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Why Don’t we Talk About the Cleaning Second Wind?
I am not a runner. I want to be a runner. I am kind of like run stalker, you know, in that I’m a walker I have talked to a few runners in my day, explaining that I get dizzy, blackout, chest pain. I...
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10 Surprising Benefits of Teaching Our Kids to Cook
Spilled flour, eggshell pieces in the bowl, cut fingers and burned pots… this is what I picture when I think of my kids in the kitchen. I love the IDEA of teaching my kids to cook, but the actual...
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Speaking Words of Life Into My Kids
I want to tell you a story. A story about a goofy little toddler who is rarely dressed in anything resembling a decent outfit. She spends half the time wearing princess costumes and the other half...
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10 Reasons I Love my Morning Quiet Time
I love mornings. Sometimes late at night I will be watching TV and see a coffee commercial pop up and I just want to go to bed so that I can wake up again! I love the peace of the morning, the cool...
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Unless Someone Like You Cares a Whole Awful Lot…
Have you ever had a moment where you felt you were being asked to do something big? Something beyond yourself and your immediate zone of comfort? I have a real heart for adoption. As some of you know,...
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Yes Kids, It’s Okay to be Rude!
We spend the vast majority of our parenting journey teaching our kids to be nice. We teach them to be kind and caring. We read books on encouraging empathy in our kids and how to foster gentleness in...
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10 Reasons I Don’t Have Very Many Friends
CONFESSION: I don’t have many friends (gasp!). Most of my friends are my family (sisters, brothers, sisters-in-law, parents, and husband). I do have some external friendships but to be completely...
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The Case for Having Kids
How many times have you heard someone tell you why they don’t want to have kids, or why you shouldn’t have kids, or why you should wait to have kids? A simple search on Google brought up 73,000,000...
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Is How we Measure Success Hurting our Kids?
Recently I heard someone refer to a particular child as “so bright” because they were excelling in school and it struck a chord. Referring to a particular child as “bright” is essentially saying they...
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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
There are so many different ideas when it comes to Halloween in the Christian community. Many churches do alternatives while some churches embrace the Halloween thing and offer activities within the...
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I Never Realized It Was Over Until It Was
Well, it happened. That moment of self-realization as a parent that everyone talks about, and yet still it caught me completely off guard. It was late at night, the rest of the kids were already in bed...
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Birthday Party Mommy Wars! Are Extravagant Parties Hurting our Children?
Before I had kids, I had no idea the amount of pressure there is on a birthday party. When I got pregnant with my first, I dreamily imagined the years to come, filled with laughter and milestones,...
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Masking: the Female Inclination to Say one Thing and Think Another
It has come to my attention that we, mothers/wives/women, have a problem. I will label it “masking”. We ALL do it at some time or another. I rarely come upon someone who does not, and often when I do...
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Vaccinations: the debate that gets ugly
The time has come for us to address the giant elephant in the room… vaccinations. I mean, it is SUCH a hot topic that half the groups I am in have completely banned it from their vocabulary: “thou...
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How to Get Your Kids to Do Their Chores Cheerfully!
Chores for kids: how to teach your kids a healthy work ethic and get the whole family helping with a more cheerful attitude! Are you sick and tired of the whining when you ask for some help around the...
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When a Hospital's Prejudice against Homebirth Nearly Killed me!
Childbirth is a horrifying beautiful mess of a thing, isn’t it? It is painful and scary and humiliating and yet… we do it again and again. Nearly all of my childbirth experiences are ones I treasure in...
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BEDTIME BATTLES! And Favorite things Friday # 9
Who doesn’t love a funny story? Especially when pertaining to family life. We can all relate to them, picture ourselves in them, and appreciate them. They make us feel a little bit warmer inside when...
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I’m Bored Jar Printable
“I’m Bored”, we’ve all heard it before, I was sick of it so I stopped everything I was doing, sat down and designed THIS. My kids will never be bored again! If you have been following my blog or...
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Peekaboo Beans Clothing Review
This is a little off the beaten path for me, I mean, I’m a homeschooling site, right??? But we are all parents and moms and when something like this comes up, I can’t help but share! I recently heard...
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I have a secret… I do NOT have it all together!
Are you feeling frustrated, discouraged, overwhelmed with homeschooling? Have you felt like you are failing or just don’t have the patience to do this? Have you ever felt downright irritated by your...
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