Category: family life
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The Perfect HIgh School Graduation Present
In a moment, we’ll return you to the perfect high school graduation present, but first a story. In a scary moment, I’ve realized my high school years happened over 2 decades ago. I bring this up because at a youth group retreat at the beginning of the Bible lesson our youth pastor played a scene…
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Slow Down, Momma!
I have 15 free minutes. As of the date I’m writing this on March 19, since March 1, I have been out of the house 10 out of the 19 days, and I leave again on Thursday for a baby shower up in Iowa. It would be one thing if it had been one long…
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YouTube seems scary, but it doesn’t have to be
Did you hear about the latest crazy YouTube challenge? You know the one where the kids are challenged to film themselves doing (fill in the blank). Or, have you heard about the latest scary video uploaded to YouTube and geared towards kids? You know the one where the video looks okay for your kids to…
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How to teach your kids how to cook
Yesterday I forgot to put dinner in the crockpot. I texted my daughter and said, “Please start the beef stew,” and came back from my meeting to beef stew cooking in the crockpot. This is all because I’ve spent the past several years teaching my kids how to cook. It’s not hard, you can teach…
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The Day Mommy Snapped
When I was a kid, my Mom used to take my brother and me on these long car trips. We’d load up and then drive across the country to all sorts of places. One particular time we got back to a spotless house because my Dad was a neat freak. In the process of unloading…