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What Moms Are Really Thinking On Instagram

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So I love Instagram (shameless plug: Follow me.). But we all know how some of us (ahem) tend to put View Post

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How I Finally Had A Natural Childbirth

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I never thought I would be the kind of person who would share my "birth story" with the world wide View Post

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Fatigue Is Not A Sin

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This post (which I wrote this month for The Better Mom) is near and dear to my heart. My tired, View Post

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10 Minutes + 5 Ingredients = A Week’s Worth of Healthy Kids Snacks

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> Today I'm going to share with you the snack that my kids eat all year long. They love it, View Post

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15 Non-Trashy Shows For Parents To Watch When Their Kids Go To Bed

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Looking for clean show ideas for adults? Be sure to check out my VOLUME 2 UPDATED POST with 25+ more View Post

Filed Under: Marriage, Popular Posts Tagged With: marriage, parenting, shows for parents to watch

For The Parents Who Worry About Their Kids

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My son has a life-threatening, anaphylaxic milk allergy. This past weekend while visiting my aunt, I View Post

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When You Think You Have Obstacles

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*this post may contain affiliate links. My extended family has a new Christmas tradition. Before View Post

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The Picture I Look At When I’m Not Sure I Can Keep Going

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A few months ago, I was at my in-laws house when I saw a picture on the counter. I remarked to my View Post

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Quote of the Day + What You Need To Fight Fatigue!

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*this post may contain affiliate links. Okay, I'm going to do you the biggest favor anyone has View Post

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How To Get A Berkey For Cheap

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Whenever I see this on my counter, I start humming that love song, "At Lasssst...my love has come View Post

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Quote of the Day & Way-To-Go-You

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note from Jessica: This is Week 1 of our 40-Day Workout Challenge. It's not too late to join! Pick a View Post

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To The Mom Of Little Ones: No, You Can’t Do It All

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It's probably obvious, but mostly, I write to myself. Here is something I've been learning and View Post

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40-Day Workout Challenge {You Know You Want To}

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Yup, it's back! The 40-Day Workout Challenge! In case you feel intimidated by this illustrious View Post

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My Year In Pictures + Most Popular Posts of 2014

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Happy New Year! I don't share personal pictures too often here on my blog, but I today I thought I'd View Post

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Christmas Flops

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So I am 90% positive that our Christmas tree is going to be a Christmas stick by Christmas. Or catch View Post

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The Verse You Need Taped To Your Refrigerator

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So...this is actually a post at The Better Mom I wrote a few weeks ago, that I'm just getting around View Post

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The Coolest Gift {For Women} You Haven’t Heard Of

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Looking for a unique, meaningful gift for a woman? I've got you covered! Disclaimer: If you View Post

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Keeping *Christ* In Christmas… {With Kids}

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Hello! I joked recently that my blog subscribers may have been thinking I'd gotten murdered or View Post

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A Month Of Meals For Chilly Weather

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Looking for some meals to make in fall and winter? Check out my month-long meal plan for chilly View Post

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WIN a Berkley Water Purifier

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I'm absolutely very jealous of whoever is blessed to win this giveaway. I've been trying to land one View Post

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50 Awesome Gift Ideas For Boys

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Looking for gift ideas for a boy in your life? Look no further! My gift ideas here are things that View Post

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Kids Playing Sports: How To Raise Kids Who Win and Lose Well

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Note from Jessica: This post is a guest post from my dear cousin Rebecca. Rebecca LOVES sports and View Post

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A Day In The Life…

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This week I'm over at Keeper of the Home sharing "a day in the life" around these parts. When I View Post

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10 Must-Haves For A Kindergarten Classroom

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 Jessica's note: Hope you enjoy this guest post from my good friend, Gabby. I've asked Gabby to talk View Post

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Ellie’s Birth Story {a story where God is faithful}

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    Originally, in my head, this post was more clever. It was longer; it would View Post

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A Visual Tour of Our Homeschool Classroom

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A few weeks ago in the mail, we got a giant box of kindergarten books and supplies...and all my View Post

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Evie & Jo Giveaway Winner

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We have a winner for the Evie & Jo giveaway. Deanna, you have received an email and have 24 View Post

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To My Husband…on our anniversary

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It's been seven years. Love isn't heart-racing, sweaty-palms, giddy school-girl kind of moments 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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