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Green, Spring Earth Day Craft
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?” At least that’s how the nursery rhyme goes. With the pollen finally fallen and the...
Finding Hope in Autism
Feather mobile from Brent Forsyth, Sunsetdriftwood on Etsy
When you have a baby, I’ve been told, life becomes like a fast-spinning mobile hanging above the...
My Crazy, Blessed Birth Center Story
Having already given birth at a hospital to all my other babies, I got the crazy idea to try something new, something different. A...
One Word: Soar
{{Our team was inspired by one of our fellow contributor’s posts, “No More New Year’s Resolutions – Just Choose One Word”, so we decided...
Traveling to the Mountains With Children
What is Christmas like with snow? I’d wondered this for most of my young life. Born and raised a Florida girl, wintertime usually brought...
5 Ways to Cultivate Thankfulness
“Mommy, what’s Thanksgiving?” asked my curious preschooler.
I thought I’d keep it simple and skip the part about the Pilgrims. “It’s the day in November...
Ways to Cope When Facing Pregnancy or Infant Loss
Sometimes when I’m out and about with my children and it’s time to leave, I gather all four of them to go. But, l’ll...
A Letter to My Centenarian Grandpa
A centenarian is someone who has lived 100 years or more. With a birthday next month, my grandpa is going to be 104 years...
The Most Important Thing In Your Child’s Education
With my oldest soon to enter high school and my youngest learning to use the potty, I've been contemplating more and more about going...
8 Ways My Son With Autism Helped Me Grow
Miracles happen every day when we least expect them. And this summer has been no exception.
Out on the soccer field, my boy kicked around...
School’s Out!: {5 Easy Ways to Curb the Summer Slide}
With school out, wouldn’t it be nice to just let our kids have fun this summer?
No more being cooped up in a dusty building...
Got Milk? {Crash Course in Breastfeeding}
How I wish I was able to attend a breastfeeding course before I gave birth to my first baby. But, it didn’t work out...