http://www.mommiesmagazine.com Behind the scenes with moms of today Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:55:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Before you know, it Christmas, time will be upon us again and with it will be stress filled shopping days, dinners to plan and decorating to do all while still maintaining your day job! Here are 7 tips to make your Christmas shopping much more enjoyable this year. Shopping with Children When ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/7-tips-buying-christmas-gifts/6200/ Like so many of you, I have to have my coffee every morning in order to start my day off on the right foot. Without my coffee in the morning I am like a fish out of water. It is a chance that I am unwilling to partake of. I ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/love-french-vanilla-cappuccinos/6187/ The holiday season is quickly approaching and many of us are preparing for this joyous time of the year. Some may embrace the holidays with cheer, hope, and thanksgiving while others may embrace the season with burden, anxiety, and personal failure. This article addresses three ways you can overcome anxiety ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/effective-ways-reduce-stress-depressed/6139/ Mom Jeans. This is a hot topic lately. Mom jeans are the jeans that we wore way back in the 80s that everyone loved. Now they are a cause for disgrace and disgust. If you do not remember back that far (some of us need a quick reminder, as our ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/mom-jeans/6183/ If you’re like most families, you all have such busy lives that sometimes it’s tough to connect. It seems impossible to get EVERYTHING done and have QUALITY time together. And if you’re like many busy moms, you probably constantly find yourself saying, “…as soon as I’m finished” or ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/family-busy-together-here%e2%80%99s/6196/ The H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, is a relatively new virus first seen in April of 2009. This contagious flu is spread in the same manner as other flus, passing from person to person. Spread by coughing, sneezing and sometimes touching something that another person has touched ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/h1n1/6190/ By Wendy Wood Christmas will be here before you know it, and if you have any girls you need to shop for, it's time to get started. Purchasing for your girls can be a bit difficult at times, trying to figure out what they'll really like. If you want to make ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/christmas-gifts-girls-7-buying/6181/ If you have not already seen this movie then I highly suggest that you do. Watch it with your mate. It is a powerful movie that shows what God can do in your relationship and in your lives. It also shows what evil can do if you let it get ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/movie-review-fireproof/6129/ Maybe you don't have as much money as you did last year to spend on gift giving? Did you know that truly the best gifts are homemade? Maybe we need to be reminded again this year, that homemade is best. Share your heart with others on a ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/10-free-free-christmas-gifts/6135/ Do you pray with your mate? If you do not, you should. Praying together with your mate strengthens your bond immensely. The coming together spiritually unifies your relationship as God intended. Because this is such a personal aspect of people’s lives many are hesitant and do not pray together. Even amongst ... http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/praying-together-mate/6127/