The trickle affect
Every action has a reaction and every choice creates a consequence. These are lessons we are teaching our kids and it is true for us adults well. I received this email last week from Mom 4 Life blog reader Michelle and was really encouraged by her words as it reminded me how we are all learning from and encouraging each other when we make positive choices.
1,000 ways to see life for the first time
It is two minutes past eight. The sun has gone to bed. The children are asleep. The house is quiet, almost. The kitchen hums with the sound of drying tomatoes fresh from our garden. The gentle and rhythmic breathing from my youngest at my side. The wood lapped by the flames in the stove. These are the sounds wrapping me up like a warm, soft blanket as I reflect.
Safe Sizer Choking Prevention Plate – A Mom 4 Life Giveaway
This week’s giveaway item will give you the peace of mind to know that you are preventing choking at each and every meal!
Our weekly special is one of our most popular, and most adorable items. This highly functional item is a must have for new parents!
Let your voice be heard!
Want to be part of a private group of moms to offer us feedback on new products we are considering for Mom 4 Life? If so, click here and fill out your contact info. In exchange we will offer you exclusive discounts on new products that are voted onto our site.
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We are giving ALL our profits away!
This month we are celebrating our 8th anniversary. To celebrate (as we did last year) we are donating ALL of our profits for the month of October to Open Arms PCC (pregnancy care center) & Real Choices Clinic located near our home base in Coeur d’Alene ID. Mom 4 Life has been supporting Open Arms with [...]
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WubbaNub – A Mom 4 Life Giveaway
This week’s giveaway is one of our most popular, and most adorable items. This highly functional item is a must have for new parents everywhere!
Create the perfect milestone photographs with our weekly special, an appliqué that can be added or removed from clothing with ease…fantastique!
Easy, adorable, eatable, fall acorns
Today I want to introduce you to a very dear friend of mine. She is one of those people that just overflows with fun creative ideas and has a great eye for design. We were visiting last week and I asked if she would be willing to write a guest post so that she could [...]
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Keep the Kiddy Platter!
I want to introduce you to a special couple that I have worked with in the past. Chris and Lindy Bartell invented a product that we used to offer on Mom 4 Life. I personally have loved seeing my kids use and enjoy their product for crafts, mealtime and homework. I have enjoyed the ease of cleanup and the variety of ways in which it can be used. I invite you to read their story to see how they are trying to get their product back on the shelves at Mom 4 Life and many other retailers across the nation. . . ~Heather
It all started with the birth of our boys Josiah and Michael. We had a number of creative ideas for products that would make life a bit more simpler, easier, manageable. We decided to run with the concept of the Piggy Platter just a couple months after our second son was born.
We must have been crazy – new parents who nothing about creating a plastic product… we took a second mortgage on our house, hired an industrial designer and held focus groups. A year or so later, we launched Smarty Parents and the Piggy Platter was born.
BellaBand Clearance Sale
BellaBand Maternity Accessory by Ingrid & Isabel $18.40-$20.80 Ingrid & Isabel are making their BellaBand Maternity Accessories more awesome than ever with some new design improvements. What does that mean? We need to clear out the original styles!! We have all of our current inventory of BellaBand Maternity Accessories marked down 20-39% off! Get them [...]
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Sticky Bellies Milestone Stickers – A Mom 4 Life Giveaway
SmartSeat Chair Protectors 20% off! Price: $22.99/each $18.39/each SmartSeat Chair Protectors, all the protection of vinyl with the comfort of fabric. The SmartSeat’s patent-pending design uses adjustable straps to securely fit over your chairs. These covers are a stylish addition to your decor. You may also easily put on and take off the SmartSeat after [...]
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The gratitude project (debrief)
Thank you for all the wonderful comments that were made on our facebook page and blog posts this week in response to our Gratitude Project for making our family more aware of the need for clean water. I got some wonderful ideas from you on how some of you are working with your family on [...]
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The gratitude project: Water (our response)
I have been so blessed to see the developing hearts of compassion in our children through this process of educating them on the needs of others while empowering them to make a difference. As I mentioned yesterday, only minutes after watching the videos about the water crisis, they were compiling ideas on how they could be a part of the solution. We brainstormed several ideas and once we developed our plan, they continued to talk about it throughout the day fine-tuning the details while dreaming and smiling as they envisioned the community that would be impacted by our gift. I heard, “I am so excited about our plan!” more than once along with “How do they build the pump?” “How many people do you think it will help?” “Mom, I am worried what they will do for water in the winter, will the pump still work?” Their young minds were working hard and their hearts were growing with compassion!
