One week until the Establish a House series kick off! I’m slowly planning posts, contacting guest writers, and trying to get everything organized. Here’s a breakdown of some of the things we are planning to cover: Parenting tips Marriage Family Activities Traditions Sibling Rivalry Curfews Faith Religion Moral Values Reverence in Church Scripture Study Cooking […]
Archives for February 2013
The Good News & The Bad News
The Good News: Can you tell what name won for the new homemaking series? Out of 211 votes, Over the Back Fence, won by a good majority taking 40% of the vote. Becky, contact me to get your hobo bag for suggesting the winning name! The Bad News: In searching for graphics to create a […]
Countdown to Easter
Just a friendly reminder if you’d like a spiritual, Christ-centered count down to Easter the The Living Christ Easter Countdown is available to download. You can start March 1st to end the day before Easter or March 2nd to end exactly on Easter. © 2007-2012 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 […]
The Power of Mothers and Babies
Life has been a bit crazy lately. {Really, when is it NOT crazy?} Our day to day happenings really haven’t changed, it’s just new things have come up causing some inner soul searching and reflecting on what I am doing or have done as a mother. Bon Bon has been accepted to one college and […]
Five for Friday: Brought to You by the Letter P
One day late again! 1) Peculiar Minds is a special ten day series that began Friday over at Real Intent. It focuses on mental health issues through an LDS {Mormon} perspective. I encourage you to go and read what has already been posted beginning with the very first post, Peculiar Minds, which explains everything that […]
Heart Animal Valentines
Have you ever read the book My Heart Is Like a Zoo? The artwork is so much fun! All of the animals are created with hearts of various colors and sizes. My children have been busy this week creating Valentine’s for their cousins, friends, and mom & dad using the illustrations in the book as […]
Help Name the New Weekly Homemaking Series!
I think as women, as mothers, when we are in the thick of everyday life we tend to forget there are others who are going through the same thing or have already gone through this stage of life. Or we are wishing we could connect with others to bounce ideas off of each other. There […]
WINNERS of the Interactive Book of Mormon for Children
WOW! There was a HUGE response to the giveaway for the Interactive Book of Mormon for Children. As a thank you to my readers for their sweet comments Natalie is offering a coupon code for 10% off your purchase. The code is good until Saturday night {February 9th} Monday night {February 11th}. At checkout use […]
What Shall I Give in Exchange for My Soul?
I am drawn to simple, yet profound statements: one sentence sermons that make me think and stew and ponder. Perhaps this is why, in looking over my notes from General Conference, Elder Robert C. Gay’s talk seems to run the most through my mind. His reiteration of the Savior’s question to His disciples, “What shall […]
I Want to Be a Missionary Now
Mormon Missionaries. Chances are you have come across them at some point in your life {or tried to avoid them ☺}. Did you know that all of our missionaries serve voluntarily? Most missionaries are young, though some older couples who no longer have children at home also serve. They pay their own way. They give […]
Interactive Book of Mormon for Children {Giveaway}
Have you ever used quiet books or file folder games to help your littler ones be more reverent during church? We use them for those younger than five to keep them busy and occupied during the one hour Sacrament meeting. Truth be told it also helps keep the slightly older ones occupied while they help […]
Controlling Media Use in Your Home
I really enjoyed last week’s discussion about tablecloths – whether you use them or not and why. Who knew that a simple thing like that would generate so many comments? I realized there are quite a few things relating to how a home is run, parenting, etc that could be catalysts for more good discussions. […]