Tag: parenting
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The green shoes that nearly did me in and the whisper that turned this sinking ship around
I have realized something this week that I never fully realized before. ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN ARE STRONG WILLED. What. Is. Happening. They each have different degrees of strong willed sprits, but this past week I learned that they were so much stronger than I ever thought. It all started with the hunt for…
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The Summer Connection

You all, I am so excited about my first guest blogger for my Summer Fun series! Tonya Skyles is a wife and mother of three (we have a little bit in common) and she lives here in southern Missouri as well. Her and her sweet husband Adam have a two boys, who are 8 and…
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Summer Fun: Weekend Getaways
I am always looking for family friendly things to do with the kids over the Summer. So this list is basically just a note from my own journal on things that are on our list for Summer fun. Here is a photo of my family from last summer when we were strolling around Boston. (Yes…
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Navigating

My oldest son just turned thirteen last week, and this is new territory we are navigating. There is so much about middle school and becoming a teenager that is hard. To be honest it has been hard to write about, because I wanted to find a balance that I was ok with and that my…
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Side Effects

You know how when you hear a drug commercial on TV or the radio after they have pitched their product, they give that long and fast list of side effects that sound so scary? Today I am sharing a side effect that has effected Coen and I. I hope this reaches someone who has struggled…
