April 13, 2015
Don’t Jump to Conclusions!
Don’t Jump to Conclusions! Jumping to conclusions can have devastating consequences! Opportunities can be missed, friendships can be lost and hopes and dreams can be crushed! Every individual has a very personal and unique set of life’s experiences, which develops their expectations in life and influence their reactions to things. Being the egocentric beings we humans are, we tend to operate on the assumption that everyone has the same life experiences, expectations and reactions that we do. Nothing could be…
Posted in Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
April 9, 2015
April 8, 2015
Discipline Should Be Private
Discipline Should be Private Every once in awhile as I scroll through my Facebook feed I cringe because I’ve happened upon a parent publicly shaming their child. There for all their friends to see is a mandate from their parents that they’re grounded for the next two weeks! Imagine if you did something wrong at work and your boss announced it to everyone at a staff meeting, or sent everyone an office email detailing your indescretion. Most likely you would…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
April 7, 2015
Staying Hydrated is Essential to Good Health!
Stay Hydrated – Drink Water! Staying Hydrated is very important, because every part of our bodies depends upon water to function properly. How much water should you drink each day? With a quick survey of Internet sites devoted to the topic of good health you’ll quickly learn the new recommendation is to take your weight, divide it in half and drink that many ounces of water per day. According to WebMD.com the following is a list of the Symptoms of…
Posted in Healthy, Beautiful You! | By LoriGraceH
April 5, 2015
Frying Sparrow Eggs
Frying Sparrow Eggs As a little girl growing up, my cousin Charlie and I were the best of friends. We lived just a block apart and we rode bikes together, built tents, caught grasshoppers, and ran through the sprinklers! And one day we fried sparrow eggs! My daddy’s yard was beautiful and had lots of trees in it. The sparrows loved all those trees and they would build their nests in them, lay eggs and raise their young. This particular…
Posted in Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
April 2, 2015
April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day!
April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day! https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2015/03/18/5-ways-you-can-light-it-blue-world-autism-awareness-day#sthash.zGhNrDEu This guest post is by Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro, a national speaker and best-selling author who is on the autism spectrum. Kerry will be a guest on Autism Live today to discuss the Light It Up
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
April 1, 2015
Display Your Treasured Family Heirlooms!
Display Your Treasured Family Heirlooms! Where are your family heirlooms? Is your grandmother’s cookie jar stashed away in the cedar chest? Is the end table your Uncle Fred built gathering dust in the garage? Displaying treasured family heirlooms can add beauty and character to your home décor. Items that were made by, or that once belonged to your parents, grandparents or other family members hold sentimental value as well. Pull them out! Dust them off! Display them in your home!…
Posted in Hearth and Home | By LoriGraceH
April 1, 2015
March 30, 2015
Pretty Wrapped Easter Eggs!
Pretty Wrapped Easter Eggs Supplies: Choose Your Eggs – Plastic Easter Eggs, Actual Egg Shells with middles blown out, or Styrofoam Egg Shapes Embroidery Floss White Craft Glue Hot Glue Gun Embellishments such as Small Silk Flowers Appliqués Lace Ribbon Felt Pieces Directions: Real Eggs – Make a very small hole in each end. Shake the egg vigorously to break the yolk. Hold the egg over a bowl and blow forcefully into one of the holes in the ends. When all of…
Posted in Crafter's Corner | By LoriGraceH
March 27, 2015
My Wish For You . . .
My Wish for You! This is a message I wrote to my children about the things I wish for their lives. For some reason I never gave it to them, until today. I’m sharing it with them for the very first time today. As I read through it, I realized that it applies just as aptly to my readers. The reason I started my my blog is to help others. So my dear friends and readers, this too – Is…
Posted in Choosing Happiness | By LoriGraceH
March 26, 2015
My Shadow Walks in the Same Feet I Do!
My Shadow Walks in the Same Feet I Do! If you have never experienced the wonder of watching a child discover his shadow for the very first time, you’re missing out on a delightful experience! On a recent sunny day my two daughters and I were taking the children from our preschool on a walk to the park. As we were walking along, all of a sudden my grandson (Little G-2) exclaims with excitement, “My shadow walks in…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
March 22, 2015
April Fool’s Day Spaghetti Cake
April Fool’s Day Spaghetti Cake Your family and friends will love this fun and yummy April Foo’ls Day prank! It’s a cake that looks like a Spaghetti Dinner!! April Fool’s Day Spaghetti Cake Here’s What You’ll Need: Cake (prepared & baked in an oven safe serving dish) 1 Cup Butter 1/2 Cup Milk 2 tsp Vanilla 2 lbs Confectioner’s Sugar 12 Chocolate Wafer Cookies 2 Vanilla Wafer Cookies 1 Tbsp Cocoa 1 8 oz. Jar of Strawberry Preserves Here’s What…
Posted in Holidays and Seasons, Let's Eat! | By LoriGraceH
March 9, 2015
Six Tips to Choose to Be Happy!
Six Tips to Choose to Be Happy Life is a series of events, good and bad. My journey has had its share of both. Through it all, I’ve learned a lot about being happy. If you think about it, bad only exists because of good. It’s the absence of good that makes something bad. But, rarely, if ever, is there a total absence of good. We need to train ourselves to find and focus on what is good, even when…
Posted in Choosing Happiness, Healthy, Beautiful You! | By LoriGraceH
March 9, 2015
Mini Fruit Pizzas
Mini Fruit Pizzas Ingredients: Sugar Cookies – I used 2 rolls of the ready to bake kind. Fruit – A variety of fresh fruit choices, washed & cut into bite sized pieces. Topping: 1 Tub Lite Whipped Dessert Topping 1 – 8oz Package of Lite Cream Cheese 1/2 Cup Sugar Directions: Soften the cream cheese in the microwave for 20-30 seconds, add whipped dessert topping and sugar and mix well. Spread the topping on the sugar cookies, add fruit…
Posted in Let's Eat! | By LoriGraceH
March 2, 2015
Baby Talk
Baby Talk Long before your baby is even born she will hear and recognize the sound of her mother’s voice. A newborn baby is comforted by the familiar sounds of its parent’s voices just minutes after birth. Babies whose parents talk to them often will usually learn to talk sooner and be more verbal than babies who aren’t talked to as much. My children and grandchildren are evidence to that fact. When I took my one year old daughter to…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
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