Family

Multi-Generational Parenting {Recipe: Mike’s Favorite Waffles}

January 9, 2012

Pin It My oldest brother, Mike, is 22 years older than me. I’ve never thought a whole lot about that, until recently. He was married by the time I was born and began his own family just a few years after my birth. Sure, it was kind of odd growing up with a nephew just [...]

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Christmas Forgiveness

December 20, 2011

This time last year I was having a conversation with my husband about my family. “You know? Sometimes I think I would be fine if I just cut contact with some of them.” Of course I didn’t mean it, but I was frustrated. Each year I host our family Christmas and each year, it felt [...]

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Give Grace

August 13, 2011

My brother, Larry, lost his valiant 2-month battle with cancer early this morning. I was fortunate enough to be there when he passed. Hearing his wife visually walk him “home” to heaven where other friends and relatives eagerly awaited his arrival and seeing how that led him to his peaceful final breath was something I [...]

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Raising Service Oriented Kids – VolunteerSpot

July 12, 2011

Our family was walking towards the restaurant when my 9 year old sprinted ahead of me. I started to holler for him to slow down, but then I noticed why he was in such a rush. An elderly man was struggling to pull the heavy glass door open for his wife. My son quietly stepped [...]

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4 Kids, Life and Dinner (Recipe: Corn and Veggie Chowder with Chicken)

December 13, 2009

Someone who was expecting their fourth child asked me the other day how going from three kids to four kids has been. I feel sorry for the poor lady because she asked me on one of those days when I was feeling quite overwhelmed, and I was bluntly honest with her! I love my family [...]

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Breaking All the Blogging Rules (Tasty Tilapia Recipe)

May 26, 2009

I’ve been blogging for close to 3 years now and apparently I haven’t learned a darn thing in the time that I have been doing this. One of the rules of blogging, according to such pros as Darren Rowse from ProBlogger, is to have a plan for your blog if you are taking a blogging [...]

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Thoughts on Pregnancy (Recipe: DeLynn’s Cinnamon Rolls)

April 30, 2009

So, I have merely a handful of days left in this pregnancy. The be all end all of pregnancies for this human body because after little Leah comes, there will be no more baby baking happening in this belly. No more. I know that some of you can do this a thousand times over, but [...]

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What is Comfort? (Recipe: Tuna Noodle Casserole)

March 23, 2009

As social as I like to be, there is one day a week that I look forward to than any other day. That day is Tuesday and the reason is that I have an open calendar on Tuesdays. I don’t have to take the kids to school, we have no extra curricular activities, and I [...]

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Identity Crisis (Shrimp and Asparagus Recipe)

February 26, 2009

Minus the fried ice cream and funnel cakes, our family has been trying to eat a bit healthier lately. Since my kids love fresh vegetables, I have been trying to incorporate as much as I can into our evening meals. That is why, when I saw this recipe for Shrimp and Asparagus on All Recipes [...]

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Valentine’s Day – Mommy Style (Strawberry Shortcake Trifle)

February 14, 2009

Dr Laura Schlessinger wrote something in her book The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands that really made me step back and think about the pressure I was putting on my husband to really do something outstanding this one day a year.  She said that a lot of the phone calls into her show were [...]

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