Bless Her Heart

Bless Her Heart, to get the full understanding of the phrase you have to hear or say with a Texas twang with four syllables:

Bless Hur Ha-art

Yep, it’s a Southern thang.

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As I was writing my blog in my head while driving, I was thinking about my 14-year-old’s first day of  High School. Last night she was so nervous she was convinced she had a fever. This morning she was up early and walking around the house with her backpack on about an hour before the bus was scheduled to arrive; talking non-stop.

My heart was overwhelmed for her and I immediately knew the best thing I could do for her (and for me) at that moment was to pray. The first words out of my mouth were “Bless her heart, Lord.”  As I prayed for Him to guide her through the day, to go before her and lead the way, I practiced telling her, in my head, to remember who she is and as she meets new people choose those she wants to associate with carefully.

She has her father’s genes (bless hur ha-art) and she will have no problem being sound in who she is, so I pray her interactions with others will be tempered with humility and respect. Please Lord, PLEASE. (We are working on the missing Filter Gene, you know the one. The one that stops you from blurting out the first thought that comes to your brain? Yep, that one.)

 As our children grow, we don’t stop teaching, training, worrying, crying or following the bus to school (ok well maybe we stop actually following the bus to school, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to).

So today to every woman sending her child off to their first day at a new school, I know your pain and I say Bless Your Ha-art.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Picture Your Baby! Questions?

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I have gotten so many emails asking for the kind of pictures Mini & Me is wanting. It's your choice! Keep in mind that the label is for a Lavender based Room and Linen Spray; creating a calming and relaxing enviroment for your child. I do not have a deadline yet as I am putting together a wish-I-could-win-it-myself prize package .

The finalists will be chosen by an advertising representative from a firm here in San Antonio. There will be no names or photographer credits on the pictures turned over to the judge and no employee of the firm is eligible (sorry). Finalists will be posted on Facebook for voting by our fans. In order for the votes to count, each person must have "liked" our Facebook page.

I would love to be the mom that walks in the store and says "that's my baby" as I pick up the spray and show everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) in the store, because I would. I would go overboard without shame. Going up and down every isle making sure every customer recognizes the beauty and talent of my very beautiful child as I remind them of Drew Barrymore as the little girl in the Coppertone ad. Sad, I know, but true.

Picture Your Baby! Contest

Our newest product is a lightly-scented lavender spray that is great for linens and mild enough for baby's room. That's why we've decided to offer your baby the opportunity to be featured on the label of this wonderful new addition to the Mini & Me product line.

That's right! You can enter a photo of your own sweet baby into our "Picture Your Baby! Label Photo Contest!"

Picture Your Baby!

It's easy to join in. Simply go to our facebook page and become a fan at  http://www.facebook.com/MiniOMe,  or visit our website at http://www.mini-and-me.com and click Follow Us On Facebook. Then, email us your photo at  comments@mini-and-me.com.

Important: be sure to type "Picture Your Baby" in the subject line! Include your contact information and the name and contact information of the photographer.

Twenty-five of the sweetest, cutest, most precious baby photos will be chosen as finalists, and those photos will be posted on Facebook for voting by our many customers and fans.

The photo receiving the most votes in the allotted time frame will be resized and showcased on the label of the Baby’s Room & Linen Spray.

Photos submitted become the property of Grass Hollow Farms, LLC, the makers of Mini & Me products. It is the responsibility of the person submitting the photo to obtain permission from both the subject and the photographer. Each entry must include the name, contact phone number, city and email address of both the parent or guardian and the photographer.

Watch for updates on deadlines and finalist! Go to Mini & Me Facebook and "like" to vote!

Welcome to the farm!

Welcome to Grass Hollow Farms. (Yeah! Can you hear my enthusiasm?) We love it here and hope you do too. My name is Jennifer and I am so happy you have dropped by.

Grass Hollow Farms is the maker of natural and organic personal products. I am learning more and more about the benefits of cutting out chemicals and preservatives and wanted a place to share it. That’s me, a sharer. You know that old saying about not telling everything you know. Ummm, that advice has never really stuck with me. So stop by every once in a while and learn what I have learned.