What if today was your last day? What would you do differently? Who would you call? What would you eat? What would you wear? How would you choose to spend your last 24 hours? When you read that first question, I bet a million things ran through your head…most of…
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There was a time when Valentine’s Day was a day we celebrated the beautiful story of St. Valentine. During the third century in Rome, Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and children, so he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, a priest…
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Well, the latest of our many military moves is nearly over and I have to say, this one was a doozy. Plans changed about 52 times before we finally were able to make a definite plan of action and go with it. As the saying goes “When Plan A…
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My husband and I have this debate every year…to bus or not to bus. My junior high kids ride the bus, but I walk them to the bus stop which gives us a few extra moments of bonding time before I send them off into society for the day. These…
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I have to admit, having 7 children takes it’s toll on a woman. When they were younger, (my oldest was 7 and my youngest was a newborn) I was exhausted. Emily was a second grader discovering new things at every turn…and of course wanting to share them all with me…while…
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You know how sometimes you question yourself as a parent? Am I doing the right thing? Am I screwing up my kids? Am I being to hard or too lenient with them? Will they turn out to be more like Moses or more like Ted Bundy? You get the picture.…
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I am a wee bit embarrassed to say this blog post was inspired by an Ashley Tisdale song, but it was. I have teenagers, what can I say? In one of her songs she talks about how one morning she looks in the mirror and sees the reflection of herself…
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