Autumn weather snuck up on us this past weekend, which put me in the mood (not only to shop for warm clothes!) but to try out some new yummy apple recipes! Grab the family, spend the day at your local orchard, and experience picking your own apples! Usually the orchards have a “festival” on the weekends w/wagon or hay…
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Oh yes, I’ll be the first to admit that I am a hugger! They just make things a lot better, right?! They break down walls that we have put up and help us heal! One Scenario: You married? I know you can relate… For instance, you might walk in the door after work and you already did 50 things wrong! Sure you don’t…
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Are your kiddos complaining already about the boring, cold lunches that they have to take to school? Do you take your kids shopping to get them pumped up and let them choose items to put into their lunch only to grab the same ol’ things? Me too! It’s so much easier to throw a PB&J sandwich in with an apple and chips…
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Oh, how I love fairs! Maybe you go for the rides, but maybe you go for the food! Truthfully, I love going for the “gut-bomb” food!! Every summer you can get your “fix” on food that you wouldn’t normally eat year-round. You can be miles away and still smell the corn dogs, mini donuts, and funnel cakes!…
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Have you ever felt like the race is just too hard and you want to give up? You have to battle the physical and mental part of it and that can be a challenge! Once again, I am training for a half marathon (13 miles) coming up this fall! I have my 3-4 miles that I run throughout the week, but on the weekends I increase my run by a mile. This…
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Ever have those days as a parent when you are too busy at the moment to things going on around you…perhaps your child who may just be needing a moment of your time? Where you realized it later that words weren’t enough, but sadly, you were oblivious at the time. Ouch! You too, huh? Let’s call these “hug-a…
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Need a good laugh? Tim Hawkins, Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer, will be visiting Sioux Falls during his Rockshow Comedy Tour!…
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Happy 4th of July! Sometimes as a mom things happen pretty last minute! Call me Miss Spontaneous!! If you are like me and need some last minute help with pulling together a party or maybe you were invited somewhere at the last minute and need to bring something, here are some last minute 4th of July ideas!! Here’s a variety…
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Prayer…that is what we’ve been doing for our three daughters, but more specifically our middle daughter Rianna! This was their first year in public school after me homeschooling them for 8 yrs. Nights leading up to school starting she would ask to pray together. First, we prayed for the change as a whole and that…
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Yay! It’s officially summer this Friday! We’re talking in the 90’s and time to soak up the sun! My girls in the summer become little fish, we pretty much live at the pool! We have been going for a week or so now and have a good base tan….or so I thought! Yesterday I knew was going to be a longer day at the pool,…
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