Seasonal Topics — Moms of Faith

10 Ways to Surprise Mom with a Restaurant.com Gift Card

May 10, 2012 By Faith_Mom 1 Comment

Eating out is one of my favorite things to do. I am pretty sure I am not the only Mom who loves to go out and eat. It means no clean up and no work preparing. What better Mother's Day gift than a Restaurant.com gift card?? Mom can go out and eat when she feels like it! Maybe one night when she is feeling burnt out...or maybe when she just wants to go have a girls night out with other Mommas! Below are a few ways that you can be creative in giving Mom a Restaurant.com gift card This Mother's Day: 1. Place it in a pretty bouquet of flowers.2. Send it to her in the mail with a homemade card from the grand kids.3. Buy her some of her favorite hobby supplies and put them in a basket with the gift card.4. Wrap it up in several wrapped boxes and make her open each to get to the final awesome destination...OUT TO EAT!5. Stick it to her coffee mug.6. Place it in the utensil drawer in her kitchen.7. Bake her some yummy treats and put them in a pretty basket with the … [Read more...]

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Chapped Lips and Homemade Lip Balms

December 29, 2011 By Faith_Mom 1 Comment

Dry, cracked and chapped lips can happen to all of us. Chapped lips can occur in any season so it's important to take care of your lips in during all types of weather. You also have to be careful of what lip care treatment or products you want to buy and use. Sometimes the store bought lip balms could be the cause of having cracked and chapped lips because of the harmful ingredients that are found in the lip products.There's a solution to this problem. You can make your own lip balm! This way you know exactly what's in there. Before I tell you how to make your own lip balm, there are other reasons beside the weather you may get chapped lips. If you have chronic chapped lips, you may want to check with your doctor to see if there's an underlying condition, you're unaware of. Here's a short list of what may cause dry, cracked or chapped lips in people: - Frequent licking or biting on the lips - A musical instrument using your mouth such as a clarinet - As mentioned above, … [Read more...]

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Last Minute Christmas Shopping Tips

December 19, 2011 By Faith_Mom Leave a Comment

There have been many many years that I had to wait until the very last minute to shop because of money. There have also been a few years that I was just too busy to carve out the time to shop any sooner than last minute! Whatever you reason, if you are shopping last minute, I have a few tips that may help make the craziness just a teenie bit less crazy! ;) 5 Quick Tips for Last Minute Shoppers 1. Online Shopping. You will need to get those last minute Online orders in by 20th (21st at the absolute latest), if you want to be sure they will arrive on time! Make sure that you read the fine print in the "guaranteed shipping" as well. It would stink to pay for it and then have it not arrive...2. Have a Plan. A list and store plan is the only way to go. Make sure you know what you want and where the best place to get it is. Go Online or check the ad papers and look for who is having what sale and shop accordingly. Stick to the plan!3. Cash Only. Do not charge Christmas gifts…or … [Read more...]