Every Day with God Veggie Tales Devotional Review

About the Book:

​Every Day with God is the latest 365-day devotional (one for boys and another for girls) from VeggieTales. The updated content and art offer the perfect opportunity for parent and child to share time together each day. Each entry includes a Bible verse, short devotion, Thought of the Day, and prayer. The content will help children learn more about God and develop a daily practice to keep Him close in their lives. The book is perfect for bedtime reading, family devotion time, or as a fresh way to start each day!

We really liked this book. I have a four year old boy and a three year old boy who adore everything VeggieTales so I was very excited to get the opportunity to review this book. We were not disappointed. I loved that we could use favorite characters along with bible verses to help them begin to learn the Bible and how to make studying it part of their daily lives. One a day wasn't even enough for them!! They wanted to keep reading, so we read several every time. We recommend this book for 4-7 year old kids. They'll love it!!

You can get your own copy of the Every Day with God devotional for boys here and the girls one here

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DIY BABY WIPES

DIY Baby Wipes

I wanted to share my DIY baby wipes recipe. Originally found in the CHEMICAL FREE HOME 1 book but I adjusted it a little.

About 1 tbsp KidScents bath gel
4 drops gentle baby oil
4 drops lavender essential oil
1 1/2 cups water
1 roll of Brawny paper towels cut in half
Air tight container with lid large enough to fit half a paper towel roll.

Mix bath gel and essential oil in a mixing bowl and then add water. Cut one Brawny paper towel roll in half, setting one half aside. Place one half inside your airtight container and remove cardboard insert. Pour water mixture evenly over roll and cover with the lid. Set aside until water is absorbed throughout roll.

Note: I've gone back and unrolled the paper towels afterwards to make wipes look more folded like commercially sold wipes and I've left them in the roll shape and it's been fine either way.

Testimony: we've been using these wipes for several months now and have completely eliminated store bought wipes. They work great and soothe the skin. My boys(I have two in diapers) haven't had any of the rashes they would normally get from irritation due to staying in a diaper too long or the soap on the wipes. We love using these wipes!!

Strong and Kind Book Review

What Legacy Will You Pass Down To The Next Generation?

“After being a parent for twenty years, I have come to believe that the most important thing for parents to decide—more important than bottle or breastfeeding, more important than co-sleeping or sleep training, and even more important than whether to put your child in day care or become a stay-at-home parent—is what values are important to your family and how you will go about instilling those values in your children.”

In Strong and Kind Korie Robertson—with the help of her mom, Chrys Howard, and with insights and stories from her husband, Willie—introduces nine character traits that children need in order to lead a successful life. And though there are no perfect parents or perfect children, Korie shares principles—based on biblical wisdom and time-tested practices—that will help you parent your own one-of-a-kind child.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I began reading this book. What a wonderfully written and lovely book to read. Korie takes us through the different character qualities or traits that your child needs to succeed. She suggests starting with the two that are most important to you. Strong and Kind are the two she feels are most important for her children.

She had lots of insightful advice for parenting and shared stories of her own childhood and parenting experiences to go along with the qualities. She takes the reader through each of the qualities and how they apply to us then she details how you can start implementing them in our own lives and teaching them to our children. Along the way, Willie tells his point of view of the character qualities as well as stories from his children and parenting experiences.

In conclusion, it was a wonderful read and I really enjoyed reading it. I highly recommend reading this for any parent, especially if you are a Duck Dynasty fan but not only if you are a fan. Korie is quite personable and real towards her own experiences and journey as a parent. If you're a parent or soon to be, go get this book!

I was given a free copy of Strong and Kind in exchange for my honest review.

Whatever You Grow Up To Be Book Review

This was a wonderful children's book that made me cry. She begins with her newborn son talking of his baby feet leaving footprints on his Mommy's heart. She moves up through different ages and parts of his childhood talking about playing and growing. She talks of him in college and ten getting married. The book ends with her grandson and the journey beginning again. It made me cry and my children loved the story too.

Each page had an accompanying scripture verse quoted on the bottom that relates to what is being talked about or said on that page. The illustrations are beautiful drawn and very colorful. My children enjoyed them especially all the different depictions of what he could grow up to be. I highly recommend this book. I really enjoyed it.


