Most of us women want beautiful lashes like the ones pictured above. Thanks to my daughter, I have found a mascara that delivers! I have tried lots of mascaras in my almost thirty-five years of buying makeup. I have tried the drug store brands, the high dollar brands, the natural ( more… )
Listen to other’s viewpoints. Yesterday, in my online church service, our white pastor spoke with his friend who is a black pastor in a Kansas City, Missouri church. Our church is a predominately white church in the suburbs of Kansas City on the Kansas side. Our pastor’s friend’s church is ( more… )
Support the little guys! Just the other night, I went to a small strawberry patch with my husband and daughter to pick strawberries. The patch was only open for a few hours until the ripe strawberries were gone. In the half-hour we were there, I bet there were a dozen ( more… )
Speak out about what you believe in! This last week has been an emotional one. With the senseless death of George Floyd, and all the others that came before him, I am disheartened in American society. I have been watching the documentary on Netflix about Jeffrey Epstein and that has ( more… )
Reuse old pillows. When your pillows become lumpy or stained and you are ready to switch them out, don’t throw them away! Many animal shelters can use them for their animals to cuddle up with. They are great to use in kennels or as extra softness for dog or cat ( more… )
Save our oceans. There is a great documentary from 2017 about the danger our oceans are in because of overfishing. It is called Sea of Hope: America’s Underwater Treasures.© It is by National Geographic and is on Disney Plus. I would highly recommend you watch this if you are able. ( more… )
Choose an eco-friendly lip balm. I found a website that has a lip balm that I am going to try. It is called dedcool.com. The lip balms are all natural, vegan, and cruelty-free. There are eight varieties to choose from. I want to try the banana kush and vanilla mint! ( more… )
Use disinfectant properly. In this time of obsessive disinfection, we need to make sure that we are disinfecting properly. In the daycare, I use bleach water to spray toys and the mats each day. The solution has to stay wet until it dries to be most effective. So, at the ( more… )
Save popsicle sticks. As the queen of the three R’s- reduce, reuse, recycle- this is one of the many items I save to reuse later. I just wash them off with soap and water and store them until I need them. There are so many items that craft sticks can ( more… )
Use the grill instead of the oven. The grill is a great alternative to using the oven. It takes less time to warm up and keeps the heat out of the house. If you are running your air conditioner, it helps keep one large energy drawing appliance from being used. ( more… )