speaking words of love

i know valentine's day is over and that it has been a little over a month that i posted.

life seems to be slipping by these days.

if you are still here reading this lil blog of mine,  i thank you for staying.

this valentine's day i decided to make my boys a heart banner.

one day while at my sister's house this past summer, i picked up one of her books on parenting. the author shared a story on how she decorated her children's rooms for valentine's day. She wrote words of encouragement to her children on hearts and posted them on their door. i thought to myself, what a great idea. far too often i forget to point out how wonderful i think they are. i know it, but do they?

i decided to make this heart banner for each of my boys.

i saw several similar ideas floating around on pinterest.

i chose words that describe qualities that i love about them and stamped them on the front of cut-out hearts. i used scrapbook paper i purchased at michael's.

on the back, i wrote selected bible verses to pray over each of my boys.

my little one especially liked it. he enjoyed reading the words and it also prompted a good conversation about the meaning of each bible verse. He looked forward to reading the new bible verse each day.

at first i thought that these banners might be a bit "girlie" for my boys, but i know that they felt encouraged and most of all loved. It is my hope that my boys learn that they are loved by God.

i just wanted to share with you an amazing book if you are a parent raising young children.

i admit at times parenting is hard! this book is a game changer. you should read it.

* disclaimer, i staged this picture and added the comforter and girlie pillows.

 by no means does my son's room look this girlie. my son would probably not be happy if he knew this was his bed.

give mom some time off during the day and this is what happens.

thanks for visiting.