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Gone Fishing

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Ok, friends...it's going on 2 years now since I really went all out on a birthday party for my kids. Mainly because when you have three boys...that equals three parties every year that all have to be some sort of boy theme. And you know what? I got burnt out. Quick. I think the last party I threw

5 Things I Did That Transformed My Child’s Behavior

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Every morning for four straight weeks I woke up on edge. {Perhaps you read about it here.} It was the kind of edge that meant you got up quietly, tip toed out of your bedroom, peeked into your youngest child's bedroom, and prayed that when you said "wake up sunshine" you would get a smile and not

The Light Will Shine

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You'd never know from the looks of theses sweet faces that we've been having such a hard few weeks. And when I say hard, I mean some of the most difficult moments I've ever experienced as a parent. EVER. I can honestly say that maybe I got a little cocky about this whole motherhood thing.

I Have A Sister

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There's a lot of things in this life that I take serious. Being a mother. Being a wife.  Being a daughter. Being a friend. Being a Christian.  And. Being a Matron-of-Honor. To me, a Matron-of-Honor means that someone cherishes your friendship enough to ask you to be

Flower Picking Summer Days – Can You Last For Eternity?

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I'm gonna wake up every day for the next 9 months an entire hour and half earlier than I am used to, rush around to get the kids UP, out of bed, dressed and fed. Fed will look like uncooked Pop-Tarts or a bag of fishy's as we walk run out of the house to hit school drop off line before the first

Back-to-School Style & GIVEAWAY

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I can't think of back-to-school time without thinking of this quote from the movie Billy Madison: "Back to school! Back to school, to prove to Dad that I'm not a fool! I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope I don't get in a fight! Ohhhh, back to school! Back to school! Back to

Our Trip To Portland

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World dominators - year two. Ha! Maybe you recall last year when I wrote about this funky little conference named "World Domination Summit". No? You're probably more likely to remember when I said we wanted Voodoo Donuts so incredibly bad, but the line was out the door and required you to

When You’re Mad At God.

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When You're Mad At God - A Story About Hope

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Sunday after Sunday after Sunday I would wake up with an excuse. I'm too tired. I don't feel good. I have too much to do. I need to go to the store. The kids are exhausted. I have to finish working on some blog stuff. It's gonna rain.  Those were just a few of the excuses in my head that I

I’m Going To Own 2nd Grade. Like A Mom On A Mission.

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When you woke up and sent your kid to the first day of Kindergarten did you think, "Wow, life is gonna be so easy now that my kids are going to school!" They will get out of the house and be occupied for the entire day while I'm super productive and get millions of things done. Heck, I'll have so

I’m Too Young For This

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I remember thinking when I first had Parker how 2nd grade seemed AGES away. Like millions of ages away. I also recall feeling like... only older people had 2nd graders. Not young people, like me. You know what happened next? I woke up with a 2nd grader. It happened that fast. And