Thanks for visiting! I'm Alicia, the author of this blog, and I love sharing bits of our life here and on social media. Back in 2008, when my oldest was only a month old, I started Making Time For Mommy as a way to make time for myself and meet other moms. I hope this blog encourages you to make time for yourself, gives you ideas for family fun, and provides easy tips you can incorporate into your busy life! ---read more about me here ---
For today’s Truth In The Tinsel craft we made a Gabriel ornament. I thought it was a really cute idea but it was not really a craft Jake could make. I think next year I will have Jacob decorate the wrapping paper with glitter glue before I make it into a fan.
The Christmas season is here and I want to make sure that my family has a wonderful season of fun and making memories. The past years I have had many things I wanted to do but just didn’t get around to so this year I have made our family a Christmas “to-do” list. I figure … Read more
Kernel Season’s sent me some of their popcorn seasonings to taste, including their new flavors: Pumpkin Spice and Chocolate Caramel. I also tried the ranch and the BBQ flavors. My favorite was the Pumpkin Spice but I also enjoyed the BBQ flavor. The boys favorite was the Chocolate Caramel (go figure!). Although these are popcorn … Read more
Today’s ornament from the Truth In The Tinsel: An Advent Experience For Little Hands ebook was Zechariah. I like how Amanda had us use a bubble from a piece of bubble wrap as the mouth and then pop it to represent that Zechariah was unable to speak because he didn’t believe God. {Real life—> Zechariah … Read more
Earlier I shared 12 edible gifts in a jar and now I want to share some ideas for other gift jars I don’t recommend eating. Click on the pictures to be taken to the posts: *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Here are some more great gift ideas. This time they are all edible and all given in a jar. Makes me want to go out and buy a bunch of Mason jars! {Find 8 non-edible gifts in a jar here} *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ****** Find more great … Read more
This morning while Jacob was at preschool I headed over to Meijer to order a canvas print. I had the picture on my flash drive and went to the photo department. In less than 5 minutes I had used the in-store kiosk (with the help of an employee) and ordered my canvas print. I assumed … Read more
*** Today’s craft idea came from Truth In The Tinsel: An Advent Experience For Little Hands. “Baby Jesus have a crown on his head.” -Jacob, age 3