Finding The Good
Today I am sharing something pretty personal. The full story is over at Deseret News today and is sponsored by BonCom because they are trying to bring awareness to the issue of teenage anxiety. I hope that this helps someone out there. There was a period of about eight years in my life that I constantly experienced pain in my… Read More
I’m finally doing something that I’ve been meaning to do for a long time . . . a brain dump of all the music teaching ideas I used when I was a music leader for Primary children at my ward for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I taught music to about 100 kids religious music every week… Read More
Okay parents, I know you are busy in October. I know you got kids school stuff, and sports, and your work to do. I know you have costumes to find, fall festivals to attend, and maybe even some holiday shopping already. And I know you are still trying to make some memories with your kids for Halloween or help at… Read More
I don’t know why but I have been craving candy bars lately. It’s probably because I’ve been trying to cut out the chocolate in my daily diet . . . like a good girl . . . buuut when I saw that Snickers Bars were on sale at my local store, I ended up buying 4 or 5 . …. Read More
Hi blissful friends! I hope you are enjoying September and finding something positive in each day. I have another free printable for you. This time it’s all about butterflies. Why butterflies, you may ask? Well, I’m a leader over some the youth in our church. Currently I am in charge of what we call the Miamaids which are the 14… Read More
I call it The Neverland Syndrome. It’s a condition I suffer from on every child’s birthday, every big milestone, and at every goodbye. I don’t want things to change. I don’t want my children to grow up. Why can’t we just stay the same forever and always? I remember when my Sweet Tween just… Read More
My kidlets finally are going back in school. You know how I am normally super sentimental about things like that? And how I hate my kids to grow up? And how I hate saying goodbye? Well, not today. For some reason this year, I feel just fine about my kidlets in school. We had a long summer and I’m one… Read More
Hey folks. You know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted a party idea. I think it’s because my kidlets are getting older and they don’t care for themed parties in their teens. We mostly end up with backyard parties and pizza parties these days–which don’t get me wrong, those are fun too. But when my Baby Girl asked for a… Read More
Are you in a lunch rut? Stuck with the same old lunch everyday? I am. I get so sick of trying to think of new ideas for lunch. We’ll here’s my latest favorite that we’ve started having lately. It’s an easy as pie Turkey Apple Bacon Wrap. What I love about this is that there are so many options to… Read More
*This is a post prepared under a contract funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and written on behalf of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network for use in CDC’s Be Antibiotics Aware educational effort. Opinions on this blog are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of CDC. … Read More
It’s been forever since I’ve posted a recipe or food idea! I don’t know why. Life is just moving along so fast and my Etsy Shop has me running. But I wanted to share this darling cupcake idea. It’s soooo easy. These BALLOON CUPCAKES go perfectly with a Disney’s UP! themed birthday party or ANY party. We actually made 100… Read More
By Tara Kay *This post is sponsored by Southern Virginia University It’s 6:30 on a hot Monday morning in July, and 16 year old Aubrie Bushard is already rolling out of bed. She kneels down to say her morning prayers, excited to go to classes and learn about how to teach the gospel. Now, Aubrie is a past participant in… Read More
