Thanks to all of my awesome friends for guest blogging for me!! Today we have the last guest post. I will be back this week and will resume posting. Our guest blogger today is going to post about homemade cleaners. You can find my recipes for Laundry detergent and dishwasher detergent if you would like to make your own. Hey guys. I'm the guest blogger for today while Connie is away. You might have seen me when I guest blogged abut Thin Mint cookies. Check it out here. I thought I'd … [Read more...]
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Apr 27, 2012
Guest blogger Jen from Jen’s favorite cookies
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I'm super excited for our guest today. Jen is a blogger I have recently gotten to know and I LOVE her!! If you want awesome yummy pinworthy recipes you need to subscribe to her blog Jen's favorite cookies. For those of you unfamiliar with me, let me introduce myself. I'm Jen. I love to bake cookies and blog about it. I also teach piano and drive the carpool and go to church. Oh, and... my husband and three children are all picky eaters. Picky eaters who somehow all love coconut. It's kindof … [Read more...]
Apr 25, 2012
Free Printable: Mother’s Day
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Here is the first printable I ever made for this blog. I put a lot of heart and effort into this one because as you guys already heard, I LOVE my mother!! I wanted to offer this one to you guys in case you missed it a year ago. You can give it to your Mother, Mother in law, Wife, Sister, basically anyone who is a great mother. Click on the image to download your high quality copy. As always: Free Printables are for Measured by the Heart followers. You can follow me by Rss, on … [Read more...]
Apr 23, 2012
A post about one of my favorite people in the whole world!!
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This Mother's Day, I'm working with Clever Girls in support of Macy's Heart of Haiti to shine a light on the "trade, not aid" program, which provides sustainable income to Haitian artisans struggling to rebuild their lives and support their families after the 2010 earthquake. What is Macy’s Heart of Haiti? Heart of Haiti is a “Trade, Not Aid” initiative launched by artist and social entrepreneur, Willa Shalit, The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and Macy’s. Already, Heart of Haiti has led to … [Read more...]
Apr 20, 2012
Guest post: Barb from second chance to dream
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Hi guys, I am on my way to my long awaited Disney cruise. I love spending time with my family!! I've had such AMAZING women volunteer to guest on the blog while I'm away. Todays guest is no exception!! Hi! I'm Barb Camp from Second Chance to Dream. I want to say Thank You to Connie for having me here today. A little about me, I'm a wife of 34 years, a mom to 6 kids ages 33-13, 3 married and 3 still at home. I have 3 grandchildren. I'm a life coach who wants to encourage women … [Read more...]
Apr 18, 2012
Awesome Group giveaway event!!
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Hey everyone. Just wanted to pop in real quick and let you know about an amazing event coming up soon. I have joined with 13 other bloggers and we are holding a group giveaway called Blog-a-pal-loosa!! <a href="http://www.randeesorganizedchaos.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://measuredbytheheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogapalloosa.gif" alt="Blog-a-pal-oosa" width="125" height="125" /></a> We are all providing one giveaway and then … [Read more...]
Apr 15, 2012
My spring Mantle and pinwheel tutorial
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I have a pretty dark mantle. And that's ok because it is full of things I love. But it wasn't very cheery. It's perfect for fall but I wanted to lighten it up for Spring. So I made a pinwheel banner to go across it. Ahhh...so much better. You can download the Love is spoken here printable to use in your home. Want to learn how to make pinwheels so you can make one? Here we go. Step one: Cut a square out of patterned paper. You can make big or small pinwheels doesn't … [Read more...]
Apr 13, 2012
Brussel Sprouts for dinner?
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This post is sponsored by Country Crock. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own. My kiddos LOVE veggies. I am not kidding. I got so lucky. For their birthdays, I let them pic the meal and I will cook them just about anything. Last year, my middle daughter "Laughter" asked for brussel sprouts. It's one of our favorites. People often ask me how I get my kids to love veggies. I … [Read more...]
Apr 13, 2012
Book Club selection April and May
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I know it is late in the month but this selection is such a quick easy read. I'm sure you guys will love it. Our Book Club selection for April and May is: Michael Vey-The prisoner in Cell 25 By Richard Paul Evans To everyone at Meridian High School, fourteen-year-old Michael Vey is nothing special, just the kid who has Tourette’s syndrome. But in truth, Michael is extremely special—he has electric powers. Michael thinks he is unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor … [Read more...]
Apr 12, 2012
Who wants to win a $5,000 yard makeover?
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you guys remember last year when I was looking for and buying my home? Remember I said that this year I want to have a great yard and garden? I wish I had a green thumb. But gardening just doesn't come naturally to me. So I am trying to research and find all the help I can. I was excited to find Dig. Drop. Done. They have a new … [Read more...]
