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3 Communication Tips That Changed My Life
If only all conversations can be as easy as talking with a princess! Sometimes we hear something, but it takes a while to sink in. It’s that learn by doing thing. Now, I heard the advice when it was...
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Yes, it’s my kid – Mother’s Day Post
Please read my Guest Post over at Off Duty Mom in honor of Mother’s Day! (Thank you for posting it!) Yes, It’s My Kid… You know, the one who starts poking the boy next to him during the end-of-year...
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Mom Attempting to Stay Sane when Dad Travels
I’m not alone in this. I’m not the only mom who finds herself home alone with the kids when daddy travels for work. I’m thankful to be able to hear from others, on how they make it work. Perhaps a “10...
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To all the Fathers out there…thank you!
It truly is the little things that matter. Fathers, you matter. You have a deep and lasting impact on your children – no matter how old they are or where they live. Your relationship – by blood,...
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A Book that Can Change Your Life: The 5 Love Languages
I admit I am a bit skeptical when someone suggests a book, especially a “self-help” book. After a few people unrelated people mentioned how it was important to them, I finally purchased Gary Chapman’s...
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The Pink Scissors
The curled brown locks were scattered on the floor around her small, bare feet. The pink safety scissors held purposefully in her hand, and a stunningly proud smile on her face. “I am so beautiful!”...
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An Apology to Our Son
(I write this from a personal perspective as I do not want to speak for my husband…and I write this only because as with other aspects in life, how God made us should not be hidden or shamed.) I...
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Church, Kids, and Sensory Issues (SPD): Not a great mix, but a blessing
Pumpkin bars with icing, soft caramel brownies, juice, water, and coffee. The perfect post-Sunday worship snack. The kids had managed decently well through the first half of worship at a church we...
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How Parents Screw Us Up: A Book Review
I figure the best thing I can do for my children is be a safe place for them in a complicated, scary, and amazing world. I am far from perfect, so I pray that the damage I do through trying to be a...
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Ready for Air, A Journey through Premature Motherhood: A Book Review
The pager goes off. I call the number to find out it is the Family Birth Ward. There is only one reason they call the on-call chaplain this late at night. I’ve done it before, and I’ll do it again....
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House Rules
There are many transitions in life, some unnoticed, others briefly mentioned. Some are celebrated, other grieved. Some unexpected, others long awaited and planned for. With each transition, something...
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