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Monthly Archives: January 2021

I Can Be a Lousy Friend, But I am Going to...

I can be a lousy friend. I will be the first to admit it. I am not proud of this fact. I stink at answering and...

Baking Through Grief: Regaining Control of My Life

BOOM. Grief can come out of nowhere and hit you with a ton of bricks. Grief hurts like hell, too, and sometimes I can...

A Hysterectomy at 41: It’s Not our Grandma’s Surgery Anymore

Thank you Christine Derengowski, Writer, for sharing this personal story about her hysterectomy with our audience. I went to see my doctor for a routine...

Trick Your Toddler Into Eating Vegetables

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My daughter loved every new kind of jarred baby food she tried. Around a year old, she no longer let me spoon feed her,...

If I Could Have Seen the Future, My Struggles Wouldn’t Have...

If I could have looked ahead to the future, I would have been able to breathe. I would have been able to comfortably and...

Inauguration Day FREE Printable for Kids!

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Inauguration Day is a BIG day for our country, rooted deep in tradition, and as you watch today's events unfold it's quite possible that...

10 Ways to Self-Care in 20 Minutes

I’ll be honest, self-care is not something that I have ever seen a need for or found a desire to participate in. I have...

Instilling Belief in Our Children

Belief, faith, and hope are words that we all need in our lives. Whether we’re in the boat, riding a good wave, or tipping over...

A Messy Mom’s Hacks for Getting Organized This New Year

I’ve never been one for making New Year's resolutions. They start off well-meaning and seem to fall by the wayside after just a few...