Heart of Haiti Gifts to Bless Your Teachers’ Hearts (Discount Code)

Pin itThis week has been “Teacher Gift Week” here at Real Life, where I’ve shared homemade and inexpensive gifts that I’ve done for teachers.  Today, I have a special suggestion that will bless their hearts as well as show your appreciation for your child’s teacher. I wrote Why I have a heart for Haiti this [...]

“Cake-in-a-Cup” for Inexpensive Christmas Gifts

Pin it All parents struggle with Christmas gifts for teachers, coaches, friends, etc. As a former teacher, I can tell you that you will never go wrong with food! (good food, that is) I have done a few things over the years that got rave reviews, and were very inexpensive. Of course, I’m willing to [...]

Initials, Inc: Perfect Gift for a New Bride… or Anyone, Really! (giveaway)

Pin itOne of my kids’ dance teachers is getting married this summer. When some people get married, I just get something that you would normally give newlyweds, not being particular about personalization.  But then there are those that you really care about.  The ones you don’t want to just give another plate or salt and [...]

How Do you Encourage Your Kids?

Pin itAt the BlissDom Conference this year, Hallmark asked bloggers how we encourage our kids. Sarah Mueller, a writer for Hallmark, interviewed me at the conference as I chose a card from the new kids’ collection. In the video, I explain how I encourage each one of my children differently, according to their uniqueness.  Each [...]

Operation Christmas Child Blissdom Shoebox Report (and a cute video)

Pin itDo you know what the letters OCC stand for? If you’ve read my blog a lot, lately, you do. But I decided to put some bloggers at the Blissdom Conference in Nashville to the test. I think you’re going to love this video- a sort of “man on the street” segment about the abreiviation [...]

Gift Ideas and Giveaways!

Pin itSometimes people ask me how I get to try out so many cool products on my review blog, Real Life Review. Part of that reason is Mom Central, a “central” location for all kinds of mom-centered information. Through their Mom Testing Panel, I get to try out all sorts of great products and share [...]