Before my first child I was vegan for six years. It was difficult at first but then I was quite used to it. I enjoyed the vegan lifestyle and loved being creative with recipes that normally called for dairy products. My family is now mainly vegetarian. We only eat fish (usually Salmon because of our Pacific Northwest location) occasionally. But I still cook many vegan dishes. I love finding new great vegan recipes. When I had the opportunity to review 125 Best Vegan Recipes by Beth Gurney and … [Read more...]
Meaningful Easter Gifts for Kids
Though we do give candy to our kids in their Easter basket, I also give them faith based Easter products as well. Both of my kids love new videos and new books. Thankfully, Zondervan offers meaningful Easter gifts for kids in any age group. Based on my kids age I am going to give them new books from Zondervan. What goes inside your kids' Easter baskets? Toddler Easter Gift Ideas An Easter Gift for Me by Crystal Bowman Goodnight Angels by Melody Carlson The Rhyme Bible Storybook for … [Read more...]
The Book Thief Printable Discussion Guide
Have you read this amazing book yet? Or, have you seen the movie? The Book Thief will be coming out on Blu-ray and DVD on March 11th. It is already available on Digital HD for those who like to have digital downloads. About The Book Thief Based on the beloved best-selling book comes an “extremely moving” story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. When her mother can no longer care for her, Liesel is adopted by a German couple. Although she … [Read more...]
How to Get The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted
With Valentine's Day here, and many thinking about love and marriage, I have a great book to share with you. An awesome book in fact, by Dr. Gary Chapman, THE MARRIAGE YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED. Do you want to experience "True Oneness" in your marriage? I know I do. Get practical advice from Dr. Chapman for your relationship. About The Marriage You've Always Wanted You can picture the perfect marriage in your mind, but re-creating it in reality doesn't come easy. Trusted counselor and … [Read more...]
Do You Need a Kids Health Guide?
Wouldn't a comprehensive kids health guide be awesome to own? How about a guide that covered children ages birth through 10 years old? I don't know about you all, but parenting is hard enough without having to worry about simple health problems. I have brought my daughter to the ER a couple times in the past and do you know they did? They sent me home and told me to give her Tylenol. Yep, $500 for pretty much nothing. If only I had The A To Z of Children's Health. About THE A TO Z OF … [Read more...]
Update: Our Goal to Read More Books
We made a goal this year to read more books to our children. I am happy to announce that we have been keeping our goal. Both of our children love books and that makes my husband and I very happy. We brought my Princess books for Homeschool Kindergarten Reading Class and she is doing really well. I love seeing her read the words and sound out words that are difficult. Reading is so great! It opens a whole new world for kids {and adults!}. Since we've been in Baton Rouge, we joined the … [Read more...]
Read More Books to the Kids in 2014
My husband and I both enjoy reading. We want to instill that love of reading in our children. So, though we don't make New Year's resolutions per say, we think resolving to read more books to our kids in 2014 is a great goal to set. So each evening, the television goes off. After dinner is over and the kitchen is cleaned - my Princess has reading time. She either gets a book read to her, or she practices her Kindergarten reading. My son is still getting easy numbers and shapes board books. … [Read more...]
