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Talk about a moving and emotional story! I’m still fortunate enough to have my mother with me; this book is just a heart breaker. I read this book in two sittings, captured by Lois’ honesty and vulnerability and the sincerity of her desire to understand her mother as well as herself as her mother’s daughter. Lois opens her heart and provides the reader a view inside the strong emotions accompanying her journey through her mothers bout with breast cancer. It is hard to read the book without feeling her pain and traveling along with her on her journey to peace. Such a wonderful, candid record of the need for love between mother and daughter. Reading the book will help many, many daughters when their time comes to say good-bye. By having the courage to record her feelings and then artistically pull them together into The Last Violet, Lois has opened a door to the heart for all daughters. This book also brings us daughters reminders that we can’t live our mother’s lives for them. They must make the decision on whether to fight for their lives and continue living or withdrew from life altogether and consign themselves to die. Her understanding of herself and at her mother’s decision not to fight her cancer makes us all realize how precious life is and why we must hold to it if our natures allowed us to. Lois has offered a Mom of 3 Boys Follower the chance to win this beautiful book!! This giveaway is open to residents in US; 18+. Winner will have 48 hours to confirm before a forfeit is assumed. Giveaway is part of the MOTHERS DAY GIVEAWAY which runs May 1, 2012 – May 12, 2012 @ 11:59PM (EST).
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For millions of people the holiday are full of travel…you may not be traveling across the galaxy, but why not travel across the country in style! I have the American Tourister Star Wars R2D2 28″ Luggage and absolutely love it! It is my go-to luggage now. American Tourister carries 3 limited edition Star Wars Luggage Sets…
Feeling lucky? Check out this sweet WINNER’S CHOICE American Tourister Luggage Set giveaway! Happening NOW!
WIN AN AMERICAN TOURISTER STAR WARS LUGGAGE SET!
One lucky winner will get to pick the set of their choice from the new American Tourister Star Wars collection of hardside, spinner luggage! The set includes a 21″ carry on spinner (swivel wheels) and a 28″ full size spinner. Both are hard cases and include an interior large pocket for packing organization and interior cross straps to keep contents secure while traveling. Inside the case is licensed Star Wars lining, along with film details such as a Star Wars luggage tag and metal zipper handles. This set is valued at $280.00 USD.
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Working from home is not a novelty anymore. However, the popularity of home offices has helped many employers to shift their priorities. Nowadays, you can find a remote position at the click of a button. Whether you choose to establish yourself as a freelancer or to join a virtual office, working from home puts you in charge of your time. As a result, you can create a successful and profitable career without ever needing to commute to work. More and more experts testify that home-based professionals can be more productive and creative than their office colleagues. Additionally, you can also use a virtual PO box to maintain your professional appearance without revealing your home address.
You can work out at home
If you’re the kind of person who can’t find the time to go to the gym, staying fit doesn’t have to be complicated. You can use your home as your gym HQ, which can save you a lot of time and money in the long term. Indeed, if you enjoy working out outside, you can consider the addition of an in-ground basketball hoop in your front yard, for instance. It’s the perfect excuse for a quick game with your family! Pet owners can play with their dogs in the garden. You’d be surprised how many calories you can burn just by running with your dog! Rainy days are not a problem either. You can find plenty of online workouts to follow in the lounge. Most often than not, you won’t need any additional equipment than your gym clothes!
Who needs a restaurant when you can cook?
What the best way of spending your Friday evening? While going out is the preferred way to start the weekend, more and more people wonder if there is a cost-effective alternative to plan get-together nights with friends. The answer is yes. You can throw a simple party at home and invite a selected few to enjoy a convivial home-cooked meal. With a little know-how, you can easily throw impressive meals that are a piece of cake to prepare! But, more importantly, you can make your home the new place to be during the weekend.
In conclusion, the simple home has become a place of opportunities, both professional and social. While staying at home can seem at first like an excluding gesture that keeps you isolated from the rest of your community, the reality is different. Staying at home can not only bring families together but also create new connections with friends and colleagues that would, otherwise, not have happened.

Most of us try to do our part to help other and the world, and I love when companies do the same, especially when it involves the health of children. Walmart and Pampers have teamed up to donate $200,000 to Children’s Miracle Network in June 2015.
One in 10 kids in North America is treated by a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital each year, whether they suffer from common childhood afflictions like asthma and broken bones, or fight bigger challenges like birth defects or cancer. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals provide comfort, treatment and hope to millions of sick kids. Member hospitals treat 16,000 children in emergency rooms daily and provide surgery for 97 children every hour. Member hospitals provided $3.4 billion in charity care for children in 2012, and this is why it’s so important to team up to support a charity like the Children’s Miracle Network.
