The need to explore new places and experience new things has been one of the things that make us human. Throughout the ages, we have been exploring and discovering previously unknown destinations; thus creating the modern world that we live in now. As time went by, the way we travel and the places we travel to have changed enormously. So has the need to pre-plan our trips to ensure a hassle-free travel experience. Let’s look at the three steps to planning a vacation. Short Term … [Read more...]
Police Week: 10 Police Shows to Stream on Netflix
Did you know that the third week of May is National Police Week? About Police Week: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice. 10 Police Show to Stream on … [Read more...]
How to Teach Children to Be Gentle to Others
If you've got young children, then you know that an occasional outburst is par for the course as they learn how to interact with their siblings and other kids. Developmentally speaking, children's immature impulse control often interferes with their capacity for empathy, which can lead to hitting, biting and bullying. Unfortunately, these infrequent emotional outbursts may become routine if they aren't taught boundaries and discipline early in their development. As a parent, however, you can … [Read more...]
Family Travel Bucketlist Must: Dinosaurland Utah
This is a sponsored post with Dinosaurland, Utah. All opinions and love for travel are all my own. We have a great list of places we want to visit with our family that are located here in the United States. Honestly, we love family travel and the kids do like to fly, but I prefer to fly with them in the US, at least while they are younger. One of those places, located here in the United States, is Dinosaurland Utah. Have you heard of Dinosaurland yet? With activities like camping, … [Read more...]
Find It Eww Gross: A Portable Treasure Hunt Game
Each week, I bring a large bag to church. I call it my kids' busy bag. I have one bin in the house full of things that they can bring to church and I rotate things in the bag so they have different things each week. It's common to find toy cars, simple puzzles, activity books, and crafts. I found a new treasure hunt game to add to our busy bag last week and the kids love it: Find It Eww Gross! About Eww Gross! Part game, part activity, this “contained adventure” is a portable treasure … [Read more...]
Tropical Granola Recipe
Tropical Granola Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cooke Time: 40 Minutes Total: 50 Minutes Yields approximately 4-6 servings Ingredients 2 cups quick cooking oats ½ cup sugar ½ banana chips ¼ cup shredded coconut ¼ cup almonds chopped ¾ cup orange juice Preheat oven to 300. Mix together the oats, almonds, banana chips and shredded coconut and set aside. Whisk together orange juice and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Once the sugar is dissolved pour … [Read more...]
The Importance of Female Friendships
A special thank you to Nicole Waggoner for this guest post. It feels like an entire lifetime ago that I relocated from Texas to Oklahoma, but I can still remember the overwhelming, terrifying feeling I got in that first year after the big change as I thought: “I may never have girlfriends again.” I came from a healthy and wide social net of female friends back in Texas. The lakefront community was close, and my female friends and I even closer. We were there for each other … [Read more...]
