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MM 004: How We Survived Eating Paleo For 30 Days+

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"I'm fat." This is something that my wife is tired of hearing me say all the time. I wish I was joking but the reality is that I've been unhappy with my physique for awhile. The fact is that while I'm a Crossfitter, I surely don't eat like one. Sure, I'll eat Paleo for a few meals a day,

A Hard Decision

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Last week we got an email from our adoption agency in Minnesota telling us that ICAB (the Philippines government officials) were COMING for a visit on October 17th...yes, TODAY. To be completely honest with you, I was so excited because we have been waiting for them to visit our agency for months.

How To Talk To Your Kids About Adoption

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It's been one of those questions that I get asked over and over again. "What do your kids think about you adopting a baby?" Most of the time I respond with the usual answer, "Our 7 year old is old enough to understand and be excited, but the 4 and 3 year old are too little to know what it

Why We Eloped

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Jeff and I met in 2002 when he moved in next door to me in college. To say that my roommate and I weren't all like, "Heyyyyy hot new neighbor boy!" would be an understatement. A dark complected, fit, overly nice, sweet talking, SINLGE guy? What more could you ask for in a neighbor. Problem was? I

The Importance of Slowing Down So You Don’t Miss This Moment

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From the moment I jump out of bed I immediately start processing all of the things that I have to get done for the day. It's like my brain is a human list of to-do tasks. Most of which I'd rather stab myself in the eye than complete. Any moment that it isn't sleeping...it is thinking. Do y'all

MM 001: What Is The New Dollars And Roses All About

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We're back.... Many of you have been following along with us on our journey of "how we make money blogging".  We truly have enjoyed getting to know so many of you and hearing your awesome stories of how you turned your blog into a business! Unfortunately, we felt the nudge to take this blog in a

Saved by Grace

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There was a time in my life when Jesus was the last thing on my mind. In fact, I wasn't even sure I believed in God. Not that I didn't, and not that I did. But I didn't have enough knowledge to understand what believing in God actually meant. You see, I grew up with amazing parents. An only

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