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As summer quickly approaches, I want to be outside with my family.  For us, spending time outdoors together is food for our souls. I also need us to be able to fuel our bodies for the longer days ahead....
November is one of my favorite months of the year. The weather finally starts getting cooler, all the cozy things come out, and there’s my fav holiday - Thanksgiving. November also holds a special place in my heart because...
If the thought of keeping your teenager socialized, exercised, and entertained over the summer has you in a tailspin, you are not alone. Perhaps you have a teen who already scheduled their summer from start to finish, and all...
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I am not going to lie, when my husband announced his company was sending him to a conference he'd been wanting to attend, I got a little worried. I am really blessed to have a husband who is a...
We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw red raised hives begin spreading across our 8 month old’s face. As first time parents, especially, this sent a wave of fear through our bodies.  Just five minutes prior, we were...
As parents, we start hearing about bedtime routines the moment our child arrives. I’m here to tell you that they are important!  It is not just a “fluff” word in parenting. Bedtime routines are cueing systems to the brain and...
When teaching kids about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it's easy to simply discuss his most famous speech, "I Have a Dream." I want to challenge you this month to dig a bit deeper. If you teach the topics and issues...
Got a junior or a senior in high school this upcoming school year? Thinking about scholarships? Tackling scholarships is a team effort, parents! No one tells you about the pain and agony of scholarship applications. I am a first-generation...
As moms, we are most often the ones everyone looks to figure out what plan of action to take.
This January marks ten years since I sat at my mom’s bedside in the hospital after she had a stroke and ultimately passed away. Grief has woven its way through the last decade in ways I wouldn’t expect. As...

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