Motherhood
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They’ll Grow Out of It Eventually
"That's it! Today is the day we end this nonsense. When I say 'it's time for bed' you are just going to lay down in your crib and go to sleep" I said not just to myself but out loud to my 1 year old. Sometimes I am just exhausted with the effort it takes to put a baby to sleep and have them stay asleep - especially when 3 other children are waiting for my attention, and the chores are mounting. However, my determination and will power to just have my baby lay down and sleep because I say so weren't enough to make it happen. As I sat…
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The Corona Chronicles – Volume 1
This week started out like any other week...you know homeschooling two kids for the first time, entertaining a toddler and wearing a newborn after approximately 4.6 hours of sleep while the hubby works from home in "my" office....all while not being allowed to venture out of the house, wearing a mask if I need to and being afraid to touch the mail with my bare hands. ... Let me back up a little...
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The Corona Chronicles – Volume 2
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Tips to Having More Fun this Christmas
Does Christmas excite you? or does it stress you out? Do you look forward to this time of year? or do you secretly dread it? Is your Christmas filled with fun and laughter? Or is it harried and hurried? Are you able to relax and soak in the moments and memories? or do you just feel the pressure to do all things and buy all the things? If I had to guess, I’d say most of you are somewhere right in the middle, feeling all of these things at some point during the holidays. But it doesn’t have to be this way. I absolutely LOVE Christmas. All the things! The…
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To Santa or Not to Santa?
In case you haven't noticed, it's Christmas! The most wonderful time of the year. I love everything about Christmas: Christmas trees, cooler weather, boots, Christmas lights, Christmas carols, presents, decorations, nice people, hot chocolate. But there is one thing I'm not a huge fan of, and that's Santa:( GASP! I know. I know. Just call me Scrooge. Or the Grinch.
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Celebrate Lavishly: Unicorn Birthday Bash
We try to go all out on birthdays without breaking the bank. Birthdays are a big deal, and we want to celebrate! Check out this year's birthday theme, get some tips on ways to cut costs, and read more about why we make a big deal of birthdays:)
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My #PerfectLife
I mean, what's not to love? I have a great husband who is a great dad to our girls. I have three beautiful sweet girls. I have two work-from-home jobs that I really enjoy. I have friends and community and a great family. My instagram is full of pretty pictures of me and my family on the beach, me wearing pretty jewelry, pretty cups of coffee and journals, me getting to spend time with Jesus, and some other random pictures of my pretty much #perfectlife. OK, by now I know you're wondering where this is going.....
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Raising Surrendered Girls in a Strong Girl World
I'm a mom of three girls in a culture that shouts "strong girls" and "girl power" at every turn. Yet when I hear or see these phrases I sometimes cringe. I know this sentiment is neither common nor popular. I also know that words like "submission" and "surrender" are almost taboo - even sexist or chauvinist when used in reference to women. Despite all this, here I am trying to raise surrendered girls. You might want to stop reading and dismiss me at this point, but hear me out.
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Mommy Camp
Summer. You either love it or you hate it. As summer approaches you may be scrambling to figure out ways to keep your kids busy and not fighting with each other for the next two months. You probably scour the internet looking for VBS, camps, and play dates. You may be overwhelmed thinking about the inevitable squabbles that are about to occur. OR you may look forward to the lazier days of summer that are less scheduled and hectic.
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TV-Free (ish) Summer
The TV makes a great babysitter, but is it really the kind of babysitter I would choose if I were hiring a real life person? Would I hire a girl dressed in a princess dress who ignores her parents' wishes and kisses boys she barely knows? Nope. Definitely not. [...] I promised myself at the start of summer that my kids would not spend their whole summer in front of a screen; but saying it and making it a reality are two different things. I needed a plan - a 3-step plan...
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2nd Best Day Ever
It was an ordinary Sunday. I woke up at the crack of dawn with the baby. We spent some time together downstairs before the rest of my family woke up. I drank my cup of coffee. But today, the busyness of the week and the accumulated lack of sleep had caught up to me, and pure exhaustion had set in. I was done. I was grumpy and already snapping at people. I was annoyed at my husband for not understanding how tired I was. The voices and demands of kids (sweet as they may be), a crying baby (already ready for a nap), a persistent headache, and just that general…
