazy to be posting today, but if I don’t keep myself busy in this hospital, I will be busy worrying about the Happy Baby! So, I have been hopping around Pin...
Tuesday morning dawned bright and early in our Happy Home as the Happy Hubby and I packed our things and headed out the door for our 5 am arrival time at the hospital. I have been wrestling for month...
The Happy Buddy and I made a fun little Paper Plate Bunny Craft the other day. What you will need: A picture of your Happy Buddy Paper plate White and pink construction paper Scissors Glue Cotton bal...
Last night the Happy Hubby and I had a chance to have one last date night before we become a Happy Home of 4! I had a game planned for us to play while we waited for our food. I found these adorable ...
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