So, when we were remodeling our house to move into, my husband and I had a hard time deciding on the living room color. I wanted a greenish-grey, and I can’t remember what he wanted. He didn’t like anything I showed him, until I found this dark reddish-pink color. I figured I could tolerate it.
I couldn’t. It’s been driving me nuts for 10 months. Plus, the paint we got was weird or something. Everything sticks to it like glue. Like it’s tacky. Well, I couldn’t take it anymore. My husband told me to pick whatever color I wanted, and we’d repaint. So I did, and we did. I decided to go with flat paint this time, because I figured it wouldn’t be tacky like the semi-gloss we used the first time. Of course, the kids helped. It also gave us a chance t run all of our TV wires into the wall for a less cluttered look. I am loving the new look! Tell me what you think!
Archives for November 2014
Parenting Unchained Giveaway
I’ve had the pleasure of reading a brand new book called Parenting Unchained: Overcoming the Ten Deceptions That Shackle Christian Parents. Satan will try his best to get under your skin and tell you that you should be a certain type of parent, usually one with poor qualities. I’ll be posting a review soon, but right now, there’s a great giveaway going on that I want you to know about!
To celebrate the release of Parenting Unchained: Overcoming the Ten Deceptions That Shackle Christian Parents, we are joining other memebers of the Launch Team in a wonderful giveaway filled with a Kindle Paperwhite, $25 Amazon Gift Card and several biblical parenting products! A value of more than $300!
Here’s what you could win:
Kindle Paperwhite 6″ eReader ($119 value)
Unlike tablets, Kindle Paperwhite is designed to deliver a superior reading experience:
- No screen glare in bright sunlight
- Read with one hand—over 30% lighter than iPad mini
- Battery lasts weeks, not hours
- Built-in light—read without eyestrain
Your Kindle comes loaded with 2 biblical parenting books right at the start:
Parenting Unchained Kindle Edition ($4.99 value)
In Parenting Unchained – Overcoming the Ten Deceptions that Shackle Christian Parents, Dr. James D. Dempsey reveals the ten most destructive lies about parenting. He writes from the heart about the way these lies infected his own parenting, and illuminates the Bible’s powerful truths that counter each lie. Both Biblical and practical, each section ends with home activities to help parents take immediate steps to develop their kids’ character–character that lasts when they leave home.
Home Improvement Kindle Edition ($4.99 value)
This book contains eight principles every family needs written by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN. You’ll learn practical, handon ideas for helping your kids deal with their anger, constructive ways to end discipline times, and keys that will help children change their hearts, not just their behavior. Turansky and Miller offer tried and true strategies in a refreshingly new family-friendly format. This is the parenting book you can read to your kids.
$25 Amazon Gift Card
Buy even more books for your new Kindle!
The Christian Parenting Handbook and Companion Guide ($39.85 value)
The Christian Parenting Handbook contains nuggets of parenting wisdom condensed into 50 short chapters, each one biblical, practical, and relevant for parents of children ages 2-18. Learn appropriate ways to correct, instruct, and set limits. Glean wisdom for dealing with emotions, conflict, and developing closeness in your family… and much more. These 50 strategies provide you with hands-on tools for parenting children of any age.
The Companion Guide is a workbook of 50 lessons along with 50 audio tips to take you through The Christian Parenting Handbook step by step. Each lesson contains advice from Dr Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller in a 5 minute audio tip and then offers teaching, an assignment, a Bible verse, and a prayer to help you apply each idea or strategy in your family. The tips are available to you as MP3 downloads and access to them comes in the workbook.
The Family Toolbox ($99.95 value)
The Family Toolbox has 8 lessons. Each one has a 1-2 minute scene of a family living life and experiencing common challenges in their relationships. A discussion guide prompts dialogue between parents and teens and a 10-minute teaching session for parents featuring Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN gives practical tools to use right away.
As your family works through the lessons, teens learn 16 Life Success Principles and parents learn valuable tools.
Philippians in 28 Weeks Digital ($18.95 value)
It is easier to share the Word of God when it is etched upon your heart. Philippians in 28 Weeks™ is a delightful and painless way to commit the entire book of Philippians to memory. This streamlined approach uses memory cards carefully constructed to present Philippians thought-by-thought, copywork verses, journal questions, weekly reflections,recitation charts to test your retention, and an optional tracking tool called “The Log.”
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Join us for the Parenting Unchained Facebook Release Party. There will be even more prizes and giveaways there and the author of Parenting Unchained will be present to answer your questions!
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Christmas Crack~A True Delicacy!
Ok, so maybe it’s not really a delicacy, but certainly delicious! I first learned of this toffee-life treat a few years ago on a mommy forum that I’m a member of. Everyone was raving over the recipe, and when we all tried it…WOW! The best part, is that the ingredients are very affordable, and it makes quite a bit. There are lots of variations for the recipe, but this is the one that I’ve found works very well. For this batch, I made half with a chocolate topping, and half I added grey celtic sea salt to the top.
