Free Father's Day Card: Hey Daddy, You're Awesome

Father's Day 2013 is less than two weeks away, which means that it's high time to get your daddy a card! Lucky for you, I've got a free printable Father's Day card that's perfect for all the awesome daddies out there.

You might remember that this year's Mother's Day Freebie was inspired by my 3-year-old's constant proclamations that I'm an amazing mama. Warms the heart, right? Almost cancels out all the times she stomps her foot at me and tells me that I'm not being very nice. Almost. But not quite.

This card is also inspired by Micah. In her little world, all girls are amazing and all boys are awesome. She tells her daddy that he's awesome all. the. time. And she's right. He IS pretty awesome. We're lucky to have him, and we know it.

At any rate, I thought it was only fitting to create a coordinating Father's Day freebie for you. So without further ado, here's the link to print your free Father's Day card.

If your Daddy is as awesome as Micah's is, I hope you'll print out this card and tell him! 

Until next time, grace and peace.

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Free Printable Mother's Day Card: You're Amazing

Newsflash: Mother's Day is coming up soon and will be here before you know it - May 12th, to be exact. This year, I've designed a freebie for you that's directly drawn from something my little girl tells me every day, at least 37 times a day.

Over the past several months, Micah has dubbed all girls amazing and all boys awesome. She routinely calls out to me while she's playing just to remind me that I'm amazing.

This is how the conversation goes:

Micah: "Hey Mama!"

Me: "What is it, baby?"

Micah: "You're amazing!"

Me: "You're amazing too, Micah."

Micah: "I know."

As you can imagine, it's pretty amazing for my self esteem.

In honor of my self-assured little girl, I've created a free printable Mother's Day card for all of you who have mothers as amazing as me :)

If you're the DIY sort, feel free to download this free printable mother's day card. If you love it, and your mom loved it too, please leave a comment and let me know!

Until next time, grace and peace.

THE SMALL PRINT: You may not accept credit for the design of this card or sell it to anyone. Leslie Ann Jones retains the copyright. If you wish to share the digital file with others, please direct them to this post. Do not e-mail the file all over the world. Please don’t link directly to the download file. Click to download your Free Printable Amazing Mama Card!

The New Normal

It's hard to know what to say now that I've finally decided to take the plunge and resurrect this blog. I really didn't mean to drop off the face of the planet in February. It just sort of happened. And then, the longer I said nothing, the harder it became to pick up where I left off. And now, it's November and crickets have been chirping here for eight months! Sorry bout that, y'all.

I'll try not to let it happen again, but I'm offering no guarantees.

Instead, I'll try to hit the highlights of the past eight months of my life. Then we'll get on to business as usual.

I had a baby. Isn't she sweet? Last time I wrote, I was still reeling from the unexpected news that I was pregnant. Now I have a 4-month-old little girl that I can't imagine life without. Kendall arrived a couple of weeks early (unlike her sister, who debuted a week late), and I did it au naturale. Maybe someday I'll tell you about it.

I renamed and rebranded my stationery business. Goodbye Senojal Designs. Hello Felicity Paper. The change was a long time coming, and I couldn't be happier with the result. I wanted a name that (a) people could actually pronounce and (b) reflected my business goals. I'll tell you more about that later.

Micah turned three. This picture is from her "fancy schmancy" third birthday party, which was heavily inspired by Fancy Nancy books. It's hard to believe that my baby is now a big girl who constantly tells me what she's going to do when she grows up. Slow down, sister! Please. Your mama needs you to.

I survived. That may not seem like a big deal to some of you, but it's gargantuan to me. There are some women who flourish and glow their way through the newborn stages. I'm not one of them. It's hard for me. It was especially hard to figure out how to parent my toddler with a baby that demanded my attention. We had a lot of moments like the one pictured above, and unlike the picture, I wasn't always smiling. But we're getting there. As Kendall gets older, life gets easier, and I'm finally able to come up for air. In case you were wondering, it's nice to breathe again.

I promise to be back sooner rather than later this time. It's my goal to write once a week. If I can master that, we'll shoot for twice a week.

Until next time, grace and peace.