It’s no secret I love magazines.  My husband thinks it’s strange that I get so excited each time a new issue of one of my magazines arrives.

Magazines also make great gifts.  They’re the gift that keeps giving all year long! They’re even great as last minute gifts.  Just pick up  the current issue at the newsstand and wrap it with a cute card or note telling them you’ve purchased a 1 year (or 2 year or whatever) subscription for whatever the occasion.  If you’re looking for cute Mother’s Day idea,  put something cutesy on the card  like “Now that you’re done dealing with all my issues, I thought I’d pick up a years worth of issues from insert name of magazine here.” or “You’ve put up with my issues for a long time. Here’s a years worth of issues from insert name of magazine here that I thought you’d find much more enjoyable!”

Today and tomorrow, Discount Magazines has some sweet deals on magazines that moms love.  You can get Ladies Home Journal, More Magazine, or Family Circle Magazine for only $3.50 each/year when you use coupon code MOM at checkout!

This deal is through Sunday while supplies last, so don’t delay!

More Magazine – $3.50/yr (80% off) (up to 4 yrs)

Ladies Home Journal Magazine (70% off) – $3.50/yr (up to 4 yrs)

Family Circle Magazine (70% off) – $3.50/yr (up to 4 yrs)

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If you’re mom loves movies, consider a family friendly DVD from Fox! Today only, you can choose from videos like Ever After, The Devil Wears Prada, Alvin & The Chipmunks, Horton Hears a Who and other movies your family loves. These are all priced at just $9.99. You can save an additional $3 and get FREE shipping when you use code MOMMY at checkout.  Bundle your DVD with a bag of microwaveable popcorn and your mom’s favorite candy and you have a great “Mom’s Night In”.

Click here to check it out!

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I’m a huge fan of the iPhone…and my iPhone rarely is far from me.  I use it to check email, compare prices at the store, track business mileage, get directions, listen to music, and play games.  I’m always on the lookout for apps that save me time, save me money, or save my sanity.

This past week, I have been testing out a new app that I think will be beneficial to many of you with babies.  The Similac Baby Journal iPhone App will track feedings, diaper changes, sleep habits, and growth.  It will even help you predict patterns!  After you’ve downloaded the app, it’s super easy to start using and very self-explanatory.  If you’re a mommy of multiples, you can track the important info of all your little ones by setting up separate profiles for each of your kids.

It doesn’t matter if you’re breastfeeding, bottle-feeding or doing a combination of both, the Baby Journal app has you covered.  There’s an easy to use feeding timer that you can start and stop with the tap of a finger.  If you’re breastfeeding, you can track which side the baby ate from and the time they spent chowing down.  If you’re bottle-feeding, you’ll be able to track how many ounces they ate and how long it took to eat.  You can even call their Feeding Expert 24/7 if you need some expert advice!

It can also track diaper changes…in detail.  You know how new moms like to talk about poop and all the gory details?  Well, I’m not a new mom and I don’t like to talk poop, so all the diaper change options made me gag!  If you’re still in the diaper changing stage, I’m sure you’ll find this to be extremely helpful!  You’ll be the coolest mom on the block when you can not only talk poop, but show graphs and charts with all the pertinent info.

The app also allows you to track sleep and growth.  This information is easily accessible with the tap of a finger and can also be emailed to family, friends, or your pediatrician.

I’m a huge fan of this app and think it is a must have for moms with babies!  It’s a great way to keep track of all the info you need without pushing your sleep-deprived self over the edge…and it’s free!

Click here to download the Similac Baby Journal app.

Disclosure: I was compensated by Collective Bias for my time in reviewing this app.  As always, all thoughts and opinions are honest and are my own.

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From project basics to giving your child the opportunity to say, “I built it!”, Lowe’s Build and Grow kid’s clinics are a great way to help build confidence! Bring the kids into any Lowe’s store on Saturday, May 8th and build a FREE Mother’s Day Trellis Planter. Each participant also receives a free apron, goggles, a project themed patch, and a certification of merit upon completion of their project.

Each clinic starts at 10 am and is free, but you do need to register on the Lowe’s Build and Grow website to make sure you have a spot!

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Download a free Mother’s Day Crafts eBook and you’ll find plenty of ideas for making your mom’s special day!

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Mother’s Day is just around the corner and flowers make a great gift.  Right now, ProFlowers is offering either free chocolates or a free vase with purchase.  Make sure to take advantage of this great offer!  Your mom will thank you for it!