Christmas Crack
1 1/2 cups of butter, usually 2.5 sticks. Do NOT use margarine. Yuck
1 sleeve of saltine crackers, maybe more
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup of chocolate chips
Celtic sea salt to taste
Preheat your oven to 400. Line a 11×17 (or so) cookie sheet with foil, then grease the foil with whatever you use to grease things (butter, lard, cooking spray). Place as many crackers as you can fit on the baking sheet so that they lie flat.
Add the butter and brown sugar to a saucepan. You need to bring it to a boil. I like to do this slowly so that it doesn’t get away from me.
Once it comes to a boil, reduce the heat just enough to keep it at a boil, and set a timer for 3 minutes. Whisk the mixture occasionally to keep the goodness from sticking to the bottom of the pot, and also to keep it from riding up the sides too much.
Do you like my timer? It’s really cool. I usually use my stove timer, but sometimes I remember that I have this one!
Move quickly for this next part. When 3 minutes are up, pour the slick goodness all over the crackers. Then smooth the mixture out evenly as much as possible without disturbing the crackers too much.
Place the baking sheet in the oven for exactly 5 minutes. Once you take it out, sprinkle on the toppings. I like to put the baking sheet back in the oven for a few minutes to help the chocolate chips melt faster (at this point, the oven is off, but still warm).
Take the baking sheet back out of the oven, then use a spreader to spread the chocolate around. Allow the candy to cool thoroughly, and then break it into pieces. You could put it in an airtight jar, but I just leave mine on the baking sheet, because it doesn’t last very long!
This stuff is SO good, y’all. There’s a reason it’s called Crack. Make some to try, and then tell me you don’t love it and want more. I dare you.
Enjoy!
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Educents $10 Bonus
If you haven’t heard of Educents, you are really missing out! We’ve all seen the Daily Deals websites, where you can find great deals on often high-priced products for a limited time. Well, that’s what Educents is, but it’s a site for homeschoolers and educators! Everyone loves a great deal, and you’re gonna love this for sure! If you are new to Educents, you can sign up and receive a $10 toward your purchase! There are so many great deals, that you could easily pay less than $5 for a great product for your homeschool. This promotion is for new members only. Be sure to pass it along to your friends!
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Celtic Christmas CD Review
*Disclaimer: I received this product for free from Family Christian in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
I love Celtic music so much, so I was excited to receive the Celtic Christmas CD! It’s a 2-disc set, and features 25 songs total. Christmas will be upon us shortly, and this is perfect for getting your family in the mood to celebrate the holiday! My husband’s family has an Irish background, so I love finding ways to incorporate anything Irish-related into our family lives. The music is simply beautiful, and even soothing. I’ve been enjoying the music while driving, and I’ll also enjoy it when I start decorating the house for Christmas! Here are the songs:
Disc 1
Away In A Manger
Christ Was Born On Christmas Day
Christmas In Killarney
Deck The Halls
The First Noel
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
I Saw Three Ships
In The Bleak Midwinter
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Little Drummer Boy
Noel Nouvelet
Disc 2
O Christmas Tree
O Holy Night
The Seven Joys Of Mary
Silent Night
What Child Is This?
Sussex Carol
Caroling, Caroling
Coventry Carol
Here We Come A-Wassailing
I Wonder As I Wander
Joy To The World
Huron Carol
Most of the songs are your standard Christmas songs, but some of them are new to me, and all are performed beautifully. Everyone needs to add this CD set to their collection, and at just under $8, it’s really a great deal! The music would be so wonderful to listen to on a cold night by the fire or around the Christmas tree with your family. Be sure to get your copy soon!
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Mucinex Children’s Multi-Symptom Cold Liquid Review
So, you know I typically like to avoid OTC meds as much as I can in favor of more natural products for my family’s health. However, I know that sometimes I need to break out the super heavy artillery when we aren’t getting the relief we need. I was sent a free bottle of Mucinex Children’s Multi-Symptom Cold Liquid to try, and it couldn’t have arrived at a more perfect time. Since the weather has turned cold, 2 of my boys and I have been hacking our brains out almost non-stop. Nothing else that I tried worked. However, soon after their first doses, the boys felt markedly better. I didn’t want to resort to OTC meds but desperate times call for desperate measures. The liquid has a pleasant odor, but nobody cared for the taste. It wasn’t as bad as I remember cough syrup being when I was a youngster, but the boys still wanted to wash the taste down with water. I am pretty impressed with how well and quickly the liquid worked. It relieved their coughs and congestion, and the relief lasted for quite some time.
Disclaimer: I received a bottle of this item for free from Smiley360, and all opinions are my own. Go here to receive a $2 off coupon!