Month: March 2009

  • Saint Patricks Day – Free Coloring Pages

    More Saint Patrick’s Day coloring pages are coming your way.  Keep your kids busy this week-end with new free printables . As a child, I rarely wore the color green.  I think it was because my skin tone is so olive, Mom  chose not to accentuate the color.   Anyway, I was one of those kids…

  • Pansies Take A Bum Rap

    I think Pansies take a bum wrap.  How in the world did the word “Pansy” get tagged as being effeminate and weak.  The pansy is one of the boldest and strongest of flowers.  Pansies that are planted in the late fall, face winter  snow, wind and hail, and survive to lift their faces to the…

  • “We Surround Them” Tomorrow

    I just wanted to remind you that tomorrow, March 13, at 5:00 eastern time on Fox News, Glenn Beck will air his special called “We Surround Them.”  It’s a big day and you may want to participate. If you believe in at least 7 of these  principles and values.. you will certainly want to tune…

  • Are Schools Killing Creativity In Kids?

    According to Ph. D. Sir Ken Robinson, schools are not allowing our children to be creative.  In fact, according to Professor Robinson, the present school system…world wide… stifles or kills creativity. In is new book, The Element:  How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything,  he explores the need for more creativity in our in our school…

  • Acts Of Kindness – Only The Good Friday

    Acts of kindness certainly is not limited to adult behavior.  Timothy Crookston of Kaysville, Ut has been helping his neighbors since he could walk.  He is now twelve, and is known to his neighbors as a friend and helper.   He takes out the trash, cleans yards, mows lawns, cleans houses and does what ever he…

  • Anti-Aging Secret Revealed! – Amazing Clara

    “Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing”. -Oliver Wendell Holmes- At 93 years old… Clara is a prime example of aging gracefully… with a playful spirit. Anti-aging studies have proven over and over again that physical and mental activity is one sure way to stave off…

  • Really Think About It… Are You A Survivor?

    Just what does it mean to be a survivor?    The dictionary says it means to live or exist in spite of hardship, danger, accident or ordeal… against all odds.   The fact of the matter is, at some point in all of our lives, we face circumstances that test our ability to survive.  Whether…

  • Emergency Prepareness – Sanitation

    Proper sanitation and hygiene are critical during the time of emergency.   Disease runs rampant after a disaster strikes if proper sanitation and hygiene standards are not kept high.  You probably already know this… but as many people die because of unchecked sanitary conditions during a disaster, than the actual disaster itself.   Proper disposal…

  • Super Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

    Just imagine, a Chocolate Cake so rich and moist… you’ll want to eat it all yourself and not share it with anyone.   Folks ask for this 40 year old family recipe more than any other cake recipe I have in my collection.   The truth of the matter is… besides being the best chocolate cake…

  • Happy Birthday Wishes – Free Birthday Printables

    Happy Birthday wishes are in store for six members of my family this month. March is going to be a pretty busy month.  Three of the birthdays are lined up in a row. On March 4, my grand daughter, Ella Benson will celebrate her 7th birthday.   What a beautiful delightful child!    She is the first…