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Pinterest Hacks for Non “Pinterest-Worthy” Bloggers
(I don’t normally write about blogging tips, so forgive me for venturing out of my niche for this post.) In my efforts towards blog monetization, my top priority (per my favorite coach’s advice)…
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Ours is a minivan kind of love
It was our one-month wedding anniversary the day that I wrecked my Chevy Malibu. I was about to turn right onto a busier street when I saw a pickup coming fast. I panicked and…
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Gifts for Young or New Moms (Fun and Inspirational)
Are you in need of the PERFECT gift for a mom in your life? Maybe you are a husband whose wife has a birthday coming up. Maybe Mother’s Day snuck up on you…
- Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Messy Faith, Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
Pursuing self care and asking for help (in which we make some changes)
I will view self care as a priority rather than an indulgence. I will get better at asking for help. With these resolutions, I entered the New Year. I was tired but happy,…
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What I learned from a month-long Facebook break
It’s that time of year when posts pop up all over the internet about Lent. I personally have never been an observer of Lent, but I can relate to the depth of what…
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Even if we can’t find heaven: cultivating love for my special needs child
I remember exactly where I was in my car when I first heard Rachel Platten’s song, Stand By You. Her song is a personal anthem of loving in the hardest of places, not…
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Why Le Tote is so great for busy moms {2nd Le Tote Review}
So I’ve gone ahead with another month of Le Tote, a clothing subscription service. You can read more details about Le Tote in my first review here: Finding my sense of mom-style and…
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Dear exhausted mom who is really tired of snow days
Tomorrow will be our 3rd snow day in the last week. This winter storm has also fallen on the heels of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and a teacher work day. So in…
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When GROWING means your blog {baby steps into blog monetization}
It was a few months ago when I was walking home from taking Ezra to school, listening to a Voxer message from my friend, Kathryn, and she mentioned, in passing, that she was…
- Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
Learning to walk down steep stairs: “Beautiful girl, you can do hard things.”
We are called upon - over and over and over - to do hard things. To do scary things. To do things we are afraid will get us hurt. I don't know what…
