From One Mom To Another

This morning I went into my seven year old daughter’s room. As I turned on lights to wake her up, I gave her a kiss on the forehead and said in a sweet voice “Emily it’s time to get up sweetie.” She pulled the covers over her head to protect herself from the light and [...]

My Pastor used to say “How do you eat an elephant?… One Bite at a time.”(He was from South Africa. )
“Lessons From the Laundry” Humorously reminded me of the little bites of progress when she wrote:
The laundry basket looks like one gigantic time-leeching entity. I think I even see tentacles. [...]

I loved this recipe!!
Ingredients:
1 Large Onion
1 package of taco seasoning
2 cups whole Corn
1 can Fat Free Chicken Broth
1 can Black Beans, undrained
1 can Great Northern Beans
1 can Fat Free Refried Beans
1 can Rotel tomatoes (Mild)
Optional: 1 lb. shrimp, saute’ with the onions.
Directions:
Saute’ the onion until soft in a large [...]

I watched a video, an ABC news piece, about a popular baby doll. “Little Mommy” doll by Fisher Price is supposed to “coo” at you when you pull it’s string. However, though Fisher Price denies the legitimacy, when you pull the doll’s string it says “Islam is the light”.
I had to hear it for myself, [...]

Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
I have wanted an Ipod for awhile now. Being able to walk or work out to music is so much more fun. So I have been telling my husband that I wanted one for our anniversary. (The one that [...]

This is just a quick tip to spice up a grilled chicken breast:
I spread Dijon mustard and Garlic Salt on either side of a boneless skinless Chicken Breast and then cook with a tbs. of olive oil. The mustard crusts as it cooks, and it adds a little kick to your chicken with no added [...]

Right now between now and after Halloween Wal-mart is selling all kinds of candies, etc. In the Holiday section where all the trick-or-treat candies are sold they have Fun size snacks including goldfish, Teddy Grahams, Ritz-Bitz etc.
They are about half the size of the normal snack packs, so you can get 30 snack packs for [...]

Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, [...]

It is that time of year again. The air is cooler, the sky is bluer; It is FALL! So today I wanted to share a great recipe that I got lots of raves about last year, and is sure to become a fall tradition. Whether you are watching your calories or not this will hit [...]