WORKS FOR ME WEDNESDAY!!!

I'm loving this "Works for me Wednesday", and I've picked up some amazing tips from all the ladies. Can't wait to read the new ones today. :)
For more WFMW participants, head on over to Shannon's Blog :)
So here is my tip for this week.

Usually during the summer we take trips from Idaho to Oklahoma to visit my mother in law. Now having two young kids, you know that it's going to be one heck of a ride LOL

Kids get bored easily and not even 4 hours into our 24 hour drive, they are already fighting, crying, wanting to get out of the car etc.

So, last time we went to Oklahoma I decided I had to come up with something to keep them busy. The first thing I did was obviously, use the toy boxes that we got for them.
Then I went online and printed out a map of the USA showing some of the major cities we would drive through. They each got one of these maps and a highlighter. I mapped out our route on each one and the kids were able to follow along on the trip and cross out every place we went through, it also gave them a sense of how far or how close we were.
Another good idea was to give them each one of those disposable cameras which they used to take photos of every spot we stopped at, along with little souvenirs they would pick up along the way.

When you get back home, you can just sit down and make a scrapbook of your summer trip. It's a nice keepsake to have!!!

One other tip is to try and travel as much as you can during the night, the kids are asleep for longer and don't get as bored, PLUS you can get a few more hours in the trip before having to stop.

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On to something else......this morning I got an email from my mother in law. She volunteers at this Pregnancy Resource Center and this is what she had to say:

It is a Christ-centered organization. I had to sign a statement of faith before they would welcome me aboard. All the women are good Christian women.
Our goal is to give God the glory as we help young women who find themselves in a
crisis. We prepare ourselves with prayer. We meet together before
our shift and pray for the young women who will be walking through the doors. We tell them up front that we are a Christian organization and are funded totally by donations of churches and individuals. We share God's love and encourage them to find their strength in God's love and compassion for them. We let them talk and share their fears or concerns.

We offer free pregnancy tests and one free ultrasound right there at the center. Everything is kept confidential. They can trust us. We also provide diapers, formula and baby clothes to meet the client's needs. All our services are 100% free.

We give special attention to teens. We have abstinence-until-marriage programs.
And we have excellent videos the girls can watch in a quiet private room that shares knowledge and education regarding choices they make today - that will effect them tomorrow.

I think it's just amazing and a great opportunity to share the Lord's love and work with others.
They are having a Walk for Life on Saturday the 13th of May, and that is their main fund raiser, so if you're anywhere near the Lawton, Oklahoma area, and would like to check it out, that would be wonderful.

The reason I'm posting about this is that they really appreciate prayers for the ministry and the work they are doing, so if you could just send out a prayer for them, I would be so grateful.

So last night I'm watching tv, and in between one of my shows I was AGAIN surfing the channels. I stopped at MTV's "My Super Sweet Sixteen" show and I am appalled.
Yes absolutely disgusted with what I was seeing. Now mind you, I'm not against spoiling your kids, Lord knows I've spoiled mine but to a certain extent. There's a point in time where you have to draw the line and encourage children to learn about money, allowances and working towards what you want. You start giving them everything and they just don't appreciate what they have and later grow to be stubborn, greedy and ungrateful adults.

That unfortunately is what I saw on the show. Ok so for those that don't know what it's about, it's pretty much rich families throwing "Sweet Sixteen" parties for their teens. That's all fine and dandy but when you see a 15 year old girl throw a tantrum because she wants a car NOW, and her dad had to work out the details so she could only get the car (OF HER CHOICE) the following morning....that just makes me sick.

On a different note, I am so excited, I got my mail this morning and had a movie from Netflix waiting. I had forgotten about it, and when I opened it I jumped for joy......."The Hiding Place", movie about Corrie Ten Boom's book. Guess what I'm watching tonight??? :)

Well I gotta get going, have to start cleaning my carpets, managed to get a carpet cleaner from the Self Help on base. Will let you all know how I liked the movie. Hope everyone has a great day, and again don't forget to head on over to Rocks in my Dryer for the list of Works for me Wednesday participants :)