Safe Family

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We all like to feel safe and secure in our daily lives, but sometimes the unthinkable happens and that safety is put in question. I don’t like to think about all the “what if’s” in life frankly. As we quickly jet toward the year 2012 many of us are thinking about those ominous “New Year’s [...]

Merry Christmas

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The holidays can be an overwhelming and often stressful time for families (parents in particular), something I know it was never intended to be. The simplest and most amazing story of joy and hope was given to us on that very first Christmas, but it’s so hard to see past the glitter, lights and dollar [...]

Cinnamon Rolls – Christmas Breakfast

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Planning the food for the holiday can be fun or stressful and overwhelming. Around here, cinnamon rolls are pretty much a tradition now for Thanksgiving and Christmas morning. Yes they are a lot sweeter than what I typically serve, but when tempered by scrambled eggs, hash browns or country potatoes and applesauce or another fruit, [...]

It’s His Fault

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As you can imagine, life with my Twinky Dinks (aka. twins) in school has been interesting to say the least. Through the years I have given you all tiny little hints into the reality of life with them, but the full truth… well, I may have underestimated your ability to handle it. I apologize! In [...]

Gifts that Keep Giving

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The beauty of giving is that it never ceases to be satisfying. As nice as it may be to receive gifts, personally I get far more pleasure out of giving. In today’s very self-centered society, it is more important than ever that our children see the true gift of giving to others. This holiday season [...]

The Great Shoe Dilemma

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Shoes should be a simple item, a daily part of your wardrobe, functional to protect feet from things on the ground and also keep them warm… right? Well, this is what I thought along with the fact that it’s a simple matter when you take them off somewhere they stay there or if you put [...]