Jan 20, 2011

There's something big happening in the Blogosphere! Are you part of it?


As you may know we also have a BlogFrog Intentional Conscious Parenting Community.        
Our community is growing by leaps and bounds. 

BlogFrog Now Connects 50,000 Mom Bloggers to 5.5 Million Women Online.
“While offering the creative platform for women to chronicle motherhood, blogs lack the capability to be networked and social,” said Rustin Banks, CEO and Co-Founder of BlogFrog. “This is where BlogFrog jumps in. BlogFrog gives bloggers a way to bring their readers together in a community that is centered around and integrated into their blog. It’s the glue that connects women online with topics they are passionate about.” 


This fast-paced growth and vision has attracted former executives from Google, Hewlett-Packard, and other high profile companies to invest in an undisclosed Series A round of funding. BlogFrog will use this funding to enhance community features, grow its team, enable strategic partnerships, and accelerate growth of the BlogFrog network for brand advertisers and bloggers. 

BlogFrog serves bloggers by letting them add an instant community to their blog or website, enabling readers to participate in discussions about like-minded topics. BlogFrog powers and connects thousands of these niche communities in growing topics such as parenting, relationships, military wives, cancers survivors, eco-living, infertility, frugality, and many others. BlogFrog helps bloggers:
Build stronger connections with their readers and visitors.
Engage with their readers by answering questions, sharing photos, posting videos and hosting live conversations.
Drive more traffic and page views to their blog.
Increase loyalty and repeat visits from readers.
Earn revenue from day one, regardless of the size of their blog.

After viewing our new page we would love your feedback and for you to join our BlogFrog Intentional Conscious Parenting Community.



Hop on over to our Intentional Conscious Parenting BlogFrog Community!
Meet new friends...Join a conversation.....or start a new conversation.
Share your parenting ideas, leave links to your website, Facebook page or other social networking sites, but most of all HAVE FUN!

***Occasional live chats***

Here's few reasons why you might want to join us on The BlogFrog!

  1. BlogFrog is the largest network of mom blogs in the United States.
  2. Former executives from Google, Hewlett-Packard, and other high profile companies have invested in BlogFrog giving the company an undisclosed Series A round of funding.
  3. In less than 18 months, BlogFrog has become the nation’s fastest growing women’s network with over 50,000 mom bloggers reaching over 5.5 million women online.    Fathers and Men are very welcome in our community. Dads you have a lot to say. We want to hear it!
  4. Research shows that despite their purchasing power, women still feel deeply misunderstood by brands and advertisers. BlogFrog’s vision is to create a mutually beneficial ecosystem where brands and bloggers both win through lasting, loyal, trusted communities.
  5. As a top women’s destination on the web, BlogFrog has attracted household brand names such as International Delight, Hallmark, and LivingSocial.

Together we can grow a large community of like minded parents and people with a focus on Intentional Conscious Parenting! Parenting with Passion... Are you in????

If you are a brand, business or publishing company that is centered around conscious parenting, conscious children's books, conscious parenting books, spirituality, open mindedness, spiritual/physical health, holistic health, sustainability, law of attraction or conscious living principles and would like to sponsor our Blog Frog community please contact Carol at intunedparenting@gmail.com or simply join our Blog Frog community and look for the sponsor link on the bottom left of page.




Happy Hopping!





We are honored and grateful to be part of BlogFrogs groundbreaking instant community platform.


Do you have a BlogFrog community and you want to embed it in your blog?
Step by Step Instructions: 

  1. Open two more windows on your computer or open one more window after printing these instructions. One internet window is for your Blogfrog and one is for your blog. So they both can be open and accessible.
  2. In one window go to your Blogfrog community. Go to Show Admin Menu (left side of community)
  3. Look for and click on New! Embed Community
  4. In your second window go to your blog. You need to add a new PAGE
  5. Don't put anything on your new page. Title your page. 
  6. Back on your blogfrog page you should see embed community instructions look for the html code that is inside a box.
  7. Copy the code. (Highlight with your mouse, right click "copy"
  8. Then go to your New page on your blog. It should still be open and in the dashboard or behind the scenes setting. Paste your code (right click , scroll down left click on paste)
  9. Then publish your page. 
  10. The first few times I did this my html code would not show up but if I highlighted it I could see that it was there. I published it anyways and it worked.
  11. If you have any problems let Carol know and she's happy to help. intunedparenting@gmail.com or leave a message on the Blogfrog.
  12. After publishing your page refresh your blog and go to your new page. It might take just a few seconds to switch over to your community.
  13. Let all your readers know your Blogfrog community is now part of your blog.

