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Swine Not by Jimmy Buffet – Highly Recommended Reads for Dads and Daughters
Getting Real With Anika Bruce, age 9 I read a book called Swine Not by Jimmy Buffet. It is my dad’s book, and he read it too. He liked it a…
No Excuse, Sit Stretch Smile Makes Yoga Accessible
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Yoga intimidates me. Snug, revealing clothing. On the floor in positions that I haven’t been able to do since I was 20. Ridiculous need for flexibility. Yet…
Planet Fassa Creates a Book that Engages Kids
"Where In the World Am I?" is created to encourage kids to interact, pay attention, read, and think. It engages them to be thoughtful. …
A Tool for Teens to Help End Bullying – A Life Changer
Getting Real With Shada Bruce Jennie Withers and Phyllis Hendrickson teamed up to create an amazing resource for teens and their parents to help put a stop to teen bullying. With…
Need a New Book for the Nightstand? This Is It!
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce English Idioms And Expressions For Everyone, Yes, Even You! by Reza Mashayekhi is a fabulous compilation of all the things about the English language that make…
The Original MBA by Sandy Weaver Carman – Good for Life and Business
You can win a copy of The Original MBA by Sandy Weaver Carman from MomsGetReal! How many of us rely on the words of our own mothers rattling around in our…
The Best Gift is One of Love, or a Good Book…or Both!
Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad happens to be from South Dakota – the Black Hills, where my mom and her family are from, so from the start I felt a strange connection…
Treat Yourself to Some Spooky Excitement for Halloween
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I live in an almost 200 year old house. With Halloween coming, the darkest recesses of our basement and other tucked away areas feed our imaginations…
A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard – A Difficult but Necessary Read
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Jaycee Dugard was on her way to the school bus stop one morning at age 11. As she walks, she daydreams about the coming summer and…
The Prize Where X Marks the Spot is Snaggletooth’s Treasure
Review by Shadra Bruce How many of your kids are planning to dress up like pirates? Each of our kids have had their turn being a pirate; it seems to be…
Elves, Druids, and Sorcerers…Oh My! The Sylvan Horn Has It All
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Win an autographed copy of The Sylvan Horn by Robert Redinger from MomsGetReal! As a mom of five, one of my primary concerns is making sure my…
Say Bump and Take a Left – a Real Treat this Fall
MomsGetReal™ is hosting a huge Halloween Bash with lots of wonderful products, great giveaways, and a fun contest featuring your favorite costumed kid photo. In keeping with our theme of All…
Samuel Park’s EmPowering Character in This Burns My Heart
by Shadra Bruce This Burns My Heart, written by Samuel Park, is a touching story about a young woman caught between the expectations of her culture and the needs of her…
Curl Up and Join the Adventure in A Young Wife by Pam Lewis
by Shadra Bruce My favorite books are the ones I read for my own guilty pleasure. A Young Wife by Pam Lewis falls into that category. You know, the kind of…
Curl Up With a 21st Century Romance – Save as Draft
by Shadra Bruce Social Media has been busy transforming the way we work and play and market our businesses, and now, Cavanaugh Lee – a prosecuting attorney by trade – has…
Indulge Yourself in a Great Read with Miracles, Inc.
by Shadra Bruce I don’t often have the time to curl up with a good book these days, so I’m particular about what I read. When I was turned on to…
Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi Addresses Body Image
Getting Real With Jennifer Poole If you or someone close to you has ever suffered from an eating disorder or even just struggled with yo-yo dieting then you should read the…
Getting to the Truth of the Autism – Immunization Controversy
by Shadra Bruce I have a Master’s Degree in English Literature. I don’t have any purpose for having the degree other than my own passionate interest in books. It also means…
