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What I Learned About Surviving The Holidays

This is Moose. He’s a colorful, joyful decoration in our home. Here’s what I learned about the holidays from him. Year 1 in our home:...

Holiday Stress Tips: 3 Ways to Beat It This Year

Holiday Stress Tips: You CAN Have A Stress-less Holiday Season! 1) Ask your family what one thing they most love about the holidays. I...

Gratitude Practice: Try These 7 Ideas For Kids and Teens

Kids’ Gratitude Practice : 7 Habits Here’s the problem… We all want grateful kids – todders, tweens and teens. What we do NOT want are...

Teaching My Son About Dr. Maya Angelou

NC Home of Dr. Maya Angelou The day Dr. Maya Angelou died I said to my son, “Let’s go find her house and put flowers there!” I expected...

When The New Year is a Middle – Part 1

It’s worked for me for 20 years. But not this year. This year I ask what happens when the New Year isn’t a marker of moving on – when it...

My REAL Truth about Summer Vacation

So, I posted a bird’s eye view of the entire summer vacation with teens here. Then I sat on it for a few days and realized, while summer...

Mom’s Truth About Summer Vacation

Here’s a preview. Week 1 – Sleep- in’s, sleep -over’s, no set bed time. Generally, this is 2am bedtime, and 11am wake time. Lunch is...

My Mother’s Day 2013

My husband, mother, son, grandmother and me 2012 This 2012 photo is symbolic. We have each other and are all present and accounted for...

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