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PARENTS: Showing Kindness and Grace when You’re Hurt and Unsure
How to respond: When you’re not sure what the “right thing” is Today was a weird day. It started out fairly normal, at least normal for us. Our five year old was too tired to get up and ended up… Continue reading
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Ten New Year’s Resolution Ideas for Kids
The last week of school before winter break, our kindergartner announced his “New Year’s resolution.” He said, “my New Year’s resolution is to be a construction worker.” Clearly, he did not understand what the word resolution meant. Although I’m not… Continue reading
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Elf Kit Review
If you have preschoolers to elementary school-aged kids, you’ve heard of the Elf on a Shelf. This is Elmomma’s review of Your Best Elf- Elf Kit! Continue reading
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Definitely not Wasting Away again in Margaritaville
Our recent visit to The Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake Conroe | Houston As a family of seven, we have found it increasingly difficult to find hotels and resorts that we love and that can accommodate our large family. We have… Continue reading
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Parenting through a Difficult Season- The College Transition
This is going to be a very vulnerable and personal post. Please know that it’s not meant to complain, but to be honest with other parents about something our family is going through. Maybe you will have similar struggles or… Continue reading
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Our little miracle turns FOUR
A birthday party in the park Trigger warning: mention of loss. Five years ago, we were struggling with grief after our daughter was stillborn at 18 weeks. We were also desperately praying and hoping that we would have a healthy,… Continue reading
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IVF at 45. My secondary infertility story and IVF UPDATE!
IVF at any age can be a very difficult and emotionally draining process. Here’s a bit of my story. I am 45 years old. I hope it gives you more information and insight into what the process is like. Continue reading
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The Ultimate Wish List for Your Entire Pregnancy
I’ve been pregnant quite a few times over the last 19 years (I can’t believe it’s been that many years!) and have learned that there are some things that my body and baby need from day one. I’ve compiled this… Continue reading
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Pregnant over 40! It’s possible!
Trigger warning- miscarriage and infertility I had no idea how difficult this journey would be when we decided we wanted to try for one more baby…at age 39. In my mind, none of the negative statistics had impacted our fertility… Continue reading