I'm A Winner!

One of the funnest things we get to do around here is offer give aways and prizes to our readers. It's always fun to use random.org and pick a winner. It's even more fun to contact the winning reader and mail off their book or prize! We also love to enter drawings/prizes taking place around the blogosphere by our favorite bloggers.

I recently won a prize from the blog Satisfaction For Insatiable Readers ~ Feed Your Need To Read. My new book is a perfect addition to my reading/publishing library!


~The Essential Guide To Getting Your Book Published~
How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It....Successfully! By Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry
This book even includes information about E-books and Social Media.




Thank you Gina! The Essential Guide To Getting Your Book Published is loaded with information!
Writing a book? Is the E-book craze commanding your attention but you don't know how to go about getting started? Do you want to take Social media to the next level? This book just might be what you are looking for.

The Essential  Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully (Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write)

Written by: Carol Lawrence

Jan 13, 2011

And The Winner Of Mister Ego And The Bubble Of Love Is?

Using Random.org we picked #11

The winner for Mister Ego And The Bubble Of Love is.......Grace from Blessed Elements
We numbered the comments from our blog review and our review posted on our Blog Frog Community. We did not count our reply comments to keep it fair.

We want to thank everyone who reads our blogs and participates in our communities. 
We value your time and your input. Your comments are much appreciated.


If you have not made it over to our Blog Frog Community yet we hope you will check it out.
It's free and fun. You can join in discussions already taking place or start one of your own. 
        
       
To thank our community members we are holding a special contest. (Contest is open to everyone. Not just parents)



The most active member during the month of January in The Intentional Conscious Parenting Blog Frog Community will win....







1. A Free Thinking Human Being T-Shirt Created by Stacy and her husband Ed.  (Adult Size  Large)



2. M.A.S.S. 101 Man Approaching Simple Soulutions Book Written by: Stacy and Ed Toten (They will happily autograph it for you)



3. M.A.S.S. 101 FREE THINKING HUMAN BEING Man Approaching Simple Soulutions Bumper Sticker!



4. Flower Journal



5. A beautiful power thought magnet: NURTURE Archangel Gabriel: "As you nurture a child, you nurture your own inner child. Both activities are important for you right now."



6. Words Of Wisdom For Women Who Do Too Much 50 Card Deck!  This handy deck of cards will help you return to a state of peace and relaxation ~ offering a continual reminder that life does not have to be rushed and hectic. Handy for the busy woman.



Keep all these great gifts for yourself or use them for gifts!







 Join in on current conversations, start your own, show us your creativity and talent. We want to hear what you have to say. Share with us your blog, parenting techniques pictures and more.



You may be wondering how will be know who is the most active member?!? Under the admin settings in each community there is a place that shows who's the most active member. Also on the right side of the Blog Frog page it shows the most active member. That's how we'll pick the winner.





                        

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Jan 12, 2011

Wordless Wednesday


Plenty of snow here with more on the way.












Carol's son Josh with
his girlfriend Melany
at the bowling alley.










Carol's son
Tony at
the bowling
alley.


What does your family like to do
for fun?


Jan 11, 2011

Characteristics Of The Indigo Children

Who are the Indigo children and adults?
Jan Tober interviewed Nancy Ann Tappe in her ground breaking book The Indigo Children..The new kids have arrived co-authored with Lee Carroll.
In her interview she asks Nancy about the Indigos. Nancy was the first person to identify and write about the Indigo phenomenon in her book Understanding Your Life Through Color
Nancy called them Indigos because of the color she saw. She is a color intuitive. Nancy began seeing the color Indigo surrounding babies and children sometime in the 70's. As she watched more and more started arriving and they tended to have the same behavior similarities. As time went on there was a huge increase in children who were diagnosed with ADHD and learning disabilities. (There still is)


Indigos are very strong willed individuals and very sensitive to energy. They are very good at detecting if someone is lying or telling the truth. Indigos are great at trusting what they feel. They don't have any patience for status quo or misrepresentations.


