Learn how to search google safely...

As Moms we want to keep our children protected from the slime this world has to offer. One of the greatest sources for finding scum is from surfing the web. You can filter out the junk and keep your children more safe by taking a few easy steps.

1. Type this URL into your search bar: http://www.google.com/preferences
2. Check the filter explicit results box.
3. Click on Lock Safe Search to make the change more permanent.
4. You can now search Google safely.

Getting a little organized...

"Go To" Car Kit

I found out about this wonderful gem when I rode in my friends van about a year ago. She had this basket in between the two front seats (and there were so many random items in her basket), so I just had to ask her what its purpose was. She told me it was her "go to" kit that she always kept in her car in case of "emergencies". I was intrigued. She told me it was always stocked full of everyday necessities she used for her kiddos and then some! She had everything from wipes and diapers to Tylenol and aspirin. So I let my wheels start spinning and came up with my own version of her fabulous organization idea!

This is what I like to carry in my "Go To Kit"

*First of all, I found my actual carrier at Burlington Coat Factory and it was between $5-8. I love it!

My "Go To" Car Kit:

Diapers
Wipes
Kid Snacks
Adult Snacks...lets just say snacks in general!
Water bottles
Hand sanitizer
Disposable Diaper Bags (which also double as trash bags for the car)
Toys & Books  (to keep the kiddos happy when we get stuck somewhere for a good amount of time)
Basic Medicine (Tylenol or Motrin)
Tissues

...and whatever else you want to add to your car kit!

"They Are The Roses" - Jessica Andrews

Today I was pondering about Motherhood... there are so many things that are tough and trying in Motherhood. But there is always one constant you can count on, and that is their love. Children can be so frustrating at times and do some of the craziest things that can just drive you nuts! You also know how sweet and loving and tender they can be at moments too. You may have just finished getting very upset at them over something they did and then they hug you and say they're sorry and that they love you. Sometimes they can simply melt your heart with just one look at you. Today remember all of those tender and beautiful moments about them and try to forget the trying times. There is such a power in focusing on the positive, especially in Motherhood. Here is a great song I found that is a beautiful description of children and how wonderful they really are. Keep this song in mind as you think about your family and strive to treat them all like the beautiful "roses" that they are. 

"They Are The Roses"

Born with heaven in their eyes
God sent, innocent
The promise of life
Born into this mess we’ve made
Holding the future
And hope of better days
‘Cause these is nothing more beautiful
And wild
Than the dreams that grow in the heart
Of every child

They are the roses
They are the lights that shine
They are the waves that roll in the ocean tide
They are angels
They are souls in flight 
They are the hope that
Everything’s gonna be alright
They are the roses

Imagine a place 
Filled with happy sounds of playgrounds
Where ever child is safe
Where people join hands
And pray that the children
Will all have a chance
In every family, every tribe and every town
We’re the keepers of this garden 
And we can’t let them down 

They are the roses
They are the lights that shine
They are the waves that roll in the ocean tide
They are angels
They are souls in flight 
They are the hope that
Everything’s gonna be alright
They are the roses

Imagine a place
Where all people join hands
Where every child is safe

They are the roses
They are the lights that shine
They are the waves that roll in the ocean tide
They are angels
They are souls in flight 
They are the hope that
Everything’s gonna be alright
They are the roses

Homemade Hand & Body Sugar Scrubs

Great gift idea for friends and family!

Learn how to fancy up an old mason jar and make your own hand & body scrubs!

Coarse Brown Sugar Scrub

Brown Sugar Scrub

Pink Sugar Scrub

How to "Fancy Up" a Mason Jar

Materials needed: 

wide lace 

ribbon

material

printer paper

colored paper

hot glue gun

hot glue sticks

twine

pint sized mason jar, lid and ring

rhinestone button or jewel

glue stick

hole puncher

laminating machine and laminate paper

* (or clear packing tape on both sides of label works just fine)

Instructions:

1. Hot glue lace around the middle of mason jar.

2. Hot glue ribbon around middle of lace, leaving an extra tail on both ends of ribbon to tie a bow.

3. glue rhinestone button on center of bow.

4. Cut out a circle from your chosen material, and hot glue to top of lid, then hot glue lid to ring.

5. Make a circle label and print it out from your computer. 

6. Glue circle label to colored paper and cut out a bigger circle so it frames the white label.

7. Laminate label

8. Cut circle out of (finished and sealed) laminate paper

9. Punch a hole at the top of the label.

10. Tie twine through hole and tie onto mason jar in either a knot or a bow.