This book was provided to me at no cost from Booksneeze.

You can purchase this book at http://www.amazon.com/Whatever-You-Grow-Up-Be/dp/0310716462/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Pampers Swaddlers Giveaway

It's time for a giveaway!!! Pampers Swaddlers has invited me to host a giveaway for Pampers Swaddlers diapers and an assortment of baby items to help celebrate your baby's firsts!!

I love Pampers Swaddlers and you can read my review post here.

To enter use the Rafflecopter giveaway below.


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Don't forget about the Pampers Twitter Party on December 5th.   http://twtvite.com/SwaddlersFirsts

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Pampers #SwaddlersFirsts

I don't have to worry about leaks while decorating the Christmas tree for the first time with my youngest son. Both he and his big brother wear Pampers Swaddlers now that they come in bigger sizes.

Pampers are by far my favorite brand of diaper. I used other diapers until the birth of my third child. Her diapers were always droopy and leaking, not after I switched to Pampers. I have continued to use them with my next two children as well. So I was very excited when I learned that Pampers Swaddlers are now available in sizes 4 & 5.

I like Swaddlers because they have the wetness indicator making it easier to know if your child has used the diaper or not, they are by far the softest diaper I've used for my babies and they come with the wonderful baby powder scent. I highly recommend using these for your children!!

Pampers is doing 30 days of giveaways to celebrate the launch of Pampers Swaddlers in sizes 4 & 5. There are daily giveaways as well as the grand prize of free Swaddlers diapers & wipes for one year!! To enter and learn more about Swaddlers visit their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Pampers/app_1426402564246361

Those of you on Twitter can join in the Pampers #SwaddlersFirsts Twitter Party. IT will take place on December 5th at 9pm EST. RSVP now at http://twtvite.com/SwaddlersFirsts They will be giving away three Celebrating Firsts Gift Packs ($250 value).

Gift Packs include:

• · Baby’s First Friend Doudou Bear Plush Doll
• · Baby’s First Tooth and First Curl Treasure Box
• · Baby’s First Words Book
• · Baby’s First Steps Plush Toy
• · $50 Shutterfly Gift Card to celebrate all “firsts” moments
• · Baby’s First Bath Robe
• · Pampers Swaddlers

Grand Prize: Canon EOS Rebel T3 DSLR camera worth $450!

I will also be hosting my own giveaway to celebrate Firsts. Prizes include:

· Baby’s First Friend Doudou Bear Plush Doll
· Baby’s First Tooth and First Curl Treasure Box
· Baby’s First Words Book
· Baby’s First Steps Plush Toy
· Pampers Swaddlers

That giveaway will start on Wednesday December 4th.

“This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Pampers. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine."

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Unglued Review.

Unglued Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions

By Lysa TerKeurst

From Booksneeze.com "Why is it that those we love the most often receive the brunt of our worst moods? In Unglued, New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst offers words of hope and healing for women struggling to make wise choices in the midst of their raw emotions. She shows how to positively process reactive emotions that come from situations all women face daily.
Raw emotions are those feelings we hide from others but take out on those we love most. We may exhibit patience and kindness when talking with the grocery clerk, a co-worker, even the difficult person at the returns counter; but, at home, sometimes the smallest, most trivial things set women off, sparking an angry word, cruel comment behind someone’s back, or a flood of tears. All women experience these ‘unglued feelings’ at times, often when they least expect it. These emotions are not wrong, in fact they are God-given. However, our emotions should be indicators not dictators. Each experience is an opportunity to either fall back into patterns that make us wallow in guilt or chose more wisely and make progress. TerKeurst equips women with spiritual strategies to help them manage their reactions. It’s one thing to tell a woman to control her feelings but a whole new kind of help to show her step by step how to let this situation work for her rather than against her."

Unglued has been a very convicting read for me. I struggle with losing my temper a lot. She does a great job of really sharing her struggles and how she worked and continued to work to overcome them. She helps with practical tips and advice. I recommend this read for any Mom, especially those who struggle with anger issues.
 


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