It's time we make our Spring Bucket List. With it beginning to look a lot like Spring in Nashville - the trees are starting to get buds on them, the days are getting longer, and we "spring forward" this Sunday, we are excited the new season is near. We try to finish up our school early enough to conquer some of these "to do's" before everyone else gets out of school and has the same idea to visit these places and do these things {one of the many perks of homeschooling}. Visit the Zoo ...
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8 Spring Break Trip Ideas for Families {who are close to Nashville}
Nashville is centrally located, which makes it a great place to travel TO as well as a great place to travel FROM. With Spring in the air and Spring Break on many minds, here are 8 Spring break vacation ideas for families who are close to Nashville. 1. Chattanooga Chattanooga is a great place to visit if you're looking for a great place to hike, a trip to the Tennessee Aquarium or a couple of bridges to cross, by bike or on foot. It's one of our favorite cities to get away to. We personally ...
Friday Favorites {February Edition}
Hello Friday! I'm so glad you're back! Time to kick back from the week and relax with my favorite people - my family and friends. It's the Friday before Valentine's Day and I've got a few Friday Favorites to share with you. Marking Remarks wooden signs. I love my "I Love You Because" sign. It's perfect for this month to display on the mantle, but I think I'll leave it out year round and use it for a photo prop with kids or to display in the master bedroom. Such a sweet, little ...
16 Non Candy Valentine Ideas for Kids
Are you tired of buying the Valentine candy and cards for your kids to hand out at school? Yeah, me too. I'm always on the lookout for non candy Valentine ideas and I've found quite a few this year that I just love. I thought you would too. [Tweet "16 Non-Candy Valentine Ideas for Kids of all ages - via @MeghanTucker "] Whoopie Cushion Valentines - free printable You Light Up My Life Valentines Crazy Owl Valentines Will Zoo Be Mine Valentines You Make My Heart Pop ...
Top 9 Places to Eat in Nashville
Nashville is known for it's good eats and it's one of my favorite things about living in the area. While I'm known to be a creature of habit when it comes to trying new restaurants, it's always fun to change things up and try something new. Here are our top 9 favorite places to eat in Nashville if you're looking for a new place for date night, girls night out, or a place to head to for lunch. We give these places 2 thumbs up! 9 Places to Eat in Nashville: Coco's Italian ...
7 Foster Care Blogs That Are Worth Hiding in the Bathroom to Read
It's been 2.5 years since we've had our first foster care placement. In that 2+ years, we've had 8 children come through our home. The experience has been like nothing else we've ever been through together as a family. It's been beautiful, hard, emotional, joyful, sticky, smooth. Yes, all those things. You may wonder how an experience can be hard, emotional, and sticky and yet, we still crave more of it. Well, it just does. I can't explain it. We want to do more and help more and wouldn't change ...
Friday Favorites {January 2018 edition}
Friday Favorites. Friday is my favorite. There's a chance of snow today, (you know us Southerners get all excited when the little clip art on the weather app shows a snowflake) so we're cuddled up inside next to the fire, while finishing up our school work for this week. The Wooded Lane canvas prints. These are the cutest little prints, ever! I recently picked up one of the 2018 calendars and it is just adorable in our mud room. Don't you think? Gracelaced :: A new, little, online ...
My One Word for 2018.
A single word can be a powerful thing. That’s why several years ago I chose one word to focus on and grow in. I gave up setting goals at the beginning of the year, or those goals that I probably wouldn’t be able to really accomplish and focused on one word that I could be intentional with and work on that year. In the past, one word choices have been: diligence, trust, and hope. All wonderful words and each were chosen at a perfect season for things I was going through at that time. I ...