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Say No to Screen Time – 8 Reasons to Smash the Tv
In the age of binge-watching and extra screen time, our decision to not have a television in our home is alien to most. We’ve even declined a few free tv offers from friends. We often get the “oh, you’re one of thoooose people” look when we say our home is one without a tv. This choice we have made as a family is wildly unpopular and leads some to ask, “Are televisions bad?” Our answer is this. We desire to raise a family that loves one another. We seek to encourage our children to be doers, to create, to ask questions, to explore. And while we believe that a tv is not…
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Overlooking the Most Important Part of Motherhood?
Do you ever wonder if you are missing the most important part of motherhood? It’s all to easy to get caught up in the tasks of the day. I know the feeling. An endless list of random things that must be cleaned, put away, made. Dishes that are always dirty, bills that always have to be paid, laundry that always needs folding, floors that never seem to stay clean, and little sticky faces, framed with ever dirty, messy hair. The end of the day rolls around. You have worked all day long, ever since you rose from your bed this morning. Now, crawling back into bed, you quickly glance around at…
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That Negative Thing We Do When We Feel Insecure
We’re going to take a second and talk about negative attitudes. I’ve noticed something lately, and perhaps you have too. Negativity. Can’t you just feel it everywhere? It seems that everyone has something negative to say to any and all situations. You probably do not have the same experience as I do, but I am sure you have felt this to at least some extent. It seems that we as people, especially mothers, tend to compare ourselves to others. We measure our worth, our ability, up against everyone else. We let ourselves feel a little like a failure when we see someone else in a (perceived) better place than we…
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How To Clean a Really Burnt Pot
It was bad folks! Black. All burnt and black and yucky. There is no telling how long it had sat there and dry-boiled. If you have a pot that resembles mine, do not despair! There is hope!
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The Mind Trick That Will Change Your To-do List
I was sitting there on the couch last evening, making my usual to-do list for the day, and the thought just kind of struck me. Here I am, making this list of things that I have to do. Already stressing somewhat over the demands of the next day, and already forgetting the most important part of motherhood. That is when it hit me. This to-do list that I have, these are things that I get to do! I get to buy groceries tomorrow. That electric bill that is due tomorrow, I get to pay it! I get to clean the bathrooms tomorrow; I even get to clean two of them!…
