Mama Love
... We love the group of moms who banded together to form Get Pumped when their friend passed away leaving her husband with a young baby. Their grassroots efforts have collected enough breastmilk for her baby to be fed breastmilk exclusively, through the donations of other moms.... We love Etnies. From now until Dec. 4, you can get $10 off every $40 you spend on Etnies’ website! Just use the promo code: ETNIES FAMILY.... We love Born Free for their BPA-free bottles, so we were thrilled to learn they were designing

FRIDAY GIVEAWAY: Plan Toys Contemporary Dollhouse
We are big fans of Plan Toys. Their products are made from rubberwood from natural rubber trees, painted with water based non-toxic dyes, and they use E-Zero glue in place of wood glues. An eco-friendly company, Plan Toys uses recycled and recyclable materials, soy and water-based inks, and solar energy and bio-fuel to power their machinery.Plan Toys is

Gratitude
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.- Melody Beattie

WORKS FOR ME WEDNESDAY: Easy Gingerbread Houses
Here's a sweet new tradition in our home. We LOVE making gingerbread houses, but the whole baking process often feels just a tad overwhelming for me. This summer my aunt introduced us to the more simplified version of gingerbread house hoopla.Substitute out the baking and opt for no-bake graham cra

TALK BACK: Thanksgiving
What are you thankful for this year?How will you be celebrating Thanksgiving as a family? How do you encourage your kids to be grateful for all that they have?