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This past week has been stressful.  It hasn’t been a bad week…just a busy week, but I have to admit, sometimes the busy weeks get to me and I feel overwhelmed.  It probably didn’t help this past week that I was horribly sick which meant that everything I needed to get done took twice as long to do!  In the midst of one those busy days, I found these words running through my head. (There’s a pretty good chance I would have been singing them loudly if my throat wasn’t so sore.)

Jesus, Savior, Protector of my soul, Messiah, Redeemer, You’re the shelter in the storm!

These words come from the song Shelter on Adie Camp’s new album Just You and Me (which will be released on March 9).

The past few weeks, I have had the privilege of listening to Just You and Me and I have found it to be a beautiful worship album put out by an equally beautiful wife and mom.  For those of you who are not familiar with Adie Camp, she is a singer, worship leader, wife of recording artist Jeremy Camp, and a mom to 2 little girls.   She knows firsthand the struggles moms face today.  I think that’s one of the reasons this album is so powerful…and so soothing.  The songs reflect her desire to seek God in the midst of the good, the bad, and the busyness…and she’s had all three this past year.

Her relationship with the Lord sustained her during one of the darkest times she’s ever experienced. In the middle of the recording process, Adie miscarried a baby in the second trimester. After taking a two-week break, she returned to the studio and recorded the song, “Shelter.”

Adie was gracious enough to answer my questions about finding balance in her busy life, shepherding her children’s hearts, dealing with loss, and more…

As a busy mom, what is the one tip you could give to other moms to make
their life easier?

Honestly, my time with the Lord before the girls wake up is crucial to the healthy function of my day. It’s like plugging into the power source and charging myself up, if I don’t do it – the battery dies quickly!

How do you find a balance between spending quality time with your husband and finding quality time with your daughters?

Jeremy and I have been doing this for over 7 years now and I think we’ve both learned to balance a lot of things. The girls obviously take up most of my time, but we try make priority time for just him and me. We often just sit and watch tv together, but we’ve also learned to keep each other in the loop with heart issues. From early on we started asking each other, “hows your heart?” It seems to be a good checkpoint sometimes.  Every once in a while tho, I have to be honest with him and say, “ok, babes, I need some time with you!”

As a mom, one of my greatest privileges is to shepherd the hearts of my
daughters.  I can see how much you desire to see your daughters growing up
loving Jesus.  What are you doing now to shepherd their hearts? And at a
time in your life where you are busy giving all day long to your family,
how do you find time to get in the Word and have your batteries recharged?

With regards to the girls, my mom gave me some great advice once. She said to make sure I was teaching the girls hearts’ and not just modifying their behavior. You can have a child who acts perfectly, but may have disconnected in their hearts.

I often sit the girls down and talk to them about consequences. That every decision they make will have either a good or bad consequence. They can either add peace or chaos to the situation. It’s helped us many times to sift thru drama or to get them to see that it’s better to choose to obey and get a good result…

I also try to take time out to listen to them and build a friendship with them now. If they start talking now, my hope is that they still will when they’re teenagers and of course after those years too.

With regards to my time with the Lord, I need it desperately. I wake up before my girls to read my bible and spend time in prayer. I’ve gone thru days when I didn’t spend time with Him and I fall a part so much faster.

I love that you are so active in your community and that you have embraced causes close to my heart.  With your love for the abandoned and the underdog, have you ever considered adoption?  I’m passionate about adoption and we adopted our daughters from Ukraine.

I totally have. It is definitely something that I would do in a heartbeat. If it’s the Lord’s will for us to, then I totally trust Him to lay it on Jeremy’s heart and mine equally as strong and at the right time. I think for right now He hasn’t, because there are other things that we are meant to be focussed on (“Speaking Louder Ministries“) and we want to be good stewards of the time we have, but as soon as He does, we will!

This past year, you experienced the devastating loss of your baby. What words of hope and comfort do you have for other families experiencing profound loss?

I truly cannot emphasize how God carried me (us) through that time. I read so much scripture that touched my heart so deeply. I can honestly say it’s one of those hard, but beautiful things that God has used in my life to show me the depth of His character and His love for me and I have never felt closer to Him.

Of all the songs on your album, what song (or songs) have you been most impacted by?

Thanks Adie!  I am so appreciative of you sharing your heart and your music with us!

I can’t say enough good things about this album.  The lyrics are encouraging, the music is soothing, and in the midst of my somewhat chaotic life, I’m reminded to take my focus off of me and to put it where it needs to be!

And now it’s your turn to be encouraged by Adie Camp. If you’d like to win a copy of her newest CD Just You and Me, leave me a comment with your “go-to” song when times are tough or you’re needing a little pick-me-up.

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