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Valentines Day

10 Simple Ways to Say, “I Love You”
by Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes
We’re teaching our kids to be consumers at an early age. Look at the number of superhero and product endorsement Valentines on the store shelves. We, as parents, are sucked in by the media to believe that we need the latest, greatest gadget or fad for <more...>

How To Completely Ignore Valentine's Day Without Having To Sleep In The Dog House 
by Julie Hunt
Forget the mass marketed, red hearted Valentine Day pressure that starts heating up about now. Steer clear of high priced flowers, tasteless candy hearts and stuffed bears. Follow these tips to make the woman you love feel cherished. Tell her Valentine's Day means more than romance and gifts. It means she'll be the focus of your caring attention, dutiful doting and loving <more...>

Valentine's Day On A Dime
by Tawra Jean Kellam
Using a little imagination, you can make your Valentine's day a little more fun and a lot less expensive. If you want to add a little personalized romance or if you don't have the time or money to buy all the pre-made things in the store, here are some ideas from www.livingonadime.com/ to help you make the day special. <more...>

Easter Traditions

Mother's Day

20 Tips for an Excellent Mother's Day Gift 
by Susan Allred
Every Year for Mother’s Day, me and several of our siblings go to my parent’s home to Celebrate Mother’s Day. Every year on that weekend we go to a Balloon Stampede. A Balloon stampede is where hundreds hot air balloonists get together and spend a couple of days having contests and taking their balloons into the sky causing the most breath-taking views imaginable. Our Family has done this for more than a decade – it’s a tradition. And every year, we get the opportunity, as a family to tell our mother how much we lover her and shower her with gifts and to concentrate a full day on HER. It’s great! <more...>

Mother's Day - Plan a Special Day for Mom!
by Cindy Barney
A Special Day for Mother! With this Mother's Day around the corner, celebrate with simplicity, style and ease. I have listed various ideas to share with your mom! <more...>

Fabulous and Frugal Mother's Day Gifts 
by Cyndi Roberts
What to do? Mother's Day is just around the corner and there's just no money in the budget for gifts. Not to worry! Just look over this list of inexpensive gifts to buy or make and you'll be all set. These budget ideas with a lot of heart can mean more than 2 dozen red roses to a mom! <more...>

Creatively Simple Mother’s Day Gift Ideas 
by Nancy Twigg
We all agree that our moms are marvelous. We don’t need prompts from the greeting card industry to remind us of that. The dilemma is how to make them feel marvelous without buying into all the hype surrounding Mom’s special day. <more...>

Graduation Gifts

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Links of Interest:

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Bracken Methodist Church

Boy Scouts
City of Garden Ridge
Covenant Baptist Church 

CYO Youth Sports

Garden Ridge
Bracken Lions Club

Natural Bridge Caverns

Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

Northeast Bible Church

OLPH Catholic Church

Triumphant Lutheran Church

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