Helping of Happiness

Niki talks to us about how there is opposition in all things. Without opposition we wouldn’t have the opportunity to make a choice. The reason we were putting on this earth was to practice making good choices, to prove to our Heavenly Father that we want to be good. That internal opposition is called our identity system. When this system doesn’t meet it’s goals in a specific, ideal way, it starts...

Show Notes: How A Little Family Fun Got Started It all began when Jennifer was in charge of the Christmas party for her church. She wanted the children to have a memorable time so she decided to video them telling the story of Christ’s birth in their own words. She got some very fun responses such as “there were camels and alligators in the stable”. She and her husband purchased some video editing...

Roselle Pliego is married and a mom of 3 kids. She’s a blogger and content creator @in_ dfw _Family where she talks about wholesome things to do in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. Roselle had a great video on IGTV where she expressed her feelings after the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. Roselle’s biggest message is that she wants every one to be an feel treated fairly. Roselle talks abou...

Show Notes: Cindy Gunderson had never planned on being an author. She had always enjoyed writing, but never saw herself as writing books. Then one day in January 2019, Cindy had a very vivid dream. The dream stayed with her, so her husband told her she needed to write it down. She was so excited to see where the story would go, she ended up using this dream as part of her first book, which only to...

Women’s bodies go through so many different stages and changes, we can often be really hard on ourselves. We have ebbs and flows in our lives that need to be adjusted. Becca was going through this phase, and after her third daughter she realized she needed to make a change in her attitude. She had some hard postpartum feelings, she had a lot of anger and frustration with simple mothering tasks, an...

Where you can find Chris and Jessie’s Oven Love Bake Shop: https://www.ovenlovebakeshop.com/  jessie@ovenlovebakeshop.com A little bit more about Jessie: Jessie is a busy mom of 4 kiddos who has a SERIOUS sweet tooth. Her love for baking goes all the way back to her childhood, making sugar cookies with her mom. From there it grew to a short-lived homespun bakery venture in college and has mor...

Show Notes: Grab your tickets to The Mom Break Experience! For more about The Mom Break Experience, check out this episode we had with the other hosts of the event! FREEBIE !!! Click Below For 3 Weeks Of Dinner Ideas, Recipes, Manners Fun, And Conversations Starters Here's a link to Jenna’s podcast website: couplefriendspodcast.com Jenna’s Social Media: instagram.com/jennakimjones instagram.com/jk...

Grab your tickets for The Mom Break Experience! Ld design co’s giveaway!! $50 Gift Card to Lowe’s! How to enter: Follow @LDdesignCo and @HelpingOfHappiness on Instagram. Do a simple home project such as cleaning out a drawer, repairing a broken item, painting a piece of furniture or a room, making a throw pillow. Post a before and after picture in your feed or story and tag @LDdesignCo and @Helpin...

Show notes: As moms, we’re all solving generally the same problems as moms. There is so much innovation out there. Moms are solving problems in creative ways everyday. Whitney feels like it’s her job to be the detective to find those ways and then share them with other moms. Whitney likes to think of motherhood as a career. With a career you would have overarching goals and objectives. She teaches...

Link from intro: Survivor Family Edition Printables The Mom Break Experience Ticket Link ! FREEBIE !!! Click Below For 3 Weeks Of Dinner Ideas, Recipes, Manners Fun, And Conversations Starters Show Notes: What is Famiy Fed? Just like busy parents use meal planners to help make healthy dinner a success, Family F.E.D. gives you daily “recipe” plans for fun that make quality family time easy. While p...

The Mom Break Experience is a time where we Give You Permission to Give Yourself a Break. All Moms are awesome and valued and we want you to feel that way. Come connect with other moms and realize we are all doing our best! This is not another Conference where you walk away feeling like you need to do more. This is an experience where you will leave knowing that what you are doing is good enough....

Show Notes: Jamie’s Thoughts on Hosting and Air BNB: Lock up valuables (like in the master closet) Jamie loves getting paid to clean her own house Air BNB has insurance policy that covers damage to your property Things replaced in your home can be tax write offs Check with your home insurance to cover extra if needed Packing Tips: pack early use packing cubes - each cube has one outfit and one set...

