My Mundane and Miraculous Life

Want to Help the Nepali Earthquake Victims???

By: Julie4 Comments

Another devastating natural disaster. The mountainous country of Nepal was hit with a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. 5,238 confirmed dead, 10,348 injured. And the numbers keep rising. Numbers like that tend to overwhelm. But you’re just one person. What can you do as your browse your smart phone or sit at your desk?   You can meet these […]

Bring Moral Lessons to Life with a Great Show and Matching Toys

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This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and DreamWorks, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #VeggieTalesfun http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH My boys are early risers. I, am not. When I just can’t keep my eyes open at 5:30 am, I resign myself to turning a movie on for […]

Learning with Stickers and Their Scraps: Fine Motor Practice

By: Julie9 Comments

Some craft supplies get used up very quickly at my house. Stickers are definitely in that category. They mostly end up somewhere on my clothing, only to be discovered later by a stranger, in public. My house is littered with the remnants of stickers-long-past. As part of the Learning with Your Craft Stash challenge, my […]

How to Take a Room from “Blah” to “Wow!” in ONE Step

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This post brought to you by FrogTape®. The content and opinions expressed below are that of My Mundane and Miraculous Life. I was so excited when FrogTape® approached me to do a post about transforming a room with paint, using their painter’s tape. Our house can definitely be labeled a work in progress and will probably always be […]

The Attachment Parenting Ideal that I Just Couldn’t Swing

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When I was pregnant with our first born, I was super excited about the tenants of attachment parenting. I loved how normal and instinctive everything was. It just made sense to me. There’s really nothing complicated about it, just going back to our roots and doing things naturally, the way our maternal instincts crave. But […]

Why We Chose NOT to Give Birth in a Hospital OR at Home

By: Julie7 Comments

If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you’ll know I’m a bit “crunchy”. But I haven’t always been into doing things naturally. My “obsession” as my husband likes to call it, started when I found out I was pregnant with my first child. I started researching the pros and cons of […]

Get Him What He Wants: A Gift Guide for Dad

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Let’s face it. Guys are HARD to shop for. I think it’s the combo that they don’t like frilly, crafty things, and they already have all the practical stuff. If you’re hard pressed to find a good gift for the man in your life, or you need to help your kids find the perfect Father’s […]

Monetizing a Blog: Income Report for March

By: Julie3 Comments

  If you’re not a blogger, feel free to pass up this post. Your eyes may glaze over. But if you’re a blogger like me, I hope you’ll find something interesting and helpful from my third month publishing my blog income report! I was really excited to see what this month had in store for me. […]

Tactile and Kinetic Letter Formation with Pipe Cleaners

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    Sometimes learning is approached on such a one dimensional level. Teachers speak information and kids are supposed to regurgitate that knowledge on to paper. Problem is, that doesn’t always translate into kids grasping concepts. My boys are just getting started in the world of “formal” education. But I’ve already seen a huge difference in […]