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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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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.
Are You Making the Choice to Look Forward, Not Back? Read More »
Do You Know Superwoman? We all know someone and we wonder how she does everything. She may have an amazing career and juggle being an amazing mother, and wife. She does everything for everyone, her makeup is always perfect, she always has a smile on her face, and she never seems to run out of
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We were tent campers. We took pride in that. Other people came with campers, but we looked around and thought to ourselves that we were “real” campers. We referred to the people that had campers as “glampers” (glamorous + campers). Now, we are a part of that group of people, and very happy and grateful
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Jennifer’s Note: Hello Friends! This is my first time sharing someone else’s work with you, but I am delighted and honored to have Beverly write today’s post for me. Beverly is a personal friend that has a personal blog over at blessedandbeverly.wordpress.com. She wrote this post several months ago, and I have have not been
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Friends, I have a confession to make. Remember the post that I recently wrote about keys to a successful marriage and how excited I was about my upcoming anniversary? It is a good thing that I wrote that post BEFORE we went out on our anniversary date because let me tell you, the story I
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Hello friends! How is your happily ever after going? How much happiness in your marriage do you have? You know, you meet the perfect guy, date, get engaged, tie the knot, along come kids and life and suddenly the charm of happily ever after does not seem quite as sparkly as it once did. How
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Hello Great Outdoors! Now What? I remember coming home from school and my mother was in an absolute frenzy. It was May, and the weather was warming and the school days were quickly waning. I may only have been 12, but I could feel the excitement in the air, as well as my Mother’s panic.
What You Need to Know Before Your FIRST Camping Trip Read More »
How to Decide on the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift Idea for The Best Mom Ever – Yours! I am probably a little biased here, but my Mom is pretty awesome! I’m sure that you think the same thing about yours too. So what are some keys to finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift ideas for
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas For the Best Mom Ever – Yours! Read More »
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