Family
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Mother’s Day in Hindsight
I hope you all had a fabulous Mother’s Day! It should be a day where all moms are made to feel special at the least in some small way. Too often, a lot of pressure is put on holidays. Kids feel pressure to find the perfect gift or outdo their siblings’ gift. Husbands are trying their best to make it special not only for their wife but also their own mother. I always tell my kids the best gift I could get would be homemade cards or something simple from the heart. In hindsight, Mother’s Day for me provided a smorgasbord of emotions! I felt so thankful for beautiful sunshine…
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5 ways to maximize time with your kids
Let’s face it, parenting can be exhausting and we all struggle with maximizing time with our kids. Each phase comes with its own struggles and it seems to move from physical exhaustion to mental exhaustion as the kids grow older and mature. When they are young it’s a very physical job of actually caring for infants and toddlers who need to be carried, bathed, clothed, changed and fed. Fast forward and it’s the mental exhaustion of keeping up with school, technology, social media, friend drama etc. All the while worrying if you are actually ruining your kids instead of molding them into someone of character. So often we look back…
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What kids need most during hard times
We find ourselves in a very unique time. Unlike anything I’ve ever experienced and I would venture to say unlike anything most of you have experienced in your lifetime. Right now, the Coronavirus situation is escalating and quickly. News reports are saying these are going to be the worst two weeks yet. You can’t find toilet paper anywhere; grocery shelves continue to be empty of certain items and stores are starting to implement additional restrictions like a limited number of shoppers per square feet. Unfortunately, it feels like it might get worse before it gets better. Schools in our state are closed at least until May 1 and most people…
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Family time thanks to Quarantine
We are so thankful to have an escape – a place we can go for (usually and mostly) unplugged family time. Right now we are holed up by the lake here abiding by the “stay at home” order our country is now facing. During these uncertain and scary times, we are doing our best to find the positives and bask in the slower pace and family time we aren’t accustomed to. Truth be told, I’m quite enjoying the past two weeks we’ve had of homeschooling and not having my nights filled with driving back and forth to activities. Thankfully, my older two are pretty self-sufficient with the homeschooling so I’ve…
