Are you one of those people with an awesome memory that goes back to when you were just a wee little one? Â Where you can remember being a baby, learning to crawl, or even walking for the first time! My daughter blew me away when she looked at a picture hanging on the wall from when she was one year old and she said “Hey, I remember that!” Â…
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What! Â Where did that hair come from? Are you in the same boat as me…finding that the older you get, hair starts popping up in the strangest places on your face! Â And by the time you get to it, it’s 20 feet long and you can basically wrap it around your neck like a scarf!! Â That is what I call a “longie”. Let…
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Oh my, oh my! Â I must have been so hungry the other day when I was thinking of a unique way to bless my friends and neighbors this Christmas! Â See, normally I’d make Caramel Corn and Oreo Truffle balls to pass out around town. Â This year, I wanted to do something a little extra special – cupcakes came to mind! Â So, if you…
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Oh how the journey of eating healthy never ends! Â Are you on it too? Â Do you strive to eat healthy, but all the other “yummy” stuff gets in the way? Â Or maybe you don’t know where to start! Â Or that doughnut just happen to fall into your mouth! Â I tell ya, it always happens!! So, I began this fast metabolism diet…
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Do you remember those days when your little ones were a handful in the store? Â Even if there was one of you and one of them, that was too much some days! Â Maybe you’re in that phase now where you have little ones that love to keep busy while mom is figuring out which bread to buy! Â And for a child, it’s not that hard to find…
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How do you perceive yourself?  Are you pretty hard on your body and what you look like? I’ll admit, I have those days that I think “ugh, if only this would go away” or “if only I could change this body part!” To where you nit pick yourself and then the rest of the day you feel, blah! And yes, I’ll…
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The other night, an incident that happened a couple years resurfaced at the dinner table. Â My husband, one of my daughters, Leigha and I were discussing how Leigha was able to text me when she didn’t have anything to text me with. Â She informed me that she used the IPad, which then was followed up by her father asking “well,…
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Fall is here and that usually means dreary, rainy days! Â Kids are bored from having to stay inside on those rainy days and you are going nuts because they are just begging you for something to do!! Â Usually my mind is focused on making yummy snacks for Christmas. Â But check out some of these fun and EASY recipes that you can make with…
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Ahhh! Â The holidays are just around the corner! Â Maybe you are anticipating Thanksgiving and Christmas like I am! What else are you anticipating? Â A birthday? Â Starting a new job? Â How about God to use you to do great things? I remember 7 years ago when I started asking God to use me…yep, use me. Â It was just that simple…
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As moms, we have a lot on our plate running a household! Â Just look at the start of the day. Â You make sure the kids get up in the morning and ready for school. Â You ask “Are you all ready to walk out the door?” and of course they say “Yes” which really means I still have to brush my teeth, do my hair, and study…
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