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Hands Full, In A Good Way.

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It seems like lately, life has been flashing right before my eyes. I am genuinely so good about capturing memories of the boys (maybe too good) and really bad about taking the time to post about them. It seems like with Marriage More and Happy Mommy Box, I have less and less time to write here.

My Favorite Smoothie

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Just ask my husband, I used to proclaim that I would absolutely NEVER like protein shakes. Ewww. Gross. Puke. No way.  Pretty much how in college I claimed I would never drive a minivan. Like never ever ever. (---> Andddddd then I had kids). Proud minivan owner since 2011. What

How To Pray Together

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I quietly snuck off to the bedroom in hopes that my husband wouldn't notice I had gone missing. It was night #1 of our daily prayer challenge and I was feeling extremely uncomfortable. I thought maybe if I just nonchalantly climb into bed and fall asleep? I can pretend that it was by

…they will be kids

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I'm choosing to celebrate the small wins these days. Like the fact that my kids are wearing something besides sports attire for once. Like the fact that we made it to our Easter bunny breakfast on time (6 minutes early actually). Like the fact that we got to spend our morning with great

MM 030: The 22 Day Prayer Challenge

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It was one of those times where our marriage was in a rut. We couldn’t place our finger on one particular thing that was bringing us down.  It was more a culmination of things that lead to us feeling that our marriage wasn’t working. We had already been through marriage counseling in the past

Boy Mom Madness GIVEAWAY

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It's been fun this week connecting with so many other boy moms (and girl moms too). One thing I have learned about parenting is that whether you are a boy mom or girl mom... we all share in the same struggles and joys. Being able to hear other women say, "I know exactly what you are going

MM 029: 7 Day Sex Challenge Recap

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Seven straight days of sex, in the books. Maybe you're a newlywed, maybe you don't have kids, maybe you are extremely good at finding time to make love to your spouse. Or maybe you're like us and you struggle to find the time and energy to fit it in your schedule. We love each other, there's no