We received care from 2 different Children’s Miracle Network hospitals, Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin, Tx & Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Tx, for different children over they years and love the care and attention they received at each. While our visits weren’t for a life threatening illness there are many children who aren’t so lucky.
Have you ever had an experience at a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital?
Meet Dylan…
Dylan is 5 and was helped at Children’s Specialized Hospital for a Right Hemiparesis.
A few days shy of her 2nd birthday, Dylan underwent a colonoscopy where polyp was removed. During the procedure, the unthinkable happened: Her colon was badly damaged and she suffered severe blood loss. It was soon discovered that a blood clot had traveled to her brain and caused a stroke, resulting in hemiparesis, affecting the use of half her body.
Dylan was then referred to Children’s Specialized Hospital, where she had to relearn how to stand, speak and eventually walk. This required intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy.
Known for her strong will, Dylan has made exceptional gains in her strength and control in just a few years and is now running and jumping. She’s expected to make continued improvements and wears foot braces to assist with alignment and gait mechanics.
Dylan is very playful, curious, full of energy and wins everyone over with her contagious laugh.
CMN Hospitals funds helped purchase some of the equipment in the therapy gyms where Dylan works to improve her motor skills.
Meet Maverick…
Maverick is 5 and from Wyoming. He is being treated at the Children’s Hospital Colorado for Noonan Syndrome, Full Tracheal Rings and Chronic Lung Disease.
Maverick has seen his fair share of challenges in his short life. While still in utero, doctors diagnosed him with tetralogy of fallot, a rare, complex congenital heart defect that affects normal blood flow through the heart.
Three weeks after entering the world, Maverick suddenly stopped eating and was rushed to Children’s Hospital Colorado. August 2009 brought his first open-heart surgery, where doctors discovered full tracheal rings. Later he received a g-tube, a c-pap, mechanical ventilation and a second open-heart surgery, among many other treatments and dozens of additional surgeries.
Though Maverick will be a lifelong hospital visitor, he remains in high spirits. In fact, he calls his vent “Goose,” referring to dynamic duo Maverick and Goose from 1986’s Top Gun, proving he doesn’t let his conditions keep him down. Those around him feel blessed to know him and cite his upbeat attitude as a lesson to live each day to the fullest.
CMN Hospitals funds helped pay for Maverick’s care providers and also helped purchase the vital equipment he needs for a chance at a normal life.
You can visit Walmart.com/cmnh for more information about donations, and to make your own donation. If you’ve ever had to use a CMNH for any reason, you know this is a great charity to donate to!
One lucky My Sparkling Life Reader is going to win a $25 Walmart Gift Card to purchase Pampers!! This giveaway is open to residents of the US who are 18+ until 11:59 PM EST July 06, 2015.
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New free printables, family activity sheets inspired by Disney/Pixar’s THE GOOD DINOSAUR including coloring sheets, a memory game and a hexaflexagon craft.
“The Good Dinosaur” asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo (voice of Raymond Ochoa) makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
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Since the dawn of time, Minions have served (and accidentally eliminated) history’s most despicable villains. After their latest explosive mistake leaves them without an evil leader, the Minions fall into a deep depression. With the tribe on the brink of collapse, three unlikely heroes – Kevin, Stuart, and Bob – embark on a journey to find a new big boss. When their quest leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill, our three heroes must face their biggest challenge yet: saving all of Minionkind…from annihilation.
The boys absolutely LOVED the Despicable Me movies…so I knew they would like the Minions movie. They’ve actually been asking when it comes out…and it’s been all my little one has watched for the past week! No really, like 2-3 times a day.
The movie opens at the dawn of time and the birth of the minions’. Then whisks us through their history and all the screw ups with various villains throughout the ages. After traveling through the centuries, the movie settles down in the late 1960s where we meet Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock). You can expect plenty of pop culture references, lots of explosions and a great soundtrack with classic tracks from The Beatles, The Doors & The Rolling Stones. The Minions get plenty of song-and-dance numbers to these classics.
I’m not much into slapstick, which is prob why these movies aren’t on my top 10 fave list. Because of the Minions…well, language & communication skill, just like in the Despicable Me movies expect a lot of slap stick comedy. Now my husband and the boys love slap stick and the movie had them laughing over and over. Overall I thought it was entertaining and had it’s funny moments…And I know my kiddos would agree with me.
Extras:
Three new MINIONS mini movies
Cro-Minion
Competition
Blinky Nelson Unpacified
Behind The Goggles – segment takes you to the history and the evolution of these characters with writer Brian Lynch discussing how much he had always wanted to incorporate Comic-Con-eque elements into the story with the VillainCon idea.
Boss Office – it’s more of Illumination’s Chris Meledandri discussing the origin of the company and the talents involved.
You can Pre-Order | Purchase your own Minions Movie Blu-Ray on Amazon and other top retailers.
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