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Kissing Passions Away
I woke up this morning with a big question on my heart. Why did I drop so many of my passions when I had kids? I know the answer to this. A new passion came into my life: my children. Also, as...
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Remlinger Farms Fall Festival
I loooove checking out new pumpkin patches. This past weekend, my mom and I took the kids to Remlinger Farms. We had such a blast. It was quite a production. You buy your ticket at the far end of their...
View ArticleThankful
Bedtime is my favorite time with my kids. This is when we share our hearts, check in, etc. Every night, we say bedtime prayers and I ask Hayden who we should pray for. We started a new thing lately...
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Is the Adventure Worth It?
Too often in life with little ones, we are faced with the question: is it worth it? Whether it’s the unknown of trying a new park that is unfamiliar, a new play group, or even traveling to a new...
View ArticlePemberley Prayers
I didn’t see it coming. I should have, but I didn’t. You know how when your child starts inching toward a milestone and you see that it will happen at any moment and you are ready with camera in hand....
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Bonds from the Trenches
My kids are little, six and three. Hayden has hit the stage where he challenges everything I say. I say black; he says white. It isn’t sometimes. It is constantly. It’s a phase of pushing buttons and...
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Rice Krispie Easter Treats
Hayden’s godmother, my goddaughter Presha, is in town from college. She had a brilliant idea for us to get together and make Rice Krispie Treats. I was thrilled because I recently picked up a great...
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Celebrating Memorial Day with Kids
This morning I asked a friend, Liz Palmer, what she did over the weekend. The story started out like the typical single mom frustration story. She was dealing with a moth infestation in her kitchen....
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Great Wolf Lodge. I Survived!
On a whim, I loaded the kids in the car and we went to the Great Wolf Lodge. I’ve seen tons of publicity over the years for the place and finally decided to try it out. I have to admit I wasn’t really...
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Mini Adventure to the Ballard Locks
We needed an afternoon activity this past weekend, and so I brought the kids to the Ballard locks. I thought they might enjoy seeing the fish and boats. I tried explaining the fish ladder, how it works...
View ArticleSingle Mom Dating
I remember the days before kids when dating was dating for me… Fast forward a toddler, newborn, and failed marriage later, I found myself face to face with the dating scene. I was terrified. Would I...
View ArticleChat with your kids—possibly the best gift you could give YOURSELF
I’m embarrassed to admit that I complain, often, about how much time I spend in the car every day shuttling kids to and from school. All around town for sports and activities. Truth be told, this taxi...
View ArticleThe Kiss
I was having a bit of a rough morning. I arrived at Hayden’s school for his class Christmas program after fighting traffic, pulling my hair out the whole way only to find out the program was the...
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Remlinger Farms Fall Festival
I loooove checking out new pumpkin patches. This past weekend, my mom and I took the kids to Remlinger Farms. We had such a blast. It was quite a production. You buy your ticket at the far end of their...
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Mud Fest—Oops, I Mean Tulip Festival
It’s been a while since our last Tulip Festival outing. In fact, I believe I was newly pregnant with Pemberley the last time. One thing I remember clearly from the last time was the crazy amount of...
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Nantucket Surf School
Today I took the kids for their first surfing lesson at Cisco beach with the Nantucket Island Surf School. As I walked up to the trailer (the office) in the parking lot at the beach, I saw...
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