Random Acts of Zhu Brought Christmas Joy to Needy Kids!

Pin itThis holiday season has brought so many blessings to our family. One of the best blessings this year has been our focus on giving.  We have given to children across the globe through one of our favorite relief ministries, which is always great fun for the kids.  And this year was the first year [...]

Why I Have a Heart for Haiti this Holiday Season

Pin itMy children ask: “What are we having for dinner tonight, mom? Not green beans AGAIN?!” Some children ask: “Are we having dinner tonight? It’s OK, I can wait till school tomorrow.” My children ask: “Should I wear my dark jeans or light ones with this shirt?” Some children ask: “What will we do when [...]

Exclusive KODAK Gallery Halloween Photo Book ($50 Giveaway)

Pin itSo the Halloween season, otherwise known as “Dress Up Season” in our house, has come and gone.  We came, we saw, we wore freaky costumes… and we took LOTS of photos! Here are my three Cheerleaders! So the question is, “what do you do with all the photos you’ve uploaded from your digital camera?”  [...]

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 [...]

You Pick: Top Christmas Movies of All Time

Pin itThe other day, Nicole Wick posted a question on her blog: “What is Your Favorite Christmas Movie?” ( I love Nicole, BTW, if you don’t know her, you need to!) Well, there were the standard answers of serious, comedic, and old-time movies, all of which I love! But here was my comment: OK, so [...]

Traditions: Anticipating and Remembering

Pin itThis week at Real Life, I’m hosting a week of Christmas Traditions, shared by guest bloggers! I am so excited to hear about other families’ traditions, and take a peek inside their holiday! Today, we have Malia from live.laugh.love. Malia is also Relationships Editor at Blissfully Domestic (@justmalia on Twitter)! It must have started [...]

Christmas Traditions: You Have to Start Somewhere!

Pin itThis week at Real Life, I’m hosting a week of Christmas Traditions, shared by guest bloggers! I am so excited to hear about other families’ traditions, and take a peek inside their holiday! Today, we have Jessica, from Muthering Heights. (@MutheringHeight on Twitter)! (and I just LOVE her tagline, “…and other senseless sensibilities”) My [...]

Christmas Traditions: Honoring Others with the Underwood Family

Pin itThis week at Real Life, I’m hosting a week of Christmas Traditions, shared by guest bloggers! I am so excited to hear about other families’ traditions, and take a peek inside their holiday! Today, we have Teri Lynn, from Pleasing to You (@TeriLynneU on twitter) Christmas around Chez Underwood is a busy time … [...]

Christmas Traditions: “High Impact Mom” Amanda

Pin itThis week at Real Life, I’m hosting a week of Christmas Traditions, shared by guest bloggers! I am so excited to hear about other families’ traditions, and take a peek inside their holiday! Today, we have Amanda, from High Impact Mom (@highimpactmom in Twitter)! For me the thought Christmas brings to life images of [...]

Get Real: Teacher Gifts!

Pin itThis week on MomTV’s Get Real, we explored the good, the bad, and the U-G-L-Y! (as in… “you ain’t got no alibi”) In this episode, I’ll show you a really cute Cake-in-a-Cup gift, and practical ways to dress up any gift! We featured many handcrafted items that you can get from ETSY stores, like [...]

Operation Christmas Child Carnival and Contest!

Pin itWell, it’s that time of year again! October is almost over, and it’s time to start thinking about Christmas… which means presents… packed in shoeboxes… to send around the world to needy children! Am I Right? Well, if you’ve never heard of Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, you’re in the right place! We are gathering [...]

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 [...]