The gratitude project: Water
Yesterday I shared my heart on the topic of gratitude and my desire to help our children gain a greater sense of appreciation for the many ways that they are blessed and provide opportunities for them to bless others.
My plan is to intentionally focus our attention as a family to areas of our life that we can appreciate and ways that we can reach out to help those who are in need. What better place to begin than with one of life’s most basic needs: water.
Is our family rich?
There are a host of things that I want my children to learn before they leave our nest. Among them is the attitude of gratitude.
I believe that being thankful is among the most important things we can master and pass on to our children. I believe that a thankful heart can bring light to any dark place. I believe that being thankful helps to ward off feelings of entitlement, greed, selfishness and pride. I believe that we all can nourish our spirit with feasting on gratitude.
SmartSeat Chair Protectors – A Mom 4 Life Giveaway
Oopsie Loopsie Waistband Extenders 20% off! Price: $9.99 $7.99 Oopsie Loopsie is a patent-pending waistband extender that allows you to wear your pants that are a bit too tight to button-up during or post-pregnancy. It’s a single stretchy piece sewn in two loops that’s small enough to keep in your pocket for use when you [...]
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school and bread
School started last week and my two oldest are now spending their days in scholarly bliss. And why shouldn’t they, on the first day, the school had a big schedule of outdoor water games to welcome the kids back! Ashlyn (who is now in Kindergarten and going to school for the first time) is especially [...]
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sore backs and dark closets
I wake up sore in the morning. I think I am starting to get old. My parents talk about this (and my grandparents). Now it is my turn. I have decided that waking up sore is not an issue for children. Check out this picture of Quinten sleeping. He is laying with a large lump [...]
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Oopsie Loopsie Waistband Extenders – A Mom 4 Life Giveaway
New Native Baby Carriers FACTORY SECONDS Regular and Organic styles 52% OFF! New Native Baby Sling is a compact, one shoulder baby carrier. This carrier is unique in that its design is non-bulky, portable and easy to use. Made from 100% cotton, or 100% organic cotton… learn more Oopsie Loopsie Waistband Extenders Retail Price: $9.99 [...]
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The Zaky: a mom’s feedback
We received some wonderful feedback (and an adorable photo) recently about The Zaky hands by Nurtured by Designs that was too great not to share. Below is what she said: After our daughter was born at 28 weeks, a group of friends sent us the Zaky hands. They are wonderful! I actually call them magic [...]
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Pregnancy & Newborn likes Babysparewear
The new Pregnacy & Newborn Buyer’s Guide has mentioned Babysparewear as a hot, to-buy item! Better yet, they’ve named Mom 4 Life as the place to buy! See for yourself why Pregnancy & Newborn thinks Babysparewear is so great! Babysparewear $30.00-$52.00 Toddlersparewear $39.95
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Happy Labor Day!
As a mom I know you work hard and so do I, so I am taking a break in honor of Labor Day. There will be no giveaway this week, but a brand new, carefully selected, mom-invented product will be up for grabs next week as usual. Here’s a little hint for next week’s giveaway: [...]
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A song for aching hearts
Moms are amazing. Of course you probably know that, I hope you do anyway. I am reminded of the blessing of motherhood on a regular basis in multiple ways. My least favorite of which is through stories of tragedy and loss. Last week I learned that a close friend of Angela’s (our customer service assistant) [...]
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Serving trays: the hidden use
I found a new little kitchen trick quite by accident. We recently had a backyard camp out and I used a serving tray to bring all our food outside. Later after I had washed it and before I stored it away, I realized how useful that little tray could be when I am making a [...]
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Overnight Bamboobies Organic Reusable Breast Pads – A Mom 4 Life Giveaway
San Diego Bebe Eco-Nursing Pillow (for one baby or twins) 20% off! San Diego Bebe Eco-Nursing Pillow is a deluxe privacy pillow with a comfort bolster for support, comfort and discretion for both mom and baby and is designed GREEN for a new generation of eco-minded mothers and their babies… Congratulations to Marlena Urbain for winning [...]
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