Parenting
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Monkey Joe.s
This past weekend we took Bean and Gracie to a birthday party for one of Bean’s classmates. Who knew that a toddler birthday party would be a lesson in the value of marriage? …
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B-E-A-N can R-E-A-D
***New here? Be sure to get your daily dose of Marriage Confessions on Facebook and Twitter!*** So, the title of this post is a little misleading. It should really say, “B-E-A-N can M-E-M-O-R-I-Z-E,”…
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The View From Here
This is Gracie. Gracie is ten months old. She likes apples, sweet potatoes, and yogurt. She enjoys chewing on my bangle bracelets and playing with her brother. You know what she doesn’t like?…
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The Importance of Being a Mom
For the past two and a half years, my main focus in life has been to keep my kids alive. (And stay married in the process.) I had to learn how to feed…
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Brothers and Sisters
Bean and Gracie are at a great stage right now. Bean’s two and a half and Gracie is almost ten months old. Up until this point, both of them have been interested in…
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These Are the Days
Sometimes in the middle of a random diaper change, Gracie reminds me what an incredible blessing it is to be a mother. And not just anyone’s mother. Her mother. She fills my heart…
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Colored Rice Sensory Activity for Toddlers
The other day, a little fairy came and whispered into my ear that toddlers love playing with brightly colored rice. Okay. Not really. I found this on Pinterest. (sigh) Because I’m addicted. Since…
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A Toddler Dinner Party
In the past few months, dinnertime with Bean has become increasingly…um…hellish? Disastrous? Unbearable? D. All of the above. Bean eats like most toddlers. He has a HUGE breakfast every morning. Usually he has…
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Two Ways to Skin a Cat…or whatever
Chris and I parent very differently, but with the same end result. We figure as long as we both end up at the same destination, what does it matter what road we each…
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Baby Babbles
(Yes, I know that I didn’t turn my phone the correct way to take the video. I’m sorry. iPhones confuse me.)
