Praises of a Wife and Mommy

In this full-color picture book,  Let’s Go Explore     Egypt  , young readers travel to the holy land of Egypt. Complete with photographs, maps, vocabulary call-outs, fun facts, and more, this is the perfect resource for the young explorer. Read about the Biblical significance and history of Israel as well as current and curious information about foods, clothes, places of interest, and other pertinent facts of interest. In this full-color picture book,  Let’s Go Explore Galilee , young readers travel to the holy land of Galilee. Complete with photographs, maps, vocabulary call-outs, fun facts, and more, this is the perfect resource for the young explorer. Read about the Biblical significance and history of Israel as well as current and curious information about foods, clothes, places of interest, and other pertinent facts of interest In this full-color picture book,  Israel  (part of the Let’s Go Explore series), young readers trave...

Book Description: The Bible is God’s Word to his people, so it has some important things to say! But let’s be honest … it can also be sort of puzzling. Now you can get relief for your confused cranium. Here’s how: Pick up this book, based on the NIV translation. Look up your questions. Learn about heaven, earth, angels, sin, creation, and more. Understand what the creator of the universe---your creator---is saying to you! My Review: A big thank-you to Zondervan for sending me this book for free in exchange for an honest review.  I was no paid for this review and all opinions are 100% mine. I was excited to recieve this book because I thought it would be a fun addition to add to our Children's church service.    The first thing I did was check what the book said about the holy spirit.   I was a bit sad because it was very vague and as much as I understand each and every denominiation looks at the Holy Spirit a little bit different the answers for Hol...

SUMMER MEANS ICE CREAM!!!  Summer of 2014 will be the summer of the ice cream tour!   We made Friday's our ice cream day and had our taste buds doing a happy dance every Friday... or was that the kids reminding us it was ice cream day?  :)  Click each link to read more about our tour!  This is the order of the tour not our favorites!   1.  Ju Jube   2.  Big Dave and Holly's  3.  Culver's  4.  Peachwave 5.  Briqs 6.  Nelson's  7.  Country Style 8.  Happy Joe's 9.  Dairy Queen   10.  Maggie Moo's  11.  Cold Stone 12.  Whitey's Have an ice cream place we should try?   Email me your suggestions with location: praisesofawifeandmommy@gmail.com

Moms are becoming much more aware of products they purchase for their kids and this trend is expected to increase dramatically. Parents looking for an alternative to sugary drinks finally have healthier options!  PURE HEALTH NATURALLY Fruit Juices!  With only 80 calories per serving, and using pure cane sugar and stevia leaf to sweeten the juice, these juices contain the quality you expect from Pure Health Naturally! Acai Blueberry :   Enjoy the Brazilian beauty berry!  Acai Blueberry blends the rich flavor of the exotic Amazonian acai berry with the bold, delicious taste of blueberries and a burst of sweetness from grapes and pineapple.  Pome Berries:    Savor the flavor of pomegranate superfruit!  Pome Berries blends the lush, hearty flavor of pomegranates with the tantalizing, delicious taste of mixed berries and a tasty, bright burst of grapes and pineapple.  Goji Cranberry:    Meet the happy berry!...

I am going to say it right away, Whitey's was my favorite place so far in the 2014 Ice Cream Tour!  We actually ate here about a 2 weeks ago and all I can think about is going back and getting a "Boston!"   The kiddo's got ice cream cones in a dish- again my son got a chocolate ice cream while my daughter got a strawberry sherbet.  The real crowd pleaser is Whitey's "Boston" which is a shake with a sundae on top. You might scratch your head and think no way but when you combine the flavors we did your mouth will be watering to try it!    Our "Boston"  starts with a peanut butter shake (yes, still on the peanut butter kick) on the shake is a scoop of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup ice cream and then on that is peanut butter drizzle!  (Please never ever tell me how many calories are in one... I would run for an hour to eat one though!  Yes, they are that good)     Yum, Yum, Yum- WE LOVE ICE CREAM!    ...

Go big or go home!   Cold Stone brings back some dating memories for my husband and I.   We would buy the take home quart of the Strawberry Rendezvous which is strawberry ice cream with bananas, white chocolate chips, and graham crackers.   It is one flavor that we both agree on and love!  So we get a pretty good deal upgrading to the quart and on some occasions not many cause we are pigs with ice cream we could put it in the freezer and have more for later. Cold Stone has always been a crowd pleaser for me...even if I get the regular instead of trying something new.      This is our 11th ice cream place and we have had 2 happy kiddos at each place... would you expect anything else, it's ice cream!  Two things I have noticed about my children with this ice cream tour:  1. my son wants chocolate-anything chocolate!   2. My daughter is more adventurous and wants to try every flavor before making a decision. ...

My little girl is not so little any more!   This almost 7 year old is in first grade, she is reading, doing her homework on the bus, and about to loose her two front teeth!  She enjoys playing with her brother, pink, Frozen, singing, church, playing with hair, and playing outside.   She always shows JOY and she always knows when to pray for others.   I know she loves school and she loves getting older but I am having a hard time seeing her grow up and mature so quickly.   Yes, this will be one of those mushy gooshy mom posts.   I write these posts because I know one day she will enjoy reading about my thoughts and hearing me SAY I LOVE YOU SELAH!!   We walked into her school to meet her teacher and immediately I wanted to run away and say no summer can't be over yet.   I need more time with my daughter!  Yet, my fear and selfishness was put to the wayside when I saw her excitement to meet her teacher and to go back to school. ...