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on loss: {How To Enjoy Life When Others Hurt}

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warning. this post is not a funny one. (In case the title confused you.) I did have an idea for a View Post

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One more plug for planning day (and how I spent mine)

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Recently I talked about how wonderful, amazing, and productive it is to get out of the house and View Post

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Is there an “app” for that? Contest

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Anyone else remember when (gasp) there were no cell phones? What in the world did we do? I remember View Post

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Dairy-free Baked Pasta

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Every once in a while, I get a hunger that only baked pasta can satisfy. I wanted to make something View Post

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50 Kid-Friendly Appetizers (Mostly)

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  50 Simple Kid  Friendly Party Appetizers image by Alice Carrier I've been working on this View Post

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A Christmas Surprise (or, what Todd hunted in the house)

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  When I was in college, these two guys did a funny skit making fun of all the squirrels View Post

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Why Everyone Needs a Planning Day (and suggestions of how to spend it)

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My friend Brandi does not share my enthusiasm for planning. Last year when I told her that I was View Post

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the one where Sam throws up on me

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You won't even believe me when I tell you what time the boys woke up this morning. Eight. Fif. Teen. View Post

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Quick and Easy Stovetop Baked Apples (and eight ways to use them!)

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Before I start on the baked apples, let's talk about husbands. I have learned a few things about View Post

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Group Preschool Activities: Things To Do In a Room Full of Little Kids (Besides Leave)

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You may not think you need this post, but you do. We all do. Because one day, it's going to happen. View Post

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Is This The Good Life? Why You Should Enjoy (But Not Too Much) Having Little Ones

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I was really not a good new mom. A friend of mine had her first baby in the hospital room next to View Post

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Why are tantrums from someone else’s kid so funny? {and other questions about discipline}

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This afternoon during the witching hour (when the boys were hammering each other with plastic food View Post

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Giveaway winner announced!

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And the randomly selected winner of the Little Bits blanket and ball is...Kimberly! Congrats, View Post

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10 Ways To Celebrate a Christ-Centered Christmas With Little Ones

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It's November as I write this. It's Christmas soon. I've thought about gifts, I've thought about View Post

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Little Bits Cuddle Blanket Giveaway!

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Very, very soon after Todd and I got married, his mother sent over a box of his stuff. (I think she View Post

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What’s it’s like to be a mom with A.D.D.

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A while ago I observed some classes at a local public middle school, for some graduate work I was View Post

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Sunday, a day of rest …

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Before this piece treads into the humorous and sarcastic, I want to give a disclaimer. There View Post

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A Real Christmas Story (What Christmas With Kids Is Really Like)

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Confession: Sometimes, I don't like Christmas music. I know, I know! But I don't remember the last View Post

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ways to save money you haven’t thought of

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I know this is going to shock you. But in our family, I am the one who has mini-panic attacks about View Post

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8 Ways to Update Your Fall Mom Wardrobe

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This post is "the blind leading the blind."  As I tell my uber-stylish sister-in-law Morgan, "I used View Post

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Giveaway Winner!

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I'm excited to announce the winner of the ebook Celebrating and Savoring a Simple Christmas...Kathy View Post

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just a bunch of funny things from today

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Some days are funnier in retrospect. Here's what happens on some of these days, like today, for View Post

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Today-Only Giveaway! preparing for Christmas ebook!

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I have one copy of "Celebrating and Savoring a Simple Christmas" ebook to give away free today! I View Post

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Why Quiet Times are Difficult…Contest Winners!

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First, a little story. Tonight, I made a hearty pot of local kale and white bean soup for dinner. View Post

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Banana Bread – yummy, easy, allergy-friendly

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One of the most special birthday presents I got this year was a steaming loaf of banana bread. It View Post

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5 Worthwhile Purchases for a Homeschool Preschool

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I've had a lot on my mind recently...Small scale, I've been scrutinizing our household finances and View Post

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Why Quiet Times are Difficult for Busy Moms: A confession and a contest

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Recently I talked about how you don't need to give excuses for yourself all the time. I'm getting View Post

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The Night Shift: How Parenting Never Stops

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I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my extra hour this year. One thing I do know, I probably will View Post

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