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Love and Lysol

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God speaks to us in different ways. In the old days God spoke through donkeys and whispers and View Post

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a helpful tip? maybe?

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Earlier this week I had the blessing of having a "GI bug." At first I thought I had food poisoning. View Post

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the witching hour

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There is a funny scene in "Marley and Me" where - after they have three kids a dog - the dad is View Post

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on love and worry

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I used to think love was nice. I remember watching “Bed of Roses” (which is probably a horribly made View Post

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things that are worth the money.

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At the risk of sounding like a grandpa, when did things get so expensive? I'm pretty sure I filled View Post

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a letter to me

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It is no secret. I was a horrible new mom. I was selfish, I worried, I stressed, I (gasp) tried to View Post

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santa mommy and other reflections of Christmas 2010

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If you're NOT one of those few who were robbed of Santa as a child (like my brother-in-law Dan, who View Post

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the sayings of sam

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I keep telling myself, you've got to write these down somewhere. And if I had a notebook I carried View Post

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Tidbits

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Blogging is like laundry. The longer you wait to do it, the more overwhelming it is. I'm sure all of View Post

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Guilt, Popsicles, and Real Food

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I’m a hypocrite. Let’s go ahead and get that out of the way. For as we type I am licking my lips of View Post

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Healthy Eating Post 4

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If you blog-stalk my recommended blogs, you will know this next contributor as "Frugal Megan." She View Post

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Post 3: Healthy Eating

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Meet Meghan. She's a real live Martha Stewart, but nicer. Honestly. I still remember the every dish View Post

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Update on Sam

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It's been awhile since I’ve commented on Sam. It’s not that I don’t have things to say; it’s just View Post

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Sweet Potatoes and Broth

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My Aunt Rebecca has many interests. This morning she was on the radio (Baltimore Talk Radio) singing View Post

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New Series: Healthy Eating, Happy Eating

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Welcome to Part I of the new series with a cheesy title. It was either that or no blog post today, View Post

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A Good Book. Or an evil book. One or the other.

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There are good books, and then there are good vacation books. This weekend on vacation, I read a View Post

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What Is Wrong With Parenting Magazine. (It’s not a question; I’m going to tell you.)

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I know. Not a very nice title. So I will start with something positive, a shout-out. To my View Post

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Success and talents

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I don’t have it yet, and it’s starting to bother me. You know, the thing that I do, that puts me on View Post

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Praying the Promises of God

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This post is totally copied from some guy I heard on the radio. And I only heard about three and a View Post

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What we hope for our children

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It dawned on me recently how often verdicts are passed on your kid. Not like in an official way, but View Post

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more on death.

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I'm not a freak, I promise. I can't help it that I've been gifted.It's kind of like my sister. She View Post

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Finally, I watched it

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Confession. I have not actually read any of The Lord of the Rings. Additionally, until recently, View Post

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On Discipline

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Formerly in my mind, there were two types of moms. Good moms, and moms who let their kids chew on View Post

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A Shout-Out

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It's gotten to the point where I think my husband groans when he hears me say, "Dr. Gordon says...." View Post

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A Book Review and a 40-Day challenge

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Generally, I skim books. It's very obnoxious, but most books deserve it. After a twenty minute or so View Post

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overheard

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A blog I saw recently had a "overhead in my house" post. I thought that was clever, and decided to View Post

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Foods for Babies

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This post has been in the mental works for a while. Just about the time I was ready to write it and View Post

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Traveling with kids

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Some people might say I'm a germ freak, but that's not true. Sometimes while shopping I forget to 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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