Gertie & Baxter is all about dressing up your life! The shop was started by two friends who love coming up with products. Both are interior designers with a passion for the unique. Their products are made in a little shop in Los Angelos. I LOVE LOVE LOVE their products. Oh my goodness, they are so cute! Take a look for yourself. I love buying handmade. When my scarf arrived, my husbands first response was, "It's pretty but do you know it has holes in it?" He was serious. ...
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A Very Veggie Easter Collection {giveaway}
Easter is just around the corner! I know, I'm with you, I cannot wait either. Just 6 weeks, but who's counting? And just because we're so anxious for Easter to get here, I have a fun giveaway for you. Who loves Veggie Tales? {We do!} Veggie Tales always has a bright, new, fun movie out, and this time, we're showcasing Veggietales: A Very Veggie Easter Collection. A Very Veggie Easter Collection contains our popular Easter DVDs "Twas the Night Before Easter" and "An Easter Carol." ...
7 Tips For Traveling With Kids
Wanting to go on that amazing family vacation this year but not sure if you can handle it financially? Do you want to venture out from your normal routine and travel, but you aren't sure if your kids can handle the change of scenery? Our family loves to travel. We've always packed our kids up and have taken them with us whenever we felt the need for a weekend getaway for an annual summer vacation. It's important to us to show our kids the world and how diverse it is. Can I say that things ...
Canvas Art For Preschoolers & Elementary kids
Are you looking for something fun to do with your kids? Want to be creative yet keep it simple? This past week we had some fun doing art on canvas. It was a rainy day outside and I've been looking for something to put on the boys walls in their room but couldn't find exactly what I wanted. I wanted their initials and came up with this idea to place above their beds. I got out the two canvases we had and we went at it. {This project is perfect for preschoolers & elementary kids} What ...
Sincerely, Me Personalized Jewelry Design {giveaway}
I discovered Sincerely, Me Personalized Jewelry Design just a few weeks ago when I was on Etsy looking for some personalized jewelry. I was searching for a ring I could purchase with my initials on it. I love silver and this sterling silver monogram ring showed up in the search. The Sterling Silver Monogram Ring is the perfect way to enjoy this amazingly popular fashion trend! Fashionistas everywhere are enjoying the elegant monogram trend and now you can to. Made of durable sterling ...
I Love You to God and Back {Tommy Nelson Review & Giveaway}
Are you looking to connect with your little one more before bedtime and focus on prayer? I Love You to God and Back: A Bedtime Prayer Book is the perfect book to read with your kids at bedtime! We all love a good bedtime-storm and this one is perfect for teaching your child about prayer as well. What I love about this book is that it starts off silly talking about bedtime routines {brushing teeth, getting more glasses of water, etc} and ends with teaching your child how to pray, love God, and ...
Meet Ribency
As the sun rises in the east, Amazing Grace is playing somewhere in the distance. A rooster is crowing at the daybreak and the land is coming alive. My heart is wrecked and my spirit is broken. But I know I must carry on. I cannot be frozen with heartache right now. I have to keep traveling on to my sweet angels in Jeremie, Haiti. Yet, God wrecked me to the core last night. He showed me a new level of pain and sadness, my heart broke at the sight of a floor filled with children with Cerebral ...
The Joy Dare Continues
The Joy Dare continues for me. I look around and see so much that God has placed right in front of me. But when I'm caught up in everyday life, I dont stop enough to really see these things. That's why this Joy Dare is a blessing. "I'll stand, With arms high and heart abandoned. In awe, of the one who gave it all. I'll stand, my soul Lord to you surrendered, all I am is yours." -Hillsong- I'm counting my blessings one by one, all the way to one thousand with Ann. Won't you join ...