You know – I always liked the story of the 3 Little Pigs.  I love the way they strike out on their own, and persist despite adversity.  How they all band together in the end to defeat the Big Bad Wolf. But I’m not here to talk about them or even the Big Bad Wolf. I’m writing about chin hairs. You know – the chin hairs that came out of nowhere after I turned 30. Seriously, my dear readers!  Chin hairs are apparently no...

I am thrilled to welcome, Alyssa Avant, of Beauty by Design Ministries to The Cafe today, and excited to share this article, from her, with you. Little girls love to play dress up, dream of being grown up and create tea parties for their teddy bears, or are these activities lost in the new age hustle and bustle and avalanche of technology? Are they being replaced by Wii games, dancing to Ipod music and created dream houses on computer...

I am so excited about this.  As part of the Moms New Years Bonanza ’09, the free gifts for today come from Alyssa at Beauty By Design online.  (You can still sign up for the Mom’s New Year Bonanza here.) Alyssa is a Christian speaker / author who focuses on Self-Esteem, True Beauty and Mother-Daughter connections (yay!)  She has written several e-books, too, and although I got a couple of them free today, I’m definitely...

So we’re under a Winter Storm Warning – predicting 8-14″ of snow for us.  I can’t complain, though.  My dear friend, Dawn, who lives in Idaho told me this week they’ve had 70″ of snow since December 17.  Almost SIX FEET of snow in 3 weeks.  So, no complaining here.  Curly has decided she wants to go sledding – we’ll see what happens… On days like these, when going outside for anything...

Was Santa good to you this year???  Last year Roy & I enjoyed being Santa, and this year it was even more fun because Georgie is older and can enjoy the festivities more.  And both girls had a really good morning. Well, except for the fact that Roy was so excited about Santa leaving presents he decided to wake Curly up (NEVER a good idea) and for awhile, we paid dearly.  But after a fantastic breakfast with Queen Mamaw & King Papaw,...