Raising Blessings

I became a John Stossel fan when I was in High School. My family studies teacher showed the class a 20/20 segment where John Stossel discusses how spanking is NOT an effective form of punishment. I agreed with everything he said. My husband is also a long time John Stossel fan so even though we [...]

Today I went to Smith’s to buy some groceries. It has been awhile since I have shopped there and today was the first time I noticed that they had little shopping carts for children. My daughters were so excited to have a little cart to push and they were just too cute walking down the [...]

This comic may make you laugh but with companies like Chrysler and Circuit City going bankrupt many recent college grads and college students are concerned about how much their degree will be worth during a recession. Even jobs that are in high demand like Teachers are getting pay cuts. I don’t think any job is [...]

One of my biggest ‘road pet peeves’ is people talking on their cell phones or texting while driving. You have enough to concentrate on while driving without the added distraction of a phone! I have almost been hit while driving or walking across the street from people driving while on cell phones. This really gets [...]

I learned about the CPSIA law that is set to take effect on February 10th, 2009 from my friend Emily’s blog. This new law will ban led from children’s clothing and toys. This does sound like a way to help keep our children safe but after reading about it the law sounds confusing and has [...]

Everyone knows that as of yesterday the US now has a new President. I don’t think anyone is happier that President Bush is out of the white house than President Bush himself. I was appalled that shortly after an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at Bush, bloggers were raving about a “wonderful” internet game where they can also throw [...]

I am so happy to be able to see well. My prescription never changed but having new glasses that don’t have any scratches (and they are properly made) make a huge difference. The only way I could see better is by either having laser surgery or wearing contacts. I used to wear contacts occassionally but [...]

Today’s code (Monday January 12, 2008): H48MX2 Use this code at any redbox kiosk. Find the closest redbox location to you. Last week we used our free code to rent “The Incredible Hulk” (2008) because JJ really wanted to watch it. I never saw the Hulk movie that was made in 2003 but according to [...]