Raising Blessings

Sariah started drinking from a bottle at 11 months when I started giving her cows milk and she became quite attached to it. She would always drink too fast from the sippy cup and act like she was choking so that is why I gave her a bottle. I should have been more patient and [...]

It seems like when ever I go to walmart to get something from the electronics department such as an internet cable they never have what I am looking for and they don’t care either. They always give the same answer “you can check out Radio Shack” ummm…yeah if I want to pay twice the price. [...]

I was expecting the top 12 performance show to be a lot better than it was especially since they were singing the songs of Paul McCartney and John Lennin. Some of the very talented singers such as David Archuleta and Jason Castro had their weakest performances yet. Here is my take on the performances from my [...]

Using a  car cover is the best way to protect your car especially if you don’t have a garage or if you are like many people do not have room in your garage to park your car. Here are a few benefits to using a car cover: Protect The Paint - Extreme heat and rain can damage a [...]

We are constantly having to remind Sariah where she can and can’t colour. She knows that she is supposed to ask us what she  can colour before marking anything with her crayons. During family scripture study last night, Sariah who is almost two pointed to some highlighted scriptures (that I marked) and said “uh oh – [...]

Usually when I think of cruises I picture my husband and I going on a romantic vacation without the kids. I recently saw a commercial on TV that showed kids playing with a dolphin and families enjoying each other on a carnival cruise. My husband and I both exclaimed at the same time “wow, you can [...]

Sariah turns two next Wednesday and in anticipation of this I have taught her to hold up two fingers and say “I’m Two” It is so cute to see her hold up her two little fingers and say “I two” but last night I realized she has no idea what this means when she made [...]

One of the things I really like about the playgroup I take the kids to is that they often have people from the community talk about issues that the parents are interested in while the kids play. Today two ladies from a credit union talked about saving money and other money issues. A few of [...]