My Dear Husband and One True Love, Thank you for choosing me. You chose me to be your wife and the mother of your children. Thank you for choosing me time and time again. One of the keys to a successful marriage is choosing your spouse, not just once but over and over again. It’s […]
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The Wanna-Be Potter and the Clay I looked at the package in front of me with anticipation. “This,” I thought, “Is going to be perfect.” I unboxed my new prize with gusto and set it up in front of me. The kitchen table might not have been ideal, but it was the best place that
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Tweens come up with some crazy ideas, don’t they? My son’s school was doing themed dress-up days to celebrate Red Ribbon Week/Homecoming and one of the days was “Animal Day.” Last year, he went as a “tweenicus, I’mtoocoolforthaticus.” This year, he announced he wanted to go as a Kraken! A Kraken is a giant squid.
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There’s no way I could ever do that. Have you ever said those words to yourself? All of us have an inner critic to deal with. Though not audible, it can be overwhelmingly loud. Here’s what you need to know about silencing the inner critic. (This post contains affiliate links. If you click on a
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The personal development field is filled with tips and tricks to increase your motivation. Most of these “tips and tricks” can also be called self- motivation techniques. I consider myself a self-motivated person. I am happier when I am up and doing something or when I have a project. It gives my mind something to
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Hello, friends! What are the secrets you need to build your motivational skils? Do you feel like you have no motivation for anything? Do you feel like doing absolutely nothing at all, or perhaps you have had a project in mind that you have never gotten around to and starting just does not seem to
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Practicing gratitude on a daily or weekly basis has undisputed benefits. When you write down the things that you are thankful for in your gratitude journal it just starts your day off on the right foot. Practicing gratitude shifts our mindset from what we don’t have to what we do have. It stops the cycle
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What We Don’t See When We Compare Ourselves to Others Hello friends. We recently went on a camping trip to an absolutely beautiful lake. It looked perfect, just like other people’s lives might seem when we look at them from the outside. When we got there, we found ourselves in the middle of “Mosquitoville”. (I
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My kids recently started a new school year. Like many mothers, I look at them and think “Where did the time go?” As I was scrolling through Facebook looking at the first day of school pictures that my friends were posting, I came across a little gem that I would like to share with you.
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Hello friends. This post is a bit personal with me right now because I feel like I am standing on the edge of a cliff, about to jump off. Don’t worry, there is nice, clear, cool water underneath, but standing on the edge of that cliff and looking down is pretty darn scary. Have you
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