There come times in our lives, when our buckets are empty; but it takes just one drop, for God to start slowly re-filling our buckets again. In March, I spent a weekend up at our family property, three hours north of us. At the time, it was maple syrup season & I wasn't going to miss out on a chance to be part of our growing tree-tapping operation (about 15 trees). We got on our boots & headed up the road to check the buckets. Lily would excitedly, run up to the tree and look at the … [Read more...] about Just One Drop In The Bucket
2021
Taking Time To Pause, Rethink & Start Again
There are times when you take on more than you can handle, set goals you can't reach or no longer connect with why you started to do something in the first place. Sometimes you have to hit pause, rethink your thought behind what you are doing & start again. When I started Her Simple Home, we were 8 months into a pandemic, my husband was away & I had this great idea to take a fun blog course & make a blog. I wrote out my WHY & then got to work. I wanted to share the things I … [Read more...] about Taking Time To Pause, Rethink & Start Again
Simple Memory Journal Ideas
Life gets busy, and it can be hard to sit down every day and journal, so here are some keeping a memory journal a little easier. In the summer, my mom was going through old calendars and writing down in a notebook what had happened in past years. I thought this was a great idea and a very simple way to create a memory journal. Generally, at the end of each year, I flip through my old calendar to write down birthdays and important dates into the new calendar. It is fun to see what you … [Read more...] about Simple Memory Journal Ideas
Tackling the Holiday Mess With A Home Refresh
Start 2021 on the right foot by taking time this January to tackle the holiday mess by breaking it down into smaller projects with a home refresh. After the holidays, our homes can look like a bit of a mess. We enjoy time off, spend time with family and relax our routines. I know there are areas of my home that have become cluttered, and since Ontario is in another lockdown, I will be spending more time in my house, and I think it could use a good refresh. Tackling organizing an entire … [Read more...] about Tackling the Holiday Mess With A Home Refresh