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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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The Truth About Self Care
Self Care. As mothers, we hear those words a lot. Everywhere I turn I see a new post offering tips for fitting self-care time into your schedule, ideas on different self-care activities, and reasons why self-care is so important. This is probably going to raise some brows, but, I actually think the underlying tone of most modern self care advice is unhealthy. Now before you say I’m crazy, hear me out. What many of the self-care tips convey, is that our happiness is based on something. I feel that the message we are being told tells us, “You need this to be fulfilled”, or, “You need this to have a full…
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3 Ways to Encourage Your Baby Towards Intentional Play
I did not always know what Intentional Play was, but I always had that idea running through my head when thinking about the toys we got for our baby. Before my daughter was born my husband and I both decided that we did not want to have a playroom filled with meaningless toys. We didn’t want a whole bunch of fancy, noisy, gadgets that would only be played with for minutes before being tossed aside for something new. We wanted to encourage our daughter to learn and actually play, rather than just merely be entertained. We’ve done well with keeping the amount of “stuff” in her toy bin to an…
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6 Things We Can Learn From Our Babies
I have always known babies were such wonderful beings. The way they laugh so quickly and smile so often at the simplest of things. The way their tiny hands grip our own. When my daughter was born she took my breath away. Little did I know how truly and innocently incredible each dear new life is until those first few days I held my darling daughter. As her mother, it is my mission in life to nurture her, teach her, train her, and love her. Raising her to be the best she can be is something I regard as one of my most significant callings in life. It is a…
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And My Liebster Award Nominee Is . . .
Last Thursday I received a message from another sweet blogging Mama, Jenny, from Raising Boys With Books, notifying me that she had nominated me for the Liebster Award. Please take a second to click here and check out her blog. She is “A mom who aims to raise kind, caring, courageous boys,” and shares about “the books that help her get there”. I absolutely adore her posts and am always excited to see what new books her and her kiddos are reading. Thank you so much for this nomination! I am so flattered and so excited to have a part in the giving and receiving of this award. For those of…
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The 9 Baby Items New Moms Want
Last week we went over a list of baby items that you will actually need for your little one. If you missed it, you will be able to find it here. We touched on the absolute necessities for raising a baby and found out that newborns do not need a whole lot to keep them happy. Besides the basic, warm clothes, clean diapers, blankets, car seat, and a place to sleep, they really just need milk and lots of loving. Today we are going to talk about some things that you are probably going to want for your baby. Things that you are definitely going to be happy you have, even…
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A Bare Bones List of What Your Baby Needs
We’ve all seen those lists of what your baby needs. 25 Must-Have Items for Baby Detailed List of Baby Necessities What To Buy For Your Baby And all the likes. These lists are filled with items listed as life-savers and absolute necessities. Items ranging from nursery decor to swings, wipe warmers, and the likes. When I was pregnant, I began looking up what I would need to buy for our new little bundle, and I was perfectly overwhelmed. I cried over it, in fact. I kept seeing articles claiming that stocking up on supplies for a newborn could run anywhere from $6,000 to $8,000 for only their first year! This would be…
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5 Things that Won’t Help Your Grieving Friend
I've been the one who didn't know what to say to a dear friend who had recently lost a loved one. Time has taught me.
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2018 Goals Getting The Best Of You Already?
February is drawing to a close. Already the second month of this New Year has slipped by, swiftly and quietly. Seeing the calendar hanging in my kitchen when I walk by gives me a double take! It’s already the last day of February?! How? Since we’re already two months into this year, I thought I’d ask you if you have you taken a look back at your goals for 2018 yet? You might be thinking, “Ooooh, right… Those.” or even “Goals, what goals?” It’s ok. It’s been hard for me to keep track and stay on top of them too. We always set out in January with such high hopes for…
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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…
