Praises of a Wife and Mommy

Book Description God is the Creator, the Healer, our Savior, and our Friend. And it is through God’s names that we understand His character. Now little ones will understand how great our God is by learning His names and all the ways He cares for them. Show your little one the character of God with I AM: The Names of God for Little Ones. Capturing the names and characteristics of God through short Bible stories, Scripture, and bright illustrations, I AM: The Names of God for Little Ones helps you learn about God in a way that will draw even the youngest child. Children will close the book feeling loved, protected, and secure in the arms of the great I AM. Written by bestselling author Diane Stortz and illustrated by Diane Le Feyer, I AM: The Names of God for Little Ones is a great companion to the bestselling Bible storybook I AM. My Review You know my kids are growing up when board books come in the mail and they aren't as excited as other longer books.  However, th...

I'll be the first to admit that every single time I open my camera on my phone it alerts me that I have no more cloud storage.  So when I had the opportunity to review this item I was super pumped!   Never heard of Kwilt?  Check this short video out: I will also have to admit that when it comes to techy related things I usually just ask my husband to set it all up.   I get anxious and hate reading directions.   I know... as a teacher I should not be admitting it.   Honestly though... I think I suffer from Technology anxiety, is there such a thing? HUGE air high 5's all around for this girl!  I didn't even ask my husband for any help using the Kwilt!!!   Seriously it is that easy!    I easily found and downloaded the app and set up my shoebox.   It was painless and in easy steps to understand.  No need to fret or worry for any of you people like me who don't feel techy...

Thank -you Influenster and Kohl’s for a great promotion!  I am in denial about back to school but this was a good start for us.  Both kids picked out a new shirt.  With coupons and Kohl’s cash we made a great deal!  

Mall of America  Thanks Nana bethann for buying a wrist band for rides for the kids.   Next year Titus should be tall enough to ride more rides.   We only had a couple more hours and I wish we had more for them.  But when your visiting family it gets tricky as they plan other stuff too.   My kids are for sure asking to go back to Mall of America!  

When you are young, you can often feel that nothing  bad  will ever happen to you.  However, when you get married and start a family, you have a lot of commitments and people that rely on you. Sometimes, it can be  difficult  to provide for your family, especially if you are on a tight budget and not earning a lot of money. There are ways that you can start to  save money for your future and that of your family.  Set Yourself Saving Goals Unfortunately, life doesn’t always run smoothly, between now and when you retire, there could be many reasons you need your savings. Maybe you lost your job temporarily, or perhaps you or one of your family gets sick. These problems can take time and money to resolve, so having some savings to fall back on can lessen the stress. To try and combat this, you should try to set yourself some saving goals. These are amounts that you can work towards for something that might  be needed  in the future. For example,...

CHEESE!!!!  I am a Wisconsin native and I love my cheese!    Regular curds or fried cheese curds will make me smile!   Yum!   If you go to Wisconsin you must stop at a cheese factory and try the fresh curds and get some for the car ride!  So good. 

Anyone go to Mall of America and do the Crayola Experience?   We had a fun time!   I will say that it may be named Crayola expensive.... thankfully teachers get in for free!  Otherwise adults and kids are $20 each!   At Crayola there are several activities to do.   I’d say your younger aged children will have the most fun.    We were able to label our own crayon, put ourselves in a coloring page and take it home!   There were several things that you can combine art with technology.  Like the picture below, Selah designed a runway dress and Titus a monster truck.  Then you scan it and they bring it to life on the big screen!    Then you could color and decorate a bird and with some black lights and magnets you could watch your birdie come to life with the music.  It actually was super cute!