Silly Strawberry Smiles {Target $100 Gift Card Giveaway}

Have you taken a look at your child’s toothpaste ingredients lately? I know I haven’t…just getting the task of tooth brushing x4 once or twice a day is enough to keep me occupied.  However, Tom’s of Maine recently challenged our family to do the “Silly Strawberry Swap” and replace our current toothpaste with their natural …

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8 Tips for Decorating the Christmas Tree with Little Ones

Decorating the tree with kids isn’t always picture perfect, but it should be enjoyable and memorable.  Fighting the urge for perfection and the stress of the task of trimming the tree, can be a tall task, but I think these tips should make your decorating merry and light! 1. Soak Up Their Excitement.  Their enthusiasm …

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Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday – What’s Your Pick?

I went Black Friday shopping for the first time in my life this year.  My sister and I tackled Walmart and Kohl’s and lived to tell about it… Parking in a parking lot down the road because the entire lot was full, fighting the mobs like a sporting event, no shopping carts, digging through stashes …

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Thankfulness We Can Hold On To

I was brought to tears today by a friend who had to say goodbye to her newborn daughter.  I read her words about saying goodbye to her little frame in her last hours and it shakes me, it breaks my heart, and it forces me to once again give thanks. We thought we were saying …

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Airing Out the Dirty and Clean Laundry on the Whirlpool Duet

I do a lot of “airing out my dirty laundry” here at this space…lately I’ve been posting about my LITERAL laundry and how my Whirlpool Duet Washer and Dryer have entirely changed my laundry routine for the better! For my final post, I’d like to air it all out for you…the stains, the wrinkles, the …

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5 Ways to Put Thankfulness Into Written Words

Sometimes we forget what a great exercise it is to put our thankfulness into written form.  We brush it off as elementary or redundant, and miss the opportunity to take in the moment and see the beauty of our current state. Even in difficulty there is ALWAYS something to give thanks for. ALWAYS. I never …

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Gratitude In Season and Out {Dayspring Giveaway}

Living a life of thanksgiving is a conscious practice. It’s something that requires effort, holding your tongue, and replacing discontent thoughts with those of gratitude for being given much more than deserved.  It’s an ongoing process, not just a season. To see the blessings in disguise… To find the joy in the tears… To trust …

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Sledding in Spirit

Indiana had it’s first snow last week.  It was coming down like mad in this picture, you just can’t see it. It barely covered the ground by the time it finished, a thin layer of powder. However, the lack of measurable snowfall did not dampen the spirits of these four boys to see the first …

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