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Reading with your children.

8 ways to show your kids love daily

It’s almost February which means that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. I love that Valentine’s Day gives us an excuse to shower those around us with love. Obviously we shouldn’t need an excuse and we should be showing love to others everyday. But let’s be honest, sometimes we all need a little reminder […]

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Best practices for merging your online world with your family. How to keep your kids safe online.

keeping kids safe online: my story

As parents we worry about bumps and bruises. We fret over what we’re teaching our children and what we’re not teaching them. Oftentimes we obsess over every tangible concern. So, what happens when we feel like we take every possible precaution and our children are still attacked? Not physically, per se, but over our Wi-Fi […]

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when motherhood is hard

Today I have some thoughts for you that are… different… then what I would normally share. And they’re messy. They’re a rambling, and at times incoherent, mess, but I felt like this was something that I needed to get out there. I’ve learned to listen to promptings in my life, even if I don’t fully […]

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So you want to go on a kid-free trip...

so you want to go on a kid-free trip…

As I’ve mentioned a time or two (or twelve), my husband and I are going on a cruise at the end of this month and I am in the midst of last-minute preparations before we leave. Any parent will tell you that preparing to go on a trip is a lot of work (not that […]

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What happens when you run on empty

what happens when you run on empty

Here we are a week into the new year and I basically have one “New Years resolution” that I’m trying desperately to stick to–to take better care of myself. With my Simplifying the Season series at the end of last year I pushed myself to stop pushing myself. I tried to take a step back […]

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