Easter is such an important and meaningful holiday to our family and to everyone, whether they realize it or not.  While the word Easter may come from non-Christian origins, the reason that we celebrate Easter is because it is now  recognized in  Christian religions as the designated time of year that we celebrate the Resurrection of the Savior, Jesus Christ, following his Atoning sacrifice.  
      This year we have taken on the challenge to remember, even more than before, the significance of that event in each of our lives.  The leaders of our church have especially suggested that this week, Holy Week, be a part of our sacred ponderings as we lead up to Easter Day, or Resurrection Day as some prefer to call it.  For the last month leading up to this Holy Week, I have pondered, studied and purposefully tried to keep my thoughts on how I could personally improve the way I Keep Easter in my heart.  Click Read More if you want to see how it has gone for me! Hopefully you will be inspired to purposefully strive feel the Spirit of this Holy Season! 

     Okay everyone, here is what happened!  Anita texted me and asked if I'd seen the deal for 18 pounds of grapes for the produce place for only $6.  I told her that I had but wondered what I would do with all of those grapes!  My husband and I could only eat so many fresh grapes by ourselves!  Then Anita, being the smart and talented woman that she is, mentioned juice or jelly.  "But,"  I replied, "I thought that you needed Concord grapes for that!  These are Red Grapes!" Guess what, we each bought a flat of grapes anyway, and do you know what happened?  Turns out you don't need only Concord grapes to juice them or make jelly!  I haven't made any jelly yet, but if the deal is still available, I may get more grapes for that adventure!  For today, if you click the Read More button, I'll tell you all about how I made delicious, sweet grape juice from Red Grapes! 

     A few years ago, I posted about a tiny fairy garden that I put together using Dollar Tree figures for my grandchildren.  Believe it our not, those little figures still exist out in our backyard, though slightly faded,  for the kids to play with whenever they are here.  I just love the idea of these tiny garden additions.  They make my imagination run wild, so I can only imagine how they make a child's imagination go over the top!  
     Recently, I've come across various ways to craft your own Fairy Houses out of so many different supplies that you might have around your house.  I thought that it might be fun to challenge my grandchildren to create some fairy houses on their own and to send me pictures.  It seemed like a great project for Spring Break!  Well, what actually happened was something very different, so, if you will click on the Read More button, you will see what this project evolved into for me. 

    My apologies!  I originally called this project "What's In Your Wallet Wednesday," but it has consistently been more and more difficult for me to get my videos done by Wednesday, so I'm just calling it the "What's In Your Wallet" project and I'll be posting these posts on whichever day that I can! 
         I know that it has been a bit since I last posted a shopping trip to Dollar Tree, so today I am sharing the long awaited use of the Butter Beans from my first grocery shopping trip there, plus a few tips on staples that are available that you will be able to use to enhance your pantry at a budget price!  So click "Read More" and check out today's video and tips!