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Laundry. Laundry. Laundry. Yes, It's always on a mom's mind. Just when you think you're finally all caught up with laundry, You turn your back for a moment and..... There it is!! Enough dirty clothes to make another washer cycle a necessity! I have learned to accept the fact that our clothes will never all be clean at the same time. However, I hated spending all that money on Laundry soap. No 15-20 dollars a month isn't a fortune BUT I could think of so man better ways to use that money!! So started my search and experiment with home made Laundry soaps. And I have finally found one that works Perfectly for us! And costs me Just Pennies a load!  What you need: Super Washing Soda Borax Fels Naptha bar soap ( I get mine at my local Grocery store) Shred 3 bars Fels Naptha Bar soap. I use my hand cranked shredder but any grater will work. Put shredded soap in a sauce pan and add water. Add water till you have approximately e...

Parenting is a subject that I usually try to stay away from. (Altho my close friends will well remember the times I have strongly spoken my mind on the subject.) The longer I am a parent to more I hesitate to give any advice on the subject. Each child is so different, and Each parent is responsible for finding what works for their own child. As parents we are responsible before God for raising our own children and in his word find that infinite wisdom for each situation. The Challenge is finding that family balance when you have personalities that are at each end of the color spectrum. I find this to be an hourly Challenge!    Example: We discovered that we had a flat tire on the way to school this morning. We were still close enough to the house where we could all have walked home. As we sat there discussing what to do, one daughter Hopefully suggested that they could just stay home today, and instantly the other daughter went into panic mode over the mere ...

Just one goat can change a needy family's lives forever. Just one goat can make the difference between life and death for a mama's loved baby!! Take a moment to watch this video and see how 1 goat can made such a HUGE difference in in this Family's life!! HaddyGrace Designs will be using 10% of our income from now through the end of December to buy Gifts of Animals for Families just like this one!! Are you interested in Giving a gift yourself? Go to World Vision  and choose from a whole list of Gifts that show a family that Someone DOES care about them!! $1.50 of this order goes for a Gift of Life! Baby Girl Owl Shoes  $1.50 of this order also! Baby Boy Camo Shoes $1.50 of these Christmas Shoes  goes for buying a Goat for a starving family.  $2.20 of this Christmas Pillowcase dress  Helps a Hungry baby!! Thank you so much for making it Possible for HaddyGrace to help Families that are in Desperat...

Christmas!!! Ahh what a Lovely time of year.. the hunting for just the right gift is so exciting.. I LOVE when I stumble across something that would make a PERFECT gift for Someone!!!  Etsy is a wonderful place to shop and also PINTREST!! I am addicted to pinterest.. if you haven't tried it, You must!!  It is loaded with gift ideas. And for those of you who like homemade gifts it has hundreds of DIY projects!!! here  are some ADORABLE felt envelopes for pretend play!! My toddler and preschooler would LOVE these!! OMW!!!  wouldn't my preteen daughters Feel so grown up with  a Journal  that actually LOCKS!!                                                         ...

Here is an inspirational note that my 8yr old daughter wrote to me, She was inspired while laying in the middle of a LARGE pile of clean, unfolded laundry watching me wash windows!! To: Mom This afternoon when you were washing windows I said that it mostly gets dirty on the inside. That's kind of like us, we mostly get dirty on the inside with sin. But when we ask Jesus to come live in our hearts and forgive our sins he washes them away with his blood just like you washed away all the dirt on the window. love, Staci Here is the Beautiful 8 (almost 9) yr old. proudly holding a mug of coffee (err sugar and cream with a BIT of coffee) that her Daddy made for her. Yes, she's too young to drink coffee... But when Daddy brews it just to make his daughters feel 'grown-up' I can't say no. I dropped and broke my Sony Cyber Shot camera a few weeks ago. I used it almost daily for 4 yrs. I was sad when it broke and felt lost with out it!  I borrowed a N...

Christmas has become such a controversial issue. I want to celebrate Christmas the way they did in the 'Little Women' movie. A PLAIN, SIMPLE, CARING, CELEBRATION  centered around the birth of our Saviour. I don't want to Worry about wether to say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, I want to spend Christmas with a generous sprinkling of Family and friends. A pinch of meaningful, from the heart gifts, And a large dose of celebrating my Saviour's Birth. Have I started my Christmas shopping yet?? Yes, A few gifts here and there. Stashed away in that secret spot!! But here is Hadassah, magazine shopping. She was talking and cooing to the Bitty Babies! Don't forget Etsy  is a wonderful place to find unique gifts for your loved ones! Like  this for my preschool son! or this  for my toddler daughter! So much better than plastic! Or this  for my tween girls! Don't forget about the ' Ready to Ship  section...

All girls know how to wear Lip Gloss. I think a girl might be born knowing how to apply lip gloss. But then again maybe it's because she's her mother's little shadow and learns from a time she's a baby in her bouncy seat setting on the bathroom floor taking lessons on applying make up. This is where I found Hadassah the other day. My heart skipped a beat because of her being ON the vanity and the floor being tile. My instinct was to grab her and set her down but then my heart skipped another beat as I looked at my BABY applying lip gloss like a pro. Carefully climb onto the vanity to be able to reach the lipgloss. Using all your fine motor skills, unscrew the cap. Genoursly apply the lipgloss to any skin even remotely close to your lips, This ensures plenty of flavour to lick off in the minutes following application. Charm the world with your sweetness! Just in case you are not a fan of HaddyGrace  FaceBook  here is whats...