After reading a really great post from Eighty MPH Mom (reposted on FB by Simply Stacie), I realized that I have been neglectful in showing appreciation to the other wonderful MOM bloggers who run giveaways. I have been so very blessed recently to win all kinds of really awesome prizes from these great women. I always send a… [Read More]

As part of our quest to live healthier my family has been trying to figure out activities that we can do together.  We often find ourselves going different our ways and doing different things to match the kids or our own skill set. Or we end up going to the YMCA and just putting the kids in… [Read More]

Goal #1  (Physical) – 120 miles in 30 days My original thought was that I would average about 3 miles per day for 30 days and I am not doing that bad. I am 5 miles shy of the 18 miles that I would have needed through today.  I have been doing a lot of biking this… [Read More]

Today is the first day of the Leap Out of your Box challenge hosted by Simply Stacie, Family Sanity Reviews, and Little YaYas. The premise of the challenge is easy, select some type of a challenge for yourself to get you out of a rut and in return have the opportunity to win some cool… [Read More]

Wow! Tomorrow marks the end of Eph’s first official week of kindergarten. I really can’t believe that not only is he in kindergarten but that the first week is already done and over.  It just seems like he was just a baby, then a toddler, then a preschooler.  Where does the time go?  Ephraim was so excited… [Read More]

I am so excited to unveil my recent blog make over from Amy at  Designer Blogs!  She did an amazing job and I am just completely in love with it. When I first started Blogging, Simply Stacie was having a Beautiful Blog week where a multitude of blog design companies were giving away blog makeovers. I scoured… [Read More]

Hi Welcome to Sunshine Praises!  If this is your first time stopping by I look forward to getting to know you more. Please leave a comment with this post so that I know to follow you back. I always follow back. I have two really awesome giveaways going on right now and if I reach 200… [Read More]

It is a beautiful cool day here in Central, Ohio. I just saw the first school bus pass by my house.  On Monday, my son will start is first day of Kindergarten. For some reason the school starts the little ones a few days later. I am very excited for Eph.  He thrives on the… [Read More]

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood –  Won’t you you be my neighbor?  Ok, well my friend/liker/follower.  It has been an amazing journey the past few weeks and I am thrilled with all the new mommies, kids, dogs, cats, crafts, thoughts and praises that are part of my blog life.  Thank you all for following me! Please… [Read More]

I really look forward to the Friday socials. For the first couple of weeks that started with only the My Wee View and Simply Stacie’s Fun Friday Follow, I found it a bit overwhelming. There are so many awesome blogs out there. I get side tracked entering giveaways, reading people’s stories, and clicking on the other… [Read More]