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  • Freedom From Parenting Guilt

    Like most parents I fear that I fall short with my children. I worry that I don’t have what it takes as a mom and that I could possibly ruin my one shot at this child rearing [...]

  • Are Unexcused Absences Ever Excusable?

    I take school and academics very seriously, but I am not opposed to missing a day every once in a while even when the reasons aren't related to death or illness. Maybe you've seen some [...]

  • 10 Ways To Feel Loved and Adored By Your Spouse

    (originally posted on November 11, 2013) Imagine your husband brings home a rare painting in an ornate frame and he wants to hang it up in the living room, but you can’t find any nails, [...]

Trying Out My New Maternity Clothes!

By |October 7, 2015|Categories: Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: , , , , , , , |

While this is not a sponsored post I did receive a complimentary subscription and promotional item in exchange for my review.    I said I would be bombarding you with pregnancy pics and showing off all of  my Bella Gravida maternity clothes so here is the first installment! Last week these packages showed up at my doorstep. What a treat! The first outfit (shown on the [...]

How to Respond to Whining and Model Behavior

By |October 2, 2015|Categories: Parenting Tips|Tags: , , , , , , , |

I have heard people teach that the best way to encourage your child to read is for them to see you reading. I have heard the same concept about eating healthy, and being eager to learn or try new things, or being active… The list goes on and on. Children are very in tune to our actions and especially when they are younger [...]

Update on Baby #4

By |September 30, 2015|Categories: My Life, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: , , , , , |

Yesterday I was trying to remember how many weeks pregnant I am. Thirty-two. The answer is THIRTY-TWO! I feel like everything is hitting me all at once. I really want to meet and hold my baby. I can't wait to see the excitement and joy of my other three children to get to meet their sister. I am also nervous though. There is still [...]

The Next Big Thing In Maternity Fashion

By |September 22, 2015|Categories: Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: , , , |

I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Bella Gravida. I received a complimentary subscription and promotional item to thank me for my participation.    Today I am 31 weeks pregnant and at a time when I should be feeling my most BLAH, I am actually ready to rock this baby bump like never before because I get chance [...]

More Laundry Headed My Way

By |September 18, 2015|Categories: Babies, Babies & Toddlers, Frugal Living, Natural Living, Parenting Tips|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

With a family 5 I do my fair share of laundry, and I am about to do even more. First of all I've got these itty bitty baby girl clothes to wash. Aside from the items I got from Carter's all of this stuff came from a yard sale I went to last weekend. They had a two year old girl that was [...]

Our Pretty Little Girls

By |September 17, 2015|Categories: Family, Special Needs|

This was my status update last night on Facebook. "Today Sedona found a penny and two nickels. Tonight when she prayed she said "Dear Jesus, thank you me find three dollars so I can go shopping in Jesus name." Now for a little bit of background to this story that will make sense to those that follow my blog. Here is an excerpt [...]

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