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My Trader Joe’s Shopping List

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I've been meaning for a while to share my Trader Joe's shopping list. I want to say this View Post

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Are Your Sundays Missing Rest & Freedom? Take the Sunday Challenge With Me

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Today, I'm going to spare you the cute intro and get to the point. I'm doing something radical on View Post

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Ectopic Pregnancy: My Story, Part IV

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Because this story is long, I’m sharing it in several stages. This is Part IV. Click here to read View Post

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Natural & Holistic Healing for Miscarriage

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Note: I've now posted three segments of "Ectopic Pregnancy: My Story," and the conclusion will be up View Post

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Ectopic Pregnancy: My Story, Part III

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Because this story is long, I’m sharing it in several stages. This is Part III. Click here to View Post

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Ectopic Pregnancy: My Story, Part II

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Because this story is long, I'm sharing it in several stages. This is Part II. Read Part I View Post

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Ectopic Pregnancy: My Story, Part I

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Because this story is long, I'm sharing it in several stages. This is Part I. If you tend to be a View Post

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Are Your Kids Lazy? (How to tell & What to do)

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The other day I had "a moment." I'm not proud of this moment, but it's relevant, so here View Post

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are you a #momaddictedtotechnology?

By jessica 10 Comments

Do you ever feel like you are addicted to technology? I kind of do. This is weird for me to View Post

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20 Great Books for Little Boys

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I love the library. I'm a huge library nerd. {Ask my mom about the time I card-cataloged the books View Post

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Why This Preppy, Crunchy, Christian Mama is Raising Her Kids On NASCAR

By jessica 7 Comments

Go ahead, say it. Make the joke about how it's just cars going around in a circle. And I know, View Post

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Loving the Extroverted Child

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Do you have any extroverts in your family? Ohhhh, we do. Here are some of my mom-of-an-extrovert View Post

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I Now Sell Juice Plus

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You can now order Juice Plus via "Smartter" Each Day...I've become a distributor for Juice Plus: View Post

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8 Spring Fashion Picks

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As always with my fashion posts, I'm indebted to three sources for all helpful View Post

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what my sister taught me (& how to enjoy your kids tomorrow)

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A few months ago I gave my sister a compliment. (We don't give each other compliments that View Post

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one little happy thing {Starbucks giveaway}

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Hi friends ~ I've always been one to be excited about little things. I get off-the-wall giddy View Post

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97 Homemaking e-books for $29.97 – Freebies, my Favs, and Where to Buy

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  This sale is no longer running. You can purchase individual books by clicking on the View Post

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Living With Hypochondria (Or dying with it – either one.)

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I have a very vivid memory from a year ago. I was at my parent's house. At the time I "had" some View Post

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The Best Thing You Can Do Next Week!

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Exciting news...     I'm thrilled to share with you (and purchase myself!) the View Post

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Meet Mr. Smartter Each Day

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Now, I know I'm not the only one out there who falls victim to the phenomenon of blog-stalking. :) View Post

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My Safe & Natural Sunscreen Choices

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Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. It's that time of year...No, not referring to the View Post

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Why You Should Stockpile Your Kids’ Clothing and Toys

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Note from Jessica: This is a guest post from my friend, Elizabeth. Liz and I taught at the same View Post

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healing, hurting, hoping

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I have this really bad habit of getting engrossed in blogs about sick kids. When my husband reads View Post

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5 Things to Do with Whining & Bored Kids + Easy Sensory Bins for Frugal Mamas

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So it's summer now. However, contrary to all of our hopes and dreams, spring and warm weather did View Post

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The Real Housewives of Angst

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note: This piece is a guest post from a friend of mine, Amy Frank. Amy describes something that is View Post

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Giveaway winners…and special offer!

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Well, we have winners! Elizabeth K. and Tracy B. have won our spring giveaways from Know Your Farms View Post

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cloth diapering resource – for those who use or are interested

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Hi friends - Cloth diapers, like homeschool, organic food, and Trader Joe's, are quickly leaving View Post

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when you’re not ready for easter: miscarriage and a miserable march

By jessica 6 Comments

note: I wrote this post shortly after my first miscarriage. A few months later, I had a second View Post

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Hi! I’m Jessica. Former English teacher turned homeschooling mom of three. ESTJ. iPhone addict (in recovery). Anxiety overcomer. Allergy mom (only slightly neurotic). Loved by God, and wife to Mr. Fix Anything. I run a mean 12-minute mile and can make just about anything dairy free. I’m glad you’re here! Read More >>>
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