Raising Blessings

It seems like almost every week I read a local story in the newspaper or online that makes me sad. Especially stories like Susan Powell going missing and the numerous babies who die from shaken baby syndrome. Most recently I have been following the story about a family from Layton whose 4 year daughter Rebecca [...]

A lot of parents are concerned with the amount of sugar in their children’s diet including myself and for very good reasons too. Too much sugar weakens the immune system, reduces long term energy levels and can also lead to obesity. General Mills has committed to reducing sugar in their cereals that are marketed to [...]

*This review is a result of a feedback campaign by DenTek Oral Care Inc. The recipients were asked to give their honest opinion about the product they received. Good reviews were not incentivized and poor reviews will not be censored for their opinion of the product.* While here on Vacation at my parents house I [...]

Last night JJ and I taught our 2 year old and 3 year old how to floss. Sariah who is 3 thought Dentex’s kids floss were pretty cool. She did a really good flossing her teeth and eventually she let me help her get to the teeth she wasn’t able to. Rebekah had fun playing [...]

I had been dreading my medical exam for life insurance all week but I finally got it over with on Saturday. The nurse came to our house so that did make it a little better. We got a few procedures done like our blood pressure taken, blood drawn and weighed. The life insurance person told [...]

After learning about my allergies recently I decided that I really did not want to continue taking allergy medicine especially during pregnancies of future children. I have always tried to stay away from medication and have a natural approach to my health. I would never take weight loss pills and I use FAM instead of [...]

Ever since I was 9 months pregnant with Rebekah my skin, eyes and throat have been itching from time to time and I have gotten an ear infection every month. About 2 months ago JJ told me that I probably have allergies so I found a sale on Benadryl and I had coupons as well [...]

Having experienced having to take a childs temperature to learn how high their fevers are I know it is very difficut to get an accurate reading on a squirming child when you are holding a thermometer under their tounge or armpit for a whole minute. I received a Reli-On Temple Touch Thermometer to review and [...]