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I'm a soccer mom

i guess i’m a soccer mom now

This season of my life is busy. And exhausting. I thought new baby stage was complicated, but now I’m in the “Preschool, First Grade, Homeschool, Soccer Practice, Team Mom, Ballet, Play Dates, Church Stuff” stage and I’m starting to realize that this is my life now.  And it makes me tired. Links contain affiliates, all opinions […]

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Mama Bear Giveaway Collage

mama bear giveaway

(This giveaway is part of a collaboration with Creative House Gifts. All thoughts are completely my own.) Hello friends! Can you believe that Mother’s Day is less than a month away?! I’m sorry, I know a good number of my posts start out with some form of “oh my gosh… yada yada… time flies”, but it seriously does. I am in […]

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Mother and daughter

motherly imperfections

I can hear the tremble of her voice as her little lip quivers and she says, “Mommy, are you so really mad?” Is this what itโ€™s come to in our household? Have things gone so far that now my children can’t even tear apart a usedโ€”and empty, I might addโ€”Styrofoam cup without fear of angering […]

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to my husband

to my husband

  Dear Husband,   You walk in the door at the end of the day and I can tell from your face that it’s been a long day. Your face is wrinkled up in concentration the way it gets when you’re having one of your headaches and I worry it’s been a bad day for […]

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surviving cold and flu season with littles

surviving cold and flu season with littles

(I received a free Vicks Smart Temp Wireless Smartphone Thermometer from Influenster. Some links contain affiliates All opinions are my own and should not be considered professional or medical advice.) When my son was born he was healthy all the time. He never got sick until he turned 18 months old and started attending the nursery at church. Now, […]

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