Exploring the world one suitcase at a time
Welcome back to the 76th Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop. This has been a challenging weekend. Our entire family got hit with the stomach flu this weekend and it has not been pleasant. And because we’ve had so much snow, our car got stuck in the driveway which didn’t help matters. Always makes for a good […]
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At Mommy Maleta our usual routine is to spend 4 weeks exploring each country we visit. The routine looks like this: Week 1 – map, flag, country facts Week 2 – interview Week 3 – craft Week 4 – recipe Recently, however, I went to Nicaragua, so the posting schedule changed a bit, and we […]
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Welcome back to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop everyone! How many of you live in an area where you are experiencing sub-zero temperatures? Can I have a show of mitten covered hands? I know I qualify! Thanks to all of you though, I have plenty of great ideas for indoor crafts and activities to keep my […]
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Chicken nuggets, fries & a side of veggies. Does dinner in the Midwest make you feel like you live, well, in the Midwest? Transport yourself to the tropics with this recipe for Gallo Pinto inspired by my recent trip to Nicaragua. Say What? I just flew in from Nicaragua last night. I ate Gallo Pinto […]
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Welcome back to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop everyone! I had a crazy week with some technical difficulties that knocked me out of the blogosphere for a couple of days. So I am extremely happy that I am back up and running and ready for another week with a fun giveaway at the Thoughtful Spot. […]
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In my last post I shared how our team in Nicaragua delivered backpacks and school supplies to children on the first couple days of our missions trip. During the second part of our trip, our team conducted medical clinics for disabled children and the elderly. For me personally, the final day of the medical clinics […]
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This post contains an affiliate link for the book Kisses from Katie which I highly recommend reading I recently returned from a week long, “loving children one backpack at a time” missions trip, to Nicaragua. I have been very eager to tell you about my trip, but I ran into technical difficulties with my site, […]
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I am sorry that I am not hosting the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop this week! I am in Nicaragua on a week long missions trip. Thanks so much to all of you who are praying for me! I had a great flight in yesterday. On the 2nd leg of my journey from Houston to Managua, […]
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Wow. I am in the airport right now waiting to board. I head to Houston, have a short layover and then journey on to Managua. This will be a short post but I want to show you the washi tape travel journal I made for the trip! Also, I’m posting from my ipad & have […]
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Welcome to another week at the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! I can see that love is in the air because many of you shared absolutely adorable Valentine’s Day crafts and activities. I can just picture tiny hands tracing & cutting out hearts, getting sticky with glue, messy with glitter, but having so much fun in the […]
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