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What my 4 Year Old Taught Me About Work and New Years Resolutions
We got the boys a play set for Christmas (with the generous support of their grandparents). Unfortunately it was not without hiccups along the way. In an effort to prepare for installation (our backyard is extremely unlevel), my sweet husband and father took almost a full day to frame a small area and level it with dirt. After the…
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Test Results
I lay on the table hearing the helicopter like roar of the machine circling around my head. I ask the technician how long it would take. “No more than 5 minutes,” she is quick to reply as she tells me to scoot up. The machine does it’s thing and surely, less than 5 minutes later the rumbling…
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Fall Family Fun Bucket List
Fall. As a kid, I always loved and looked forward to summer, but as an adult, fall is definitely my favorite. The weather becomes actually bearable, which means fun outdoor play is possible. I love the colors of fall, the smells, the crisp air, football, and all things pumpkin. Since the boys are getting a little bit older, I thought…
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Light. Love. Life
In an effort to clean out our disastrous garage that hasn’t been touched much during the 7 months we’ve lived in our house (we moved 5 weeks before I had baby #3 in 3 years), we decided to hang up the solar screens that have just been sitting there (let’s be real, they were taking up a TON of space).…
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Prescription for Contentment
“Prescription for contentment: never allow yourself to complain about anything-even the weather, never picture yourself in any other circumstance or someplace else, never compare your lot with another’s, never allow yourself to wish this or that had been otherwise, never dwell on tomorrow- remember that [tomorrow] is God’s not ours”- from Calm My Anxious Heart, Linda Dillow These words popped…
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Mama, Stop Trying to Carry All the Things
His cherub face looks up at me, 5 stuffed animals in his arms, “No, Mama! I do it myself!” This picture was snapped almost a year ago, but both of my boys still like to carry ALL the THINGS. We’ve tried reasoning (“Hey bud, you can’t hold all of those things. God gave us only two hands”). We’ve tried giving…
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Favorite Podcasts for Encouraging Mamas
Fun Friday edition number 1! As a stay at home mom, some days can be long and lonely. Even when you carefully plan and execute outings around your baby (or toddler or multiple kiddo’s nap times) you only have a small window of time when you can get out and do anything. Add in snack times, feeding times for the…