They tend to be the rule breakers. They don't usually fit into so called box learning situations. They are very independent intelligent thinkers. Bright, intuitive, strong willed and sometimes self destructive.


Indigos are the system busters, they might be diagnosed with ADHD or other learning disorders and they don't usually fare well in school. Indigo children and adults don't learn from inside of the box. (Traditional thinking, schooling, old belief systems) They think outside of the box! They tend to challenge parents, teachers, law makers, friends and family to also think outside of the box. They have come here on a mission to flush out all the lies and non truths of the world as humanity shifts in consciousness. 


Other similarities of Indigos:

  • Seem like an old soul...they are 13 going on 30. 
  • They come into the world with a feeling of royalty
  • Frustrated very easily with systems that are ritual orientated and don't require creative thought
  • Easily see better ways of doing things
  • Can be antisocial unless with their own kind
  • They have no problem letting you know what they need
  • Traditional guilt discipline does not work at all (wait until your father gets home)
  • They have a collective job to do and they won't let anyone stand in their way.
  • Drugging them with Ritalin and other pharmaceutical drugs is not going to help. It will slow them down, distract them and can stifle their inner being. Please learn about alternative treatments and conscious parenting techniques.



Due to their intuitive abilities they tend to try and shield themselves by using drugs. Indigos often feel out of place or feel they don't belong here.


There are numerous books and articles on this topic. If you relate to any of the Indigo descriptions you should read and connect with others. Your not alone by any means. There are people with the Indigo characteristics all over our planet.


Doreen Virtue has also contributed much information about the Indigo children and the crystal children.  She says The Indigo have a collective role to play in helping humanity usher in a new era of peace. 

In raising our children we have become very familiar with the Indigo's!
I want to say thanks to my boys and their friends for all the life lessons you have taught me.


Written by: Carol Lawrence




Jan 8, 2011

Fathering Now: It's 2011, Do You Know Who Your Children Are?

Introducing John Daniel Blomquist author of:
Fathering Now...a call to arms to engage Life and to Father in the Now.


John is a single dad of two young boys. He served as an officer in The United States Army, loves hot Italian bread, and cherishes his role as a father. 


We are so excited to see more and more fathers sharing their conscious parenting techniques, ideas and feelings about parenting. Way to go John!


Stop over and meet John and say hello. 
Enjoy his beautifully spoken article:
Fathering Now: It's 2011, Do You Know Who Your Children Are?

Jan 5, 2011

Lala's Tribal Times: Magical Rainbows

Do your kids love rainbows? Here's the most simplest fun way to create an instant rainbow for your children. Check out Lala's great idea!
Lala's Tribal Times: Magical Rainbows
Enjoy!


If you email your rainbow pictures to Carol at intunedparenting@gmail.com  I will put them on here for everyone to see! I'd really love to see the expressions on your child's face when they see the rainbow you created.

Jan 2, 2011

January Contest!


JANUARY BLOG FROG CONTEST!
The most active member in January wins!           
       




The most active member during the month of January in The Intentional Conscious Parenting Blog Frog Community will win....





1. A Free Thinking Human Being T-Shirt Created by Stacy and her husband Ed.  (Adult Size Large)

2. M.A.S.S. 101 Man Approaching Simple Soulutions Book Written by: Stacy and Ed Toten (They will happily autograph it for you)

3. M.A.S.S. 101 FREE THINKING HUMAN BEING Man Approaching Simple Soulutions Bumper Sticker!

4. Flower Journal

5. A beautiful power thought magnet: NURTURE Archangel Gabriel: "As you nurture a child, you nurture your own inner child. Both activities are important for you right now."

6. Words Of Wisdom For Women Who Do Too Much 50 Card Deck!  This handy deck of cards will help you return to a state of peace and relaxation ~ offering a continual reminder that life does not have to be rushed and hectic. Handy for the busy woman.

Keep all these great gifts for yourself or use them for gifts!





Join in on current conversations, start your own, show us your creativity and talent. We want to hear what you have to say. Share with us your blog, parenting techniques pictures and more.


You may be wondering how will be know who is the most active member?!? The blog frog makes it very simple to track the most active member, that's how we'll pick the winner.





                      
 Visit the "Blog Frog January Contest! The Most active member wins....." Discussion                        

Hop on over and join the contest.