Kids television

I let my 3 year old cousin watch an episode of Spongebob Squarepants today. I found it incredibly inappropriate at times. It was funny to me, but I'm an adult. I don't think I'd want him to watch it even if he was 9. The show is actually one of the least offensive cartoons on Nickelodeon, Disney and Cartoon Network.

I was raised very conservatively so maybe it's just the strict standards I was raised with that has affected my judgement on this. Is it just me or is there a lot of too adult, inappropriate content in the average kid's cartoon now?

I allow my toddlers to watch Nick Jr. or PBS kids (only one hour a day) that is geared towards toddlers and has very little offensive content. But what about when they're older? I'm rethinking letting them watch kid's programming at all when they outgrow the younger shows.

If these networks won't put anything disgusting or offensive in their toddler programming, why do they have to saturate children's programs with it? When I was a kid, which was in the 80's, we had a lot of cartoons that were not grotesque at all.

Some of it was mildly violent (Tom & Jerry, Roadrunner & Wile Coyote) but very little of it was just tasteless stupidity or crude. Most of it was solving mysteries or fighting against the forces of evil. Even the funny ones back then didn't have that much low brow humor. Some of them were funny without having to go there.

Are my standards ridiculous or are there other moms out there who don't appreciate the entertainment that is being offered to our children?

Easter Basket for the kids

So I have already finished Diana and Peter's Easter baskets. Diana is receiving a Melissa and Doug outdoor sets. Peter's basket has a Mr. Potato head. Esme's basket is going to have a guinea pig.

Diana loves the flowers and being outdoors. She loves having the new house and we have been planning on what we are going to plant and grow. Its very interesting to getting to know her.

Peter is just three years old and he loves playing with the shape boxes. Its so amazing watching him learn. I hope things are okay with his mother. I enjoy having him in my life.

Esme is my little ladybug and I have had this idea planned for a while. I didn't want to get her a cat or dog so I'm introducing having a pet with a guinea pig.

Those are the main things going into their baskets. I made them homemade coloring books also. I added bubbles and different wands for bubbles. And chalk since we have a very long driveway. And each basket has a chocolate bunny, some jelly beans in different kinds of eggs.

I'll post pictures Saturday night of the baskets once the children have gone to bed.

Epic Book Drive

Over 80% of schools in New Orleans were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. In the most underserved areas, there’s 1 book for every 300 children. This is amazing idea. I wish most school would participate in this. Literacy is very important and its really astounding how many people are illiterate around the world. Each community gets us one step closer to fixing this problem.

Huge Heart

After my last post I realized that I do donate to a lot of organizations and support groups that mean something to me. All of the following pictures are links as well.

This is to help orphans from all over the world, especially in undeveloped countries.

A loving home, a good education, vocational skills, medical care, nutritious food and most importantly the love of Jesus Christ and His Gospel are provided to the destitute children of Haiti through Child Hope.

This website allows you to donate your vehicle to the charity of your choice. I have linked it to the search of Alabama. I have a friend that did this and I love this idea. 

This is one extremely important to me. I always donate to this one when I can. Persecution happens daily to Christians all over the world. People in the United States are ashamed to stand up for their Christianity when there are people in the world that are dying for their courage to stand up. 

This is the place I get my journals from and they help out kids in other countries every time you buy a journal. It helps the kids in the other country with their school supplies. 

This is a membership/organizations that gives back to the orphans. Every purchase from 800+ stores donates 26% of the purchase cost to the Friends of Orphans. 

The mission of Girls Helping Girls is to build a global culture of girls consciously collaborating to make a difference. We strive not only to bridge international cultures but, more profoundly, to channel the power harvested from the girls' collaborative service projects to Eradicate Poverty, Increase Access to Education, Improve Health, and – most importantly – Promote Peace.

Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. Through Girl Up’s support, girls have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted, and positioned to be the next generation of leaders.

A hot meal delivered to victims after a disaster, blood when it is needed most, shelter when there is nowhere else to turn, an emergency message delivered to a member of the Armed Forces from their family -- these are just some of the ways that gifts are put to work through the American Red Cross.

Red Cross also helps with blood donation and they love volunteering. 

NBCF is committed to spreading knowledge and fostering hope in the fight against breast cancer. By funding free mammograms for women who could otherwise not afford them and supporting research programs in leading facilities across the country, NBCF helps inspire the courage needed to win this monumental battle.

The American Foundation for the Blind, founded in 1921, and the organization to which Helen Keller devoted her working life, is a national nonprofit whose mission is to ensure that the millions of Americans living with vision loss enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens.

The Candie’s Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to shape the way youth in America think about teen pregnancy and parenthood.

The March of Dimes works different channels of influence to reduce premature birth rates. One way is to raise public awareness of the serious issue and to invest in education of moms-to-be and health care providers.

The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organization, backed by 11 million Americans. We work to reduce suffering and improve the lives of all animals by advocating for better laws; investigating animal cruelty; encouraging corporations to adopt animal-friendly policies; conducting animal rescue and emergency response; and providing direct care for thousands of animals at our sanctuaries, emergency shelters, wildlife rehabilitation centers, and mobile veterinary clinics.

There are many more that I have not listed these are the ones that really stick out to me and I donate a lot of money to or participate in funding for them. I give with my whole heart. I have a huge heart. 

Help Cancel Cancer

More Birthdays


This website is amazing. Its the American Cancer Society way of sponsoring more birthdays. Basically its a website that allows you to explain why birthdays are important to you (survivors of cancer and friends of cancer victims or survivors). Another wonderful thing about this website is that you can have birthday cards sent to your friends on Facebook. The thing about these birthday cards are the fact that top artists are singing through the virtual card. The donations that are optional go to American Cancer Society to moving things closer to making a step to more birthdays for cancer patients. 


Some of my friends are disgruntled about donating money. A very close friend of mine became angry when I brought this up as a discussion. "Why give money when they don't find a cure they find something that doesn't work and the patient still dies?" And simply put; that is a step that they won't make again or they will perfect it so that it will work.


Here is some information I found this morning while researching some things that I was interested in knowing. 
"St. Jude was recently designated a National Cancer Institute (NCI)Comprehensive Cancer Center. This prestigious recognition makes St. Jude the first and only NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center solely focused on pediatric cancer to receive the distinction. The University of Tennessee Cancer Institute (UTCI), located in Memphis,Tennessee, is the adult cancer partner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital." St.Jude's Research Hospital


Another way to help is to click the link below. I'm a partner in hope and I have a niece/cousin that I am proud to say gets another birthday because of St. Jude's.