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A Little Bit About Gratitude
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith by the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.” – Maya Angelou Let me tell you a little story. A...
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Summer Bucket List #10 – Take a walk on the pier
It was such a pretty day on Friday, and we had absolutely nothing important to do. So, we went out to the pier to explore. As soon as we got out of the car Ava mentioned how “gawwgeus” everything was....
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Little Adventure Toys
Joni is a gem, and also the face behind Little Adventure where she handcrafts each wooden toy. We recently partnered up to promote her business together, and I really am excited to share with you what...
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Real Talk on Marriage
I had a friend not too long ago get into a deeper conversation with me about marriage. She was struggling with some emotions about where her relationship was with her husband and asked me, “what’s...
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Seasons
The older I get, the more I appreciate seasons of change. With summer comes warm days, long nights, plenty of fun things to do, the smell of sunscreen, iced coffee, watermelon and strawberries, sandy...
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The Day I Realized That I….
One night we were sitting with friends at dinner. I think I was eight months or so pregnant with Nolan and a girlfriend of mine looked over at me and asked, “so are you ready?” NO. NO, and NO. I was...
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Bully Bully
I always wondered how I would react the first time Ava got bullied by another kid. Not too long ago we watched This is 40, and when I saw this scene I literally saw my face on her body. Please be...
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CTFD Method
I got stuck searching through babble.com last night and came across an article that peeked my interest. It was titled, “Latest Parenting Trend: The CTFD Method.” What the heck is CTFD mean? Will it...
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TKWH Series [ONE]
The Kids Were Here Series [ week one ] – left in an empty space. bright & round. Join the series, and leave a comment with the link to your blog to follow!
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10 Months Old!
This kid loves balloons, but what kid doesn’t? Well, he actually loved balloons until seconds after this picture was taken. He bit it, and then it popped. That’s when he decided that he didn’t love...
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Reminiscing The Good Times
Ahhhh, Hawaii…. Ahhhh our honeymoon… Ahhh that husband of mine. I can sit and look at these pictures every single day just so I can be reminded about how amazing that time together was. This year we...
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A CALIFORNIA AMBER ALERT – SPREAD THE WORD!!!
Those of you not residents of California, this is a request for a prayer chain. Those residing in California, Texas or Canada, please keep your eyes open! Last night my husband and I were snuggled up...
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Quite Possibly THE BEST Salsa Recipe, ever.
I’m Mexican and Spanish, and I’m really picky about my salsa. I like it hot, and I like it authentic. I like it to drip out of my tacos and down my chin. So, so good! I’ve been on the hunt for new a...
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Realities that you are in fact, a mama.
It doesn’t matter if you are having dinner with the Queen of England, if one of your kids needs to poop, they’ll let you know. The balls at McDonald’s play areas freak you out, or maybe that’s just me...
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AMBER ALERT UPDATE & AN ICE CREAM PARTY!
First, before I get sidetracked, if you follow along I’m sure you came across the Amber Alert that California issued last week. I had contacted a few people whose blogs I follow to see if they could...
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Let’s talk about that one time…
I had an ultimate mama fail. Soooo, a couple months ago Ty was down in out from some “food poisoning.” I say that in quotes because he had gone out to celebrate a friends laws school graduation the...
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How About Some Peanut Butter AND Strawberry Cookies?
Well duh, right?! Unless of course you are not a fan of PB or strawberriess, or both. Then that’s a shame. I had a bunch of strawberries that I needed to get rid of before they went bad and last night...
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No, Thank You Lady!
The other day I was standing in the produce isle bagging some nectarines into a sack when I got that feeling of someone staring. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a middle aged woman looking over at...
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Ready For Some Baby Soft Skin?
Good! Because who isn’t? I’ve recently switched up my skin care routine. Mostly because I got sick of the way my one face wash smelled, and was ready for something different. Yeah, I’m weird. Normally,...
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How Do They See You?
Holy moly these little pip squeaks just kill me with cuteness! I had a thought the other day as I was building a fort with Ava. We had packed up early to head out to go to school to find out that there...
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