Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital The new year is quickly approaching and fireworks stands are beginning to pop up all around town. While fireworks are beautiful to watch, they are dangerous to play with. If not handled properly, Fireworks can cause severe injuries to eyes and skin. Even just watching a friend light fireworks can put you at risk. In 2008, U.S. emergency rooms treated 7,000 read more

By Diana Saufley Choosing a special gift for your Christmas recipients’ can be a challenge. Trying to choose unique gifts that will be appreciated but also fit into your gifting budget is something we all struggle with. After the gift is purchased, the next challenge is finding a special way to present the gift but it can be custom done with little expense. As you receive your read more

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss After working with children for as long as I have, there are very few ideas that really WOW me. If you also work with kids you probably know the old saying, “There is nothing new under the sun." Most teachers and educators have seen - or invented their own - ideas, crafts, curriculum add-ons, and more. I think it’s safe to say, however, that with our read more

By Chrissy Bernal Christmas can be a stressful time for families--especially if money is tight. There are ways to ease that burden, though. Each of them stems from removing the focus away from monetarily valued gifts. 1. Focus on traditions and creating memories. I couldn't tell you even a 10th of the presents I received for Christmas as a child, but I can tell you countless read more

By Sara Parker Share your story of how God provided a miracle in your life or in the life of someone you love. Comment below! A couple of weeks ago, we sat down to an embarrassingly unhealthy meal of hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, and chocolate milk. About ten minutes into the meal, our 8-year-old son Kai had stomach pain so sudden and severe that within a half hour we were on our way read more

By Deanna Parmenter This blog is the second of four in a series talking about basic accounting concepts that I frequently get asked about. By understanding these concepts, you may be able to reduce your taxes and eliminate some of the work (and fees) done by your CPA at tax time. The scope of this article focuses on retail establishments, but many of the ideas will apply to other read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital Your great-aunt Edna had red hair. All your cousins have brown eyes. Your father is six feet tall. Your uncle served in the military and your brother is following in his footsteps. It usually is easy to track the physical or historical information about a family. But what about your family’s health history? Did your grandmother have breast cancer when she died read more

By Chrissy Bernal One of our twin girls, Sienna, is special needs. Aside from being a Primordial Dwarf, having conductive hearing loss and glasses, she has an unknown variant of a syndrome called Dandy Walker. It's fairly unheard of, so it's not really clear what impacts it has on people who have it. When she was born, doctors told us she would be a vegetable if she survived. read more

By Diana Saufley “Organize” and “budget” are two words most people cringe from when talking about Christmas. However, keeping your gift selections and wrapping process simple through organization will ease your budget and holiday stress. Making wise choices and sticking to a plan can increase the joy of gift giving for your gift recipients and you. Have you had those Christmas’ past read more