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When [Freak] Accidents Happen
        
        
        
        I'm not sure if you heard the news, but "a 75-foot-tall, 75-year-old pine crashed witho...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Beat summer boredom - "Mom/Dad Camp" to the rescue!
        
        
        
        A friend of mine brought up the idea of organizing a "Parent Camp," and it was such a g...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    The gift that keeps on giving + a huge giveaway!
        
        
        
        My favorite gift to give and receive for children’s birthdays is a book.  Books are pra...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Teacher Appreciation Week
        
        
        
        My children absolutely adore their teachers.  Second to parents and family, teachers im...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Feeling thankful during a family crisis. By: Lolladad
        
        
        
        Thanksgiving week is one of my favorite weeks of the year.  What is better for your sou...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Kill Your Darlings
        
        
        
        I have a friend who is a talented writer, and every time I talk to her, I learn somethi...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Marriage 101 - Appreciation
        
        
        
        The Pastor who married my husband and me required us to take a premarital class before ...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    100 Days of Pure Bliss
        
        
        
        How is it that my baby is 100 days old? They weren’t kidding when they said, “Third tim...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Happy Mother's Day
        
        
        
        I cannot believe Mother's Day is here.  In honor of the fabulous day, I am compelled to...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    You are more beautiful than you think
        
        
        
        I'm not one to share every video I come across on Facebook or even find much enjoyment ...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Lotus + Lollacup Giveaway
        
        
        
        
Last week I was in a bit of a panic.  The girls' spring break was fast-approaching, w...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Placentophagia - the practice of eating the placenta after childbirth.
        
        
        
        I received a mass email a while ago that was both puzzling and intriguing.  I had heard...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Flower Power
        
        
        
        
My daughters' school was closed on Monday in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holi...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Do the Math . . .
        
        
        
        My husband and his younger sister are 6 years apart in age, but their birthdays are onl...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Thumbingo!
        
        
        
        Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  As a parent, there's so much I'm thankful for, but I feel...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Say what? The things people say to pregnant women . . .
        
        
        
        I'm now almost 4 months pregnant.  It's hard to believe how quickly it's all happening....
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Is there ever a "right" time to have children?
        
        
        
        Now that my older daughter is nearing 5 and my younger daughter is 3, people keep askin...
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Kids and Kale - A Healthy and Easy Meal from Gwyneth Paltrow's Cookbook
        
        
        
        My daughters' preschool has a vegetable/fruit garden that the children water and mainta...