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    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
  • Marriage
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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  • The Preschool Years

    Flashcards in Action {a game for active toddlers}

    / January 3, 2013 / 20 Comments

    Flashcards are an amazing tool to help teach and reinforce concepts like letters, shapes, numbers, and simple vocabulary. But if your toddler is anything like mine…you can spend hours saving, printing, coloring, laminating,…

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  Thanksgiving

    When Toddler Boys Cook Thanksgiving Dinner

    / November 21, 2012 / 5 Comments

    A post from my 2-year-old son's perspective as he helped me with Thanksgiving Dinner.

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  • Ezra,  Family,  Motherhood

    why i loved my job ~ oh really?

    / November 15, 2012 / 14 Comments

    In case you are just stumbling upon this post without having any clue as to the massive undertaking I have taken on with my blog…you should know that I am moving my entire…

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    Happy little bits of fall

    / September 19, 2012 / 0 Comments

    The first pumpkin spice latte of the season:

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    Birthdays,  Ezra

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY EZRA! (Ezra’s First Birthday Party)

    / September 7, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Ezra turns TWO today!!!! The date on the calendar is just mere confirmation of what the last week has obviously shown me…drastic changes are happening in this little life! Almost overnight it’s as…

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Postpartum Depression: The Darker Side of Motherhood

    / September 4, 2012 / 27 Comments

    My baby is going to be two years old in three days. Memories of his birth and babyhood flood my mind…a lot of good memories. But others are darker. Scarier. And the truth is…

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  The Preschool Years

    What toddlers learn from taking walks with their parents

    / August 29, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Walking with a toddler provides a learning experience filled with endless discovery!

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood

    “Mommy and Me” ~ The Bigger Picture

    / August 1, 2012 / 2 Comments

    Two weeks ago, I learned about a local opportunity for a “Mommy and Me Bootcamp” at the lake, an exercise program designed with busy moms in mind that involves exercising with your children.…

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  • The Preschool Years

    DIY Leftover Magazine Toddler Vocabulary Flashcards

    / May 9, 2012 / 5 Comments

    When I was pregnant with Ezra, I somehow received free subscriptions to a few baby and parenting magazines. I read through them and considered throwing them away, but for some odd reason I…

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  • Birthdays,  Travel

    Life Is Beautiful

    / February 25, 2012 / 4 Comments

    It is of the small joys and little pleasures that the greatest of our days are built. Mary Anne Radmacher January and February have been very full months for our family. Full of…

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