Read. Reading. Will Read.

I re”kindled” my love for reading in 2011, much to the credit of an earlier bedtime for the boys (after dropping nap) and my Kindle Reader that Brad got me for my birthday. I don’t have a ton of free time, as many of you can relate with… but I do love a good read …

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30 Day Giving Challenge – Family-Friendly Media

Today’s 30-Day Giving Challenge partner is a collection of studio and publishing groups striving to make a difference with family-friendly media. Each member of the 30-Day Giving Challenge team received a package of family-friendly media like this to donate to the charity of their choice: The products include: Things I Wish I’d Known Before We …

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30 Day Giving Challenge Week 3 + A Halo SleepSack Giveaway

Can you believe we are half way through our 30 Day Giving Challenge? For those of you who might have missed the beginning, it’s never to late to join us! If you are running out of ideas at this point of ways that you can bless others here’s a few of my favorites: Write a …

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A Catch All Blog Post

I have winners to announce and burning questions to answer, so bear with me for a “catch all” post. _______________________________________ First let’s hear it for the winners!  1. The Once a Month Holiday ECookbook goes to: Liberty “What a GREAT giveaway! I would just love.the.book. The whole shebang is what I’m interested in. The grocery …

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30 Day Giving Challenge – Tommy Nelson Giveaway

*Giveaway is now closed. It’s a heavy responsibility as a parent to instill generosity in our children’s lives. They watch our actions like hawks. They mimic our responses. They seem to see right through our motives and into our hearts. However, it’s little shining moments like one that transpired today, that gives you hope and …

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Once A Month Cooking – Holiday Style

My sweet friend, Tricia, is a phenomenal “foodie”.  She specializes in Once a Month Cooking or Freezer Cooking, by planning ahead so she can have easy to prepare meals on hand all month long. It’s a superb idea – and one of these days I’m going to take the plunge and do an entire month’s …

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Have Your {Birthday} Cake and Eat {Free} Too!

Yesterday I returned home from an afternoon celebrating birthdays with my mom and sister to find THIS!   While I was away, Brad baked (from scratch) and iced me a birthday cake.  Seriously. I don’t deserve this man.  And you know what?  It’s really really good. Seriously. It’s like chocolate wedding cake.  It was such a …

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