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For the Memorial Holiday Weekend we traveled to Texas and spent a couple days with my parents, brother, uncle, and grandparents.  We had a great time.  It had been so long since we have been able to spend any holiday other than Christmas with family.  Now that we are in Oklahoma we can just zip [...]

One of the best things about getting married is the photos.  The photos record such an important moment in your life.  When planning my wedding I was at lost as to which photographer to use.  I was the first of my friends to get married and didn’t have any recommendations.  I ended up going with [...]

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When my children’s birthdays came around and I start planning a party I start looking for invitations.  I’m very picky about party invitations I send out and usually can’t find any premade ones I like.  I want my invitations to be personalized and have some character to reflect my children’s personality.  Since I could [...]

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Broken Angel (WaterBrook Press (May 20, 2008) by Sigmund Brouwer
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sigmund Brouwer is the author of eighteen best-selling novels for children and adults. His newest book is Fuse of Armageddon and his novel The Last Disciple was featured in Time magazine and on [...]

Have you ever seen a baby that just cries and cries for no apparent reason?  Or how about a baby that only sleeps for a few minutes and then wakes up screaming?  What about an infant that draws their legs up to their tummy?  This is typcially a sign of colic. 
Colic is uncontrollable crying [...]

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My son is big fan of the PBS show Caillou. My son is 3 and really identifies with Calliou, especially since Caillou has a little sister just like my son.
From PBS.com here is a little bit about Caillou (for those who don’t know)
Caillou is a 4-year-old boy who delights in the small wonders of [...]

Think you have a cute kid?  I know I do.  Well if you enter a picture of your kid in The Cute Kid of the Year Contest you have a chance of winning a $25,000 College Tuition Fund for your kid.  Also every contestant gets a free 8 X 10 Canvas Portrait, and access to casting [...]

For the MommyFest Potluck, I bring our household favorite, Pepperjack Enchiladas from Kraftfoods.com.  I actually just made this for Mother’s Day for my mother-in-law.  I know the ingredients calls for Velveeta Pepperjack Cheese, but I have never prepared this recipe with the Velveeta because I have never been able to find it in the store.
Ingredients:

1 [...]