Losing a child is difficult. Its pain is so deep that no “pep” talk will ever suffice. Yet, well-meaning individuals often give pep talks because they don’t know what else to do. They don’t understand that pep talks cut like a knife. They don’t ...

I love baby showers. I love the idea of helping an expectant mother prepare for the arrival of her unborn child. I love sitting with a bunch of women as they trade mommy stories, play silly games, and eat yummy food. But what I don’t like is watching on...

Have you ever gone to a baby shower wishing you had something original or unique to share with the new mom instead of the same old nursery clothes and baby blankets? Thanks to these finds, now you can! BaBa Belt Hey Mom and Dad! Tired of holding tha...

Every Christmas children in the United States wake-up and run downstairs screaming “It’s Christmas! It’s Christmas! Santa came!” as they tear open package after package. But what would happen if there was nothing to open up? What would happen if t...

My children are teenagers these days and their music a bit more complicated than the music of their toddler years. There are days that I long for those simpler days when music was more about the positive side of things and melodies were simple and fun. Pe...

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This past week I was fortunate to check out a new line of toys geared towards toddlers who love hip hop music. The toy is called, “Baby Jamz Music Crew” and will be available at Walm-Mart®. There’s even a Baby Jamz music CD available. From what ...

Who has time for an hour long exercise session these days? With the demands of a career, children, after-school activities, volunteer positions, housework, errand running, and preparing meals, it’s no wonder we slack off when it comes to our health and ...

Last year, about this time, something Cecil Murphy said hit home. He said, “I stopped looking for work and started letting God find me work.” I’m paraphrasing big time, but the jest of his talk was that when he let go and let God, everything just fe...

Four years ago we had to work on a project for my son’s eighth grade class. It was a timeline of his life from the moment he was born until he reached the age of 13. As I dug through countless pictures, I couldn’t help but get nostalgic. My little ...

Whether you are working on ways to deal with the economic recession, just starting your business, or looking for ways to increase your business, it may be time to work that business plan! If you’ve written a business plan only to set it aside never t...

If you’ve been contemplating joining the masses and becoming a blogger, you know good and well just how difficult it is to break free from the “personal diary” mindset and break into the “business blogging” mindset. It’s easy to talk about dai...

In our household, we have a rule: no dating until you’re sixteen years of age. We decided to partake in this rule when our first child was born, sixteen short years ago. My husband dated early, and I was the late bloomer. Finding common ground wasn’t ...

There was a time, a few years ago, that I had seriously thought of starting a gift basket business of my own, then I moved states and totally forgot about the idea. Until one day when I cleaned out my computer files and ran across a few old notes. While I...