The Do-It-Yourself Mom

I was so pleased to be given a copy of this book for review. I have long enjoyed Keri Mae's blog, and I loved being able to read more of her story.
My life is very different for Keri Mae's, and I would guess I actually use the internet more and that I rely on it more for relationship cultivating (for talking to friends and family back in the states), and honestly I see that sometimes other things...

This year I finally got around to finishing a Countdown to Easter Calendar for our family. Perfect? Oh, no.
But neither am I, and I still love how the calendar turned out despite its imperfections.
Advent calendar and countdown ideas abound, but rarely do you see a Lent or Easter or Resurrection calendar....

A great decoration to focus on Jesus at Easter time is a Jesus tree.
The popularity of using a  Jesse Tree during advent to focus on the coming of the Son at Christmastime is growing.
You can use the same idea to focus on the rising of the Son at Eastertide as well....

My husband and I love using holidays to help teach our kids important concepts and at the same time get them really excited about the things their learning and the holidays. One of the main ways we've done this is by creating our Family Devotional books...