Category: Parenting/Family

  • Dealing with Cancer – Spouse Has Cancer

    For Better, For Worse What would you do if your new husband was struck with a deadly, disfiguring disease? For Diane Reiners, the diagnosis was a test of love, strength, and the power of wedding vows. Cancer doesn’t make it easier to love someone. I change his bandages and remind him to take his medication.…

  • Bedtime is for Suckers!

    Instead of filling my kids’ up with candy for Valentine’s Day last month, I decided to buy each of them a Hallmark’s Awesome Kid Coupon Book: 52 Ways to Say You’re Special and You’re Loved!  I figured it’s the kind of gift that can help encourage good habits. I also saw it mentioned in a…

  • Great Deals for some spring updating…

    The Gap is offering a Give and Get offer this weekend!  One of the ladies from my boot camp family, Susie, is the store manager over at Tyson’s Gap. Head over there this weekend to take advantage of the great deals! You will get 30% off during their Friends & Family event. get the coupon…

  • Notable News

    Get Physical: Effective Weight Management Methods. Good weight loss programs are usually uncomplicated, but you need to balance an everyday workout routine with a properly crafted, nutritious diet. Listing foods to stay away from, foods to be eaten mostly, and foods to be consumed moderately can be a very good way to properly begin a…

  • Get your kids involved in fighting childhood obesity

    empowerME is a website that inspires the younger generation to eat healthier and move more, to motivate each other, and to be a solution to America’s obesity epidemic. Here’s some of its history: The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation. We have…

  • Parentfinitions

    Momfinitions Ever notice how parenthood inspires a whole new language? We call these words Momfinitions. Perhaps you recognize a few of these new parenting terms that haven’t quite made it into Webster’s—yet. Read some of our Momfinitions, and after you’ve had a hearty chuckle, feel free to submit your own Momfinitions in the comments below!…