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Regaining Order In The Home: Rules, Consequences, and Rewards for Kids

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Hi there! This has been a crazy spring, and things have gone DOWNHILL in the "order and structure" View Post

Next week, I will return to the allergist for the ninth year in a row, to have allergy testing View Post

Jessica's Note: I am absolutely honored to share this space with Kristen Welch today. She is one of View Post

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I gave up social media for Lent. Yes, I realize that I absolutely could not be more cliche. Pretty View Post

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Recently we had the flu, and although we tried to keep busy with other means, we watched a View Post

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This post contains affiliate links. Hope you enjoy my 2018 reading list. Shout-out to my View Post

I do a lot of important things. I do a lot of good things. I was talking to my mom last year about View Post

*this post contains affiliate links My family calls me the weather girl (and some other View Post

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*this post contains affiliate links. Listen to this post! I'm about to tell you my dirty View Post

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A few years ago, my husband and I decided to purchase a Berkey water filter system. At the time, it View Post

Hey moms? Are you dreading summer break a teensy bit? Are you kind of wondering how to keep your View Post

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Bless my sister, who introduced me to the concept of Podcasts for KIDS! She also, by the way, View Post

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this post may contain affiliate links We have an intersection in town by a shopping center View Post

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For the past few weeks I've been walking around carrying Pretend Guilt. Sighing deep over pretend View Post