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Is the Tooth Fairy real?
Read more: Is the Tooth Fairy real?Is the Tooth Fairy real? What a question! The answer involves the magic of motherhood and the depths of our love as parents.
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Lessons Learned from a 16-Hour Road Trip
Read more: Lessons Learned from a 16-Hour Road TripHow can you set yourself up for summer road trip success? Learn from my recent 16-hour road trip to Maine! These lessons also apply to so much more than roadtrips…
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An Intentionally Sweet Summertime
Read more: An Intentionally Sweet SummertimeSet yourself up for an intentionally sweet summertime by brainstorming big ideas, getting basic supplies on hand, and setting boundaries!
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Beautifully Simplistic.
Read more: Beautifully Simplistic.My little girl’s hard day & a parenting moment reminded me the beauty of embracing sweet and simple things in life – self care and soul care.
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Chasing Curiosity
Read more: Chasing CuriosityWhy? Three letters that form my favorite question. I love asking why! Not to be obstinate or needling but to genuinely understand. When my curiosity is satisfied and I understand the inner workings of people, processes, or phenomena I find I’m able to be more effective, thorough or helpful. All pragmatics aside, understanding why also […]
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Lessons Learned from The Game of Life
Read more: Lessons Learned from The Game of LifePlaying a good ol’ fashioned board game was a great reminder to stay thankful – regardless of circumstances. What is the game of life teaching you these days?
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What’s Your Motto?
Read more: What’s Your Motto?A family motto is a way of using words as a secret handshake. It’s a phrase that is invitational + affirms each time it is spoken. What’s yours?
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The Best Back-to-School Ever!
Read more: The Best Back-to-School Ever!Back-to-school already? Use these practical tips and wisdom to make it the best school year yet – characterized by grace, empathy and joy.
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Bittersweet Like a Blackberry
Read more: Bittersweet Like a BlackberryWe are all messy. Each and every one of us. While my chosen paradigm is one that chooses to look past the thorns to celebrate the berry, there is also a need to acknowledge our challenges, hurts, frustrations and hang ups. Owning our humanity can be incredibly humbling but there is also a beautiful freedom in owning the reality that we do not have it all together. There is a blackberry bittersweetness to our humanity.
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Lead with Love.
Read more: Lead with Love.A conversation is completely reframed when you come from a place of love. The emotional safety that allows us to walk through the hard stuff.
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Squeeze in Summer Education
Read more: Squeeze in Summer EducationRecently, I was excited to have the opportunity to go on WDBJ7 and share insight about how my family has navigated these challenging and unprecedented times. The response to my media feature left me amazed, humbled and energized. It prompted so many wonderful conversations and inspired me with new ideas for topics to write about. […]
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Candy Crush & A Dance Party
Read more: Candy Crush & A Dance PartyWhat do Candy Crush and a Dance Party have in common? They are both ways I connect with my kids in an intentional and special way. Meet Harper. She is my 8-year-old going on 18-year-old, responsible and typical first born. She is wonderfully imaginative and has a complex fox-world she “lives in at night” but […]
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{Guest Commentary} Present Parenting
Read more: {Guest Commentary} Present ParentingHow can parents be more present and avoid digital distractions? That was a question I was recently asked by SmartSocial.com. I was excited to contribute and provide a less-than-conventional bit of feedback. And are you surprised to learn it involves my inner child? I have found that when I come up with creative ideas and […]
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Swap Your Sorry
Read more: Swap Your SorryI was recently hanging out over Zoom with two friends I really enjoy and deeply respect. As we talked about everything and nothing, genuinely appreciating our time together, we naturally drifted to discussions of our kiddos and parenting challenges. Specifically, we mused over what it is like to parent brilliant, beautiful, and curious little girls. […]
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Home School Success
Read more: Home School SuccessWith the need for parents everywhere to teach their children at home, a key to sustainable success is balancing strategy with spontaneity.