Category: Family
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Guest Reader Jessica Adkins: Living Love Loud by Becoming a Surrogate
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Welcome, Dear Readers! This year I’ve set out to get to know you better, hear your story, what God’s done or doing in your life, lessons learned, trials, triumphs, recipes, and fun projects. I want to hear what you have to say, and so do a whole host of others. Today we welcome…
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Bucket of Blessings: Our Family’s Christmas Advent & Devotional Time
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Jesus is the Best Gift of All… And that’s why we celebrate Christmas. Love’s Pure Light came to Earth to free us from our sin and give us the gift of eternal life if we choose to accept Him as our Lord and Savior. (John 3:16-17, Romans 10:9). God gave…
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Fun Project Friday! Sea Salt Painting!
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Sea Salt Sensations! Getting Crafty with the kiddos! It’s been a consistent goal of mine to be more intentional with how I interact with my kiddos. It’s so easy for me to stay busy with housework, writing and editing, and volunteering for one million things, that I sometimes…well…BIG CONFESSION here…
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Mealtime Moments: Dinner Conversations & FREE Meal Plan!
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Most of my favorite memories revolve moments that have included good food, good conversation, and lots of laughter. This is what we do with our food! Family cookouts, and get-togethers. Sunday lunches at Granny’s house. Romantic evenings with my Honey. Dinner around our table. There’s something special about gathering together…
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A Tale of Forgiveness via the Deaths of Sea Monkeys
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Ugh. I’m a sea monkey killer. Admitting is the first step to healing. lol. picture from wordpress.com What a week my friends! I’m looking at a pile of clothes that need to be folded, game pieces tossed about in the floor. Nice. My house looks lived in right now. Inviting, but lived…
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Meal Planning Can Save Your Life
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image from momables.com I feel the need to apologize for falling off the grid for a couple of weeks. My family and I were viciously assaulted by the flu! Oh, you don’t want details. Just know that it was super ugly and I will never, EVER, roll my eyes at cheesy flu…
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Freeing Up Dinner Time with Freezer Meals
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Picture take fromhttp://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Cooking-Style/Freezer-Meal-Recipes?keycode=ZPIN1012 There’s a slew of info on freezer meals floating on the web. Geez-o-pete–like A TON of info! Just type in Freezer meals as a Pinterest search and your computer may or may not break down from all of the recipes cluttering the screen. Just warning you. Though…
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Keeping Your Kids Healthy Naturally: Interview with Lisa Smith
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Today we welcome Lisa Smith, a Natural Health & Wellness Consultant with Shaklee for over 20 years. Lisa is here today to share with us about how she keeps her family healthy all year long naturally and provides a nice life for her family through Shaklee Health and Wellness Products. Lisa:…
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Life’s Mortifying Moments
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I’ve had some whoppers when it comes to mortify-ingly embarrassing moments, many of which, I just flat out REFUSE to share on the blog-o-sphere. Today, however, I had a pretty horrible/awkward/mortifying moment that I just have to share! My son is used to my crazy antics. Singing and dancing around…
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Show Some Lunch Box Lovin’
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Who doesn’t enjoy receiving a sweet note from someone you love? I will give kudos to my hubby who is fantastic when it comes to surprising me with thoughtful written words hidden in places he knows I will see–like a secret message on the bathroom mirror that only shows up…