We have some truly inspiring and touching stories this week to encourage and inspire moms. With tips for a Rock Solid Marriage, FREE “Love Never Fails” printable, terrific tips and free printables to teach children about reading, delicious from scratch recipes, and money saving tips and organizing are all highlighted at this week’s Family Fun Friday. This week I also shared my FREE St. Patrick’s Day Printable FUN Pack – it’s designed with Family Fun in mind and it’s FREE. You don’t want to miss all the great ideas showcased in this week’s features.

Family Fun Friday is all about connecting as a family. We feature great ideas for family fun, and things to help moms get things done so they have more time to spend doing what they love to do – be with family!

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Your links get four times the exposure as they will show up on four blogs at the same time. Woo-Hoo! Each co-host is featuring her top picks from the party so you get an increased chance in being featured as well. Each featured post will be pinned by the hostesses so be sure to link up your best!

Meet our Family Fun Friday hostesses:


Monica created Family Fun Friday and blogs at HappyandBlessedHome.com where she shares free preschool tools and printables, encouraging words for moms, and ideas for having fun together as a family. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google + / Bloglovin’. Monica will feature Family Fun Posts.

Stephanie Kay is a busy homeschooling mom of 5. She blogs at Everyday Family Living where she shares practical ideas for home organization, family activities, books and education, and health & fitness. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Stephanie will feature Parenting and Learning Posts.

Sarah loves to help busy moms save money on a healthy lifestyle at EarlyBirdMom. Sarah offers FREE money-saving strategies and parenting tips. Follow: Google Plus / Pinterest. Sarah will feature Money Saving and Organizing Posts.

Diane enjoys blogging about cooking and shares simple, original recipes as well as has a heart for adoption and sharing the little lessons she learns as a mom in everyday life. She blogs at MyLifeAsRobinsWife.com Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google + / Bloglovin’. Diane will feature Delicious Recipes.

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If you’re a mom keep reading because we have some wonderful fun ideas to inspire you with your little ones and family. My blogging friends are linking up craft ideas, fun in the kitchen, preschool & homeschool ideas, and ways to spend time as a family. My blog is growing but I need your help, please like my facebook page or PIN a button and help spread the word about HappyandBlessedHome.com. Thanks so much.

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This week I posted FREE St. Patrick’s Day Printables and FREE Letter M Printables from our Learn to Read Preschool Alphabet Study. Feel free to visit these posts to get your FREE printables. The Letter M Printables are for subscribers. If you enjoy FREE printables with lots of games, coloring, cutting, tracing, and fun, you’ll love subscribing to HappyandBlessedHome.com. I hope you’ll join us!

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Special Thanks

Thanks to all my blogging friends for linking up last week at Family Fun Friday. I have a special YouTube Video for you at Thank You All My Blogging Friends! So many great ideas, crafts and things to do! If you link up, you permit me to use your pictures/ideas as part of future posts and/or social media. Now on to some fabulous posts for moms.

Featured Bloggers:

Family Fun

This week I was touched by the posts written by these bloggers. There is great wisdom here. I found myself humbled by my many blessings and I felt God’s love as I read tips on Marriage, and your posts on Adoption and Motherhood. Readers – if you are looking for a little inspiration to be loved and to love, you’ll be blessed by the features this week at Family Fun Friday.

Concise with a step-by-step plan to bolster marriages, LeAnn at Life, Love and Mysteries shared 3 Keys to a Rock Solid Marriage.
MommySue at Chaotic Simplicity breaks down faith into childlike simplicity in her post Because God Loves Us. I think you’ll find her post refreshing.
On a lighter note, Jamie over at Love Bakes Good Cakes shared a beautiful FREE printable based upon the Love Never Fails verse in 1 Corinthians 13.
Marissa shares a little on God’s love in her post Loving our Kids: A Lesson in Being Loved on her blog Marriage Motherhood and Missions. She writes, ” love is powerful. It will flow out of you and your kids will start to feel it. And all you had to do was ask to feel it.”
I don’t know what it is, but Nancy’s writing always inspires my heart. On her blog There is Grace, she shares What love is… She writes about how her husband stepped in and taught their son a little bit about how to treat a woman. Nancy – you have a beautiful family – thanks for sharing.
Carly from Africa to America imparts wisdom and grace in her post What adoption taught me about love. Carly – we can all learn from your experience. Thanks for sharing!

Delicious Recipes

This week Diane from MyLifeasRobinsWife is sharing all about making basics from scratch instead of buying mixes etc.

We had a little mix-up with the images but if you click on the link below it will take you right to Robin’s blog where she will be featuring the Delicious Recipes and Features from last week.

Parenting and Learning

Stephanie from Everyday Family Living has rounded up some great posts to inspire children to read. These tips can help parents help their kids in the area of reading – including great tips and printables this is the perfect round-up for parents of emergent readers. Follow the link to go to Stephanie’s blog.

Money Saving Tips and Organizing

Sarah from EarlyBirdMom.com specializes in money saving tips and organizing, and this week she is featuring “Frugal Basics.” With natural drugs, kitchen basics and more, plan to save money and organize your grocery shopping with this week’s posts. Click on the image to go straight to Sarah’s post.

Thanks again for all your wonderful ideas! I hope these Family Friendly and Fun ideas inspire you.

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