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DIY Fun: Show your love with a Handmade Mother’s Day Present

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DIY Fun: Show your love with a Handmade Mother's Day Present After living with me for 18 and 15 years respectively my daughter and son know the direct route to my heart is essentially through anything they can craft for me with their hands. There is nothing I love more than for my kid to Show your love with a Handmade Mother's Day Present. My heart stretches in ways that are hard to articulate … [Read more...]

Four Things I’ve Learned About Life from my Birthday Boy

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Four Things I've Learned About Life from my Birthday Boy -a love letter to my son. When I was a little girl I remember telling anyone who would ask me the question, "How many kids do you want when you get older?" AT LEAST FOUR. Of course I never anticipated that the actual act of getting pregnant for a second time would be so arduous. I feel grateful for my gem of a son, my little fighter who … [Read more...]

10 Easy Ways to Bond With Kids

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In 2020 I am determined to  marinate in moments and find EASY WAYS TO BOND WITH KIDS. To really look at my kids and be as fully present as I possibly can in their lives in this very moment. I am determined to-for that block of time that I have them within my reach- savor the way my son scrunches up his nose when I ask him a question. I want to savor the way out of the blue after I ask my son … [Read more...]

26 Ways Motherhood Changes You

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Motherhood has changed me in ways that are hard to articulate. And you'd think after having a kid for 18 years I'd have this parenting thing down to a science but the cold hard truth is I don't. This week I learned that asking my 14 year -old son how his day was will get me this response ,"Fine". But asking him what was the BEST part of his Day will ACTUALLY garner me some real live details … [Read more...]