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

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

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Spring Giveaway – Local, Farm-Raised Pork & Beef, CSA Produce!

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I could not be more ready to kick this awful March to the curb and begin a warm and fun spring. We View Post

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Decorating giveaway winner!

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Thank you to all the decorating tips! I am going to re-read all of them for sure! Congrats to Laura View Post

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My Worst Failure as a Homemaker {Help Me Out, & Win Adorable Print for Your Home!}

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First off, thanks to all of our friends who have been praying for Ty. He is feeling much, much View Post

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Parenting an Introverted Child Well

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I have to credit the idea for this post to Jamie of Simple Homeschool, who recently posted, "On the View Post

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welcome to the new “Smartter” Each Day!

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Ta-Da!!!! Meet my new site, everyone! I am beyond excited about my newly designed and newly located View Post

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How to Keep Your Marriage Alive in a Den Full of Chaos

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There are some of you reading this who make me nervous as I write this. I wish you would just stop View Post

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my crazy homeschooling ideas

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  I recently found a blog I loved. It was called “weird, unsocialized homeschoolers.” View Post

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when the real world smacks you in the face (and a mom’s favorite verse!)

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Less than a week ago, I was cruising down the highway, kid-less, Chick-fil-a salad on my lap, all View Post

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I went to a mom conference! (My new convictions on texting, discipline, and joy at home)

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My cousin and I somehow escaped the madness love and community of our families to attend the Mom View Post

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what to do when you wash a disposable diaper in the washing machine for the second time in a month

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Cry. Curse yourself (again) for being Eco-unconscious, and hate Mother Nature for such cruel, View Post

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a budget that finally worked for us (the crazy budget post)

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Yup, it’s the crazy budget post. Intrigued? Every once in a while I get a great idea in one area or View Post

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Kids’ Bedroom Chore Chart: the answer to all your problems

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Don’t you just love when you think of a solution for a bunch of problems at once?!? It’s only View Post

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Healthy (er) Sloppy Joes

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The men in my house LOVE some sloppy joes. Okay, okay, I admit it…I love them too. Sloppy Joes are 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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