Tell us about yourself:   I am a Nurse Practitioner and also Independent Consultant with Apriori Beauty. I really love how physical fitness and health go hand in hand with skin care and beauty. I’m married to my sweetheart of 22 years, and have two teenagers, who I’m enjoying getting ready to become independent adults! Lol! [...]

 ••• The turkey is done, dinner is over and now what? Too often, time between grandparents and grandchildren crawls to a standstill. Now what do you do? You can fight the frenzy at the mall, spend way too much at the movies or enjoy any of these all-free, at-home activities. And best of all, you [...]

Why are traditions around Holiday time so important?  Why do we crave time with our families?  Why are churches overflowing at Christmas time?  I believe the Christmas season is filled with hope, love and the need to belong somewhere and with someone.  This is why traditions with family and Church at Christmas are important.   My [...]

Every good and perfect gift is from above… James 1:17  Something about the holidays makes me reflect more profoundly on the good things in my life, especially the blessing of my husband and children. Maybe, I spend more time thinking about how my family blesses me because I’m trying to make or purchase the perfect [...]

Candles for Christ is one of our national sponsors. They are a high quality, faith based candle company specializing in fundraising, retail and independent demonstrator services. A little bit of info about the founders from their website: “Candles for Christ is the creation of Jason and Tonja Howard.  Jason saw a drastic need for fundraising [...]

Suzanne from The Boys Store provided us with this interesting information! Enjoy! The Story of Saint Nicolas Saint Nicolas is celebrated in numerous countries in Europe on December 6.  Saint Nicolas is the patron and protector of small children. The legend of Father Christmas was derived from the legends surrounding the life of Saint Nicholas. [...]

Our BIG NEWS is that our Christmas Gift Guide is now live!!! Be sure to go check it out–we have everything from music to fudge! I’ve purchased a two children’s books, a domino necklace, boys clothes, polish pottery, a lullabye cd, and a cookbook from it!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find 20 Online Holiday Deals here–list complied by Mommy Perks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sheila [...]

This giveaway is closed congrats to #2 Holly who was chosen by random.org! Today’s featured giveaway is from Dawn Berryman!  Here’s a little about Dawn: I am married and have two beautiful young children. We live in rural Ohio. In addition to running my businesses, I also work outside of the home. I love spending time [...]

Beg For More Crumble 1 can (3 dl) Regular or Low Fat Condensed Milk 1/4 cup (1/2 dl) orange juice 1/2 tsp each: ground cinnamon and nutmeg whisk together Condensed Milk, orange juice & spices 3 apples, peeled, cored and sliced 3 pears, peeled, cored and sliced 1/2 cup frozen cranberries, thawed add apples, pears [...]

This story is a tale about 3 orphans who have grown up together and are now off to college to find their way in life. The main characters are Petey, Libby and Bennett. One of my favorite quotes from this book is “I don’t think God could have blessed the decision—I left Him out of [...]