Author: Amy
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Texas fires, natural disasters and an invitation to pray with me
Two days again my husband showed me a picture a friend of ours snapped from her house. The fires were getting dangerously close to her home in Magnolia, Texas. She and her husband were dousing their roof as best they could and preparing to get the evacuation call. Fires were destroying homes. People were looting…
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MomsToolbox on The True Vine Online Radio show tonight
One of our Bible in 90 Days mentors, Dana Pittman, hosts a live radio show online and I’m thrilled that she has invited me to chat with her about the Bible in 90 Days program on MomsToolbox tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 CST. To listen in, click on over to Dana’s site, The True Vine Online…
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Super Quick Mom Tip: Taking out rubber band ponytail holders
Do you have a tough time getting rubber band ponytail holders out of your little girl’s (or your own) hair without pulling? Here’s how you can take out those tiny rubber bands simply and easily… and without tears: Slide the end of the last tooth of your comb into the rubber band. Hold the ponytail…
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Waffle Iron Brownies
Brownies in the waffle iron? Oh yes… watch and see. (Recipe and why I decided to give them a try to follow the video.) When I was at The Happy Housewife’s house this summer, she decided to make chocolate chip cookies in her waffle iron and they actually worked! They tasted great, were simple to…
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Praying right to God… in her chest
Last week I, and several other bloggers posted about how our children’s faith is impacting our own. One of my readers sent me this precious story about her own granddaughter… I wanted to share a story about my 4 year old granddaughter, Miriam. A few days ago while riding in the car Miriam said, “God…
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Praying for a baby sister
When my oldest was 4 years old, he told me he wanted to be a big brother again. “You do,” I said. “Hmmm. Why don’t you pray about it?” I thought I was being clever because what I knew, and he didn’t know, was that I was pregnant. I had only known for a day…
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Easy lunchbox ideas for toddlers and preschoolers
Back to school means back to packing lunchboxes in our family. Now that my kids are in kindergarten, third, and fourth grades, packing lunches is a snap. I have the kids take part in assembling their own lunches and we use this simple list of lunchbox favorites to plan and put together lunches I know…
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We are half-way there: A video message for Bible in 90 Days readers
August 24 marks day 45 of the Bible in 90 Days. How is that coming for you? I wish I could chat with each of you face to face, but this video will have to suffice. Hang in there, read full speed ahead, and be amazed. Even if you don’t think you are hearing or…
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Bible in 90 Days Week 7 Twitter Party Questions
Are you joining us for the Bible in 90 Days Week 7 Twitter Party tonight from 8-9 CST? In addition to connecting, encouraging and praying for each other, tonight we will also discuss the reading from last week. Here are a few of the questions that we will discuss tonight: About Esther: Since the word…
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Latch on America connects moms with breastfeeding experts
This morning, the Latch on America Tour arrives at the Children’s Museum of Houston to help local moms learn more about breastfeeding and connect with local experts who can help. The tour was founded by 27 year-old Ryan Comfort (yes, a guy) who shares here a little about the tour and its goals: The Latch…
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Milk for Thought comes to Houston
Curious about breastfeeding? If you want to learn more about breastfeeding from the experts and will be in Houston tomorrow, Wednesday, August 17, make plans to stop by and visit the Big Pink Bus at the Children’s Museum of Houston from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The educational outreach effort is part of a 30-city…
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Advice for chaos and ‘those’ mom moments
Last week I was in a grump slump and Wendy, a MomsToolbox reader, sent some advice and a perspective on parenting little ones. I thought you might benefit from it, too.. All moms have our stories that we laugh about now, even though they didn’t seem quite so funny at the time. My advice for…
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Let’s encourage moms together!
Earlier this week I was in a major grump slump and I cannot thank each of you enough who left an encouraging comment for your support. I made my way back to the sunshine, and my experience reminded me of why I wanted to launch MomsToolbox nearly 10 years ago when I bought the domain…
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My number one, can’t-do-without-it routine…
10 years ago I became a mom and I am still trying to get the hang of it. It seems that once I begin to understand one stage, it is time to move onto the next and I have to start learning again from scratch. And every time I try to come up with a…
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A peppery smile
After my grump slump post, I hung out with the family a bit and then hopped on Facebook where I spotted this photo on one of my friend’s pages: This pepper was from his garden! This sweet simple thing sure made me smile right back. :) Thanks, Marshall for allowing me to share it. :)…