Advertisement
 

Avoiding Illness

How do you keep your family healthy?

An unpleasant virus that has been making the rounds in my house this week serves as a reminder: Cold and flu season is fast approaching.

I’ll admit to being a bit of a “germophobe.” Having 8 kids means that once a cold or other virus makes its way into our home, it sticks around for the long haul. Sometimes, as a special bonus, it seems to mutate as it makes its way from one body to the next and... READ MORE 

Comments (17) | Filed under colds, germs, sickness


Fever Fighter

A temporal artery thermometer makes temperature taking accurate ... and easy!

When I was a kid, my mom used to take our temperatures whenever we were sick. But she didn’t have the luxury of using a temporal artery thermometer. She used an old-fashioned, glass thermometer sanitized with alcohol, shaken, and inserted under the tongue for precisely two minutes. No moving around, no heavy blankets, and no cheating by holding it near the light bulb!

When I grew up and became a... READ MORE 



Interesting

Get your chicken soup ready

I just came across this site that predicts when the flu is going to hit your area.

Google Flu Trends has found that certain term searches are good indicators of what ailments people are experiencing in various parts of the country. According to the site, it uses “aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity in your state up to two weeks faster than traditional systems.”

Definitely worth... READ MORE 



Page 1 of 1 pages


Faith & Family Live!

P1030783 Our daily blog is where everyday moms offer one another inspiration, support, and encouragement in Catholic living. Any mom grappling with the meaning of life or the cleaning of laundry is welcome here. Meet our bloggers, check out our magazine, learn more about our mission and consider supporting us, and come on in! READ MORE

 
RSS Feeds  
Advertisement
Advertisement
 

Weekly Reader Poll

Archives

 
 
 
Last 7 Days |  30 Days |  All Time
 
Last 7 Days |  30 Days |  All Time
 

Recent Comments

 

Get our FREE Daily Digest

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

 

Blogroll

 

Top Tags

prayer (99) | christmas (62) | family (66) | humor (47) | advent (42) | books (36) | kids (33) | photos (38) | shopping (30) | babies (33) | teens (30) | children (36) | toddlers (33) | fun (29) | parenting (28) | boys (31) | advice (22) | mothers (27) | pro-life (26) | benedict (26) | music (24) | faith (20) | giveaway (26) | contest (24) | blogging (23) | love (24) | baking (24) | discussion (23) | marriage (17) | overheard (23) | support (22) | gospel (22) | food (17) | saints (18) | daily (21) | feasts (17) | politics (18) | bible (17) | school (15) | recipes (17) | gifts (12) | play (12) | poetry (15) | liturgical year (11) | podcast (15) | mary (14) | travel (13) | reviews (10) | video (14) | pope (12) | magazine (12) | health (13) | election (14) | movies (12) | nutrition (11) | abortion (13) | women (13) | money (6) | bishops (13) | mass (11) | television (13) | pregnancy (13) | news (12) | madonna and child (11) | encouragement (10) | cooking (8) | joy (10) | grace (8) | church (8) | cleaning (11) | writing (10) | thanksgiving (11) | birthdays (10) | fitness (10) | religious education (10) | moms (9) | education (10) | science (10) | nature (9) | reading (9) | sports (9) | winner (9) | life (9) | friends (8) | audience (8) | balance (6) | outdoors (8) | cute kids (7) | gratitude (8) | sleep (6) | cookies (7) | laundry (7) | toys (5) | learning (6) | halloween (7) | charity (6) | weight loss (6) | homemaking (5) | evangelization (7) | winning (7) |

 
 

Partners