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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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The Ultimate Guide to Solving your Baby’s Colic/Silent Reflux/Fussyness (from a Mom who’s been there 3 times)
To say I have a lot of experience with “colic” is an understatement. I’ve had 3 “hard” babies in a little over 3 years, all with similar symptoms and different causes. Lots of crying (from me and the babies) and lots and lot of sleepless nights later, I have a passion for helping Moms cope with their more challenging infants. Looking…
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Lions, Tigers and Bears…Blow Outs, Flat Tires and Traffic Oh My!
For the last couple of months both of the big boys have been asking almost daily if we can go to the zoo. We have patiently waited until Ethan was a little older, the weather was actually good, Bryan could take a day off and everyone was well. Finally, today was the day! I packed lunches last night and this…
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Can I see?
“Can I see?”, a question I get asked quite often by my sweet 3 year old. The most recent of which occurred on the way to story time this morning. We had some overdue library books to return and Caleb asked me if we remembered to bring them. I told him we had and that they were in the…
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Reflections on BSF and the Life of Moses
Today was sharing day at BSF (Bible Study Fellowship). BSF is an interdenominational, international Bible Study and it is amazing- you should check it out if you have never heard of it before. I first heard of BSF as a college student, and I have wanted to do it for many years. This year, as a first time stay at…
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My Baby Won’t Sleep
Our Sleep Saga: This is probably going to end up being a really long post- I am writing this to share our story just in case it may help someone out there one day if they end up having a difficult sleeper or a more difficult baby than they imagined. So here is our very long sleep story: Birth- 4…