She Dances As If No One Was Watching – Tribute to My Mom

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I'm one of those people who loves great quotes. I will pick up quote books and be inspired by them. This is one of my favorites: You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on … [Read more...]

Love stepping on the scale – smoothie day weigh in

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Woo hoo! I've lost another couple of pounds (that makes almost ten in the three weeks). I also did measurements tonight and I've lost another 3 1/2 inches. This time in different places. I'm most definitely feeling so much better too. Yesterday when I got dressed, I looked in the mirror and for … [Read more...]

30 Day Green Smoothie Experiment – Day 4

I'm hungry! I'm tired! I was tempted to stop there but feel I need to explain. I stayed up real late last night working on the garage sale, then had to get up pretty early this morning, so I only have about 5 1/2 hours of sleep. I didn't have time to prepare a green smoothie so made the choc/van … [Read more...]

30 Day Green Smoothie Experiment – Day 3

My Green Smoothie Experiment has been going quite well. No headache today! I was so thrilled when I stepped on the scale and had lost FOUR pounds in two days. Amazing! I was so excited about my progress, I wanted to see the numbers again. Stepped on the scale again and had gained two of those … [Read more...]

Play With Your Children

Dinosaur Child

I Am Child - Hear Me Roar At the age of four, Bryan loved to play animal and dinosaur.  He would often come find me wherever I was. Even if I would be taking a nap, he will come over to me and “ROAR” as loud as he could.  Sometimes I wondered if he was trying to show me his strength.  … [Read more...]

Gone With the Mind

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Hey Moms! Have you ever felt like with pregnancy you have lost vital brain cells? Oh, I can so relate! That's why I wrote a book called, Gone With the Mind. It's a quirky, humorous look at life with a bunch of kids. Over the course of the next several weeks, I will be posting one chapter each day … [Read more...]

Workshop Survey

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A Stuffed Christmas

Just Add Love

We've all heard the words that it doesn't take money to have Christmas. And that is completely true. There is only one ingredient required and that is "Love." However, there is so much stress wrapped up (pun intended) in presents, decorations, gifts for others, etc. The first year as a single mom … [Read more...]

Laundry Solutions for a Large Family

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I know a lot of families struggle with how to get the mountains of laundry done in their house. We've done many different things through the years. Some have worked for a season, and some have been utter failures. Below are some of the things we have done. The Laundry Room: As a Realtor® I get … [Read more...]

Grief Expectations

When I think of myself one word usually comes to mind. Strong. Yep, I can handle anything - well, God can handle anything, and He likes to share His strength with me. I'm actually horribly weak, but I "think" I'm strong. Okay, now that I've completely confused you - you're exactly where I am. … [Read more...]