Show Notes: Everything seems to be crazy these days and we all seem to be baking and eating more batches of cookies than ever before. This is why Family Looking Up has gotten together a fun 8 week challenge to get your body and sanity back during the quarantine. It’s always more fun when we are supporting each other. I am in and I hope you will join me! I can’t wait for you to hear Beth share with...

I have spent a lot of time reflecting on how grateful I am for our medical workers, policemen, fire fighters, military and other public servants as this COVID 19 crisis has covered the world. On our podcast this week, I want to honor those who also work on the front lines that often go unnoticed: Search and Rescue Teams. Did you know these teams not only jump in to work at a moment’s notice, but t...

Join Our Brand New Facebook Group: Helping Of Happiness Friends!! Show Notes: Helping of Happiness Travel Tips Page Some of our Family Recipes mentioned in our chat: Cinnamon Rolls Recipe Chicken Pot Pie Recipe Tori’s Homemaking Hacks: 1 cup milk plus 1 TBSP lemon juice (or 1 TBSP vinegar) = 1 cup buttermilk Do you have smelly towels from living in a humid climate?? Add a large scoop of baking sod...

Show Notes: What we’re eating during quarantine: Homemade White Bread Recipe BBQ Chicken Quesadillas Homemade Beef Taquitos Candy Apples Chocolate Chip Cookies Chicken Apple Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner Cinnamon Rolls Movies Wendy and Hillary are enjoying: The Incredible Dr Pol on Disney Plus Documentaries on Netflix Night on Earth Salt Fat Acid Heat YouTubes of Mark Rober, the Holderness Family, and...

Show notes: Where you can find Jana: Website and Shop: https://jbcpresets.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejanabishop/ Jana’s channel on YouTube Jana gave us a great discount code !! Plug in HILLARY30 at check out and receive 30% off your order!! Jana told us that Chicken Tortilla Soup is her favorite food. Check out our Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe . Five simple ways to take amazing p...

Show notes: Where to find more from Aaron Gendle: https://dailyauthors.com/ https://writeabookuniversity.com/ Join Our Brand New Facebook Group: Helping Of Happiness Friends!! FREEBIE !!! Click Below For 3 Weeks Of Dinner Ideas, Recipes, Manners Fun, And Conversations Starters

Show Notes: Where do I get started coming up with a color scheme for my home? Think about what colors you are drawn to in everyday life. Take a look at your wardrobe. What are some of your favorite outfits? You can also use a rug or some artwork that you really love to pull colors from. A place you have traveled can be a great source of inspiration. If you love the beach, maybe some softer sandy t...

Show notes: Please, take a minute to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast - I would appreciate it so much! That is how our podcast becomes more searchable on podcast apps. Join Our Brand New Facebook Group: Helping Of Happiness Friends!! Did you hear our episode last week with Emily Schofield @thebackyardadventurers? It’s a must listen!! Making Mom Friends: How to Find Your Tribe (Episode # 9...

Show notes: Places to make new friends: Put yourself in a new situation. Seek people out at church groups, volunteer opportunities , at the park, local mom’s group or book club. Looking for a congregation with a great family centered women’s group? Try our church! There are congregations world wide with the largest women’s organization in the world: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....

Show notes: FROM JONATHAN: (his words are in italics ) One of the top reasons marriages/relationships end is because of financial issues. It's not usually the lack of finances that causes the divorce, but the lack of communication that causes stress and anxiety. Usually the problems start with differences of opinion, personality or expectations. One or both people feel like they have little contro...

Shownotes: Kristen is declaring the year 2020 as the year of the teenager! If you don’t have a teenager, go find one to mentor! She is urging everyone to preserve their relationships with their teens to smooth out some of the friction. She has some t- shirts “we were all teenagers once” that also have some fabulous words that are subtly in the background of ways we can strengthen our relationship...

Show notes !!! A little about Dani… Dani and her husband were high school sweet hearts!! How fun is that?? After the birth of her 4th child, she began to realize she didn’t know herself very well anymore. She set out on a mission to figure out who she was and to get reacquainted. Dani wrote down 20 questions she would ask someone she admires and then she answered them herself. She asked herself th...

Show Notes!! Niki Olsen explains to Hillary how there are 2 different types of ADHD: Inattentive and Hyperactive. Those with the condition may have one or both types. Niki uses Mind Body Bridging to reactivate the executive function of the brain to get those neurotransmitters working again. Treatments can include medication, learning tools and skills to cope or a combination of both. Classroom Str...