My husband’s work place is having a summer party this Saturday so naturally, I turn to Amazon online shopping because I don’t really have anything to wear! Honestly, I have something that I could wear (smile), and yet I would really like something that is a little dressier and that keeps me from glistening. Okay, sweating profusely. The one thing…
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27 Ways Amazon Online Shopping Saves Time, Money, and Stress
How To Overcome When You Feel Hopeless
You feel hopeless. You never thought that you would be in this place. Ever.Yet, here you are, waiting…and waiting. That was me. I was waiting, waiting, and waiting for my heart’s desire—a home to raise our family. Is it ever going to happen? My husband and I had high hopes for building our forever home and then life handed us…
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How to Give Comfort When a Mom Feels Helpless
At one time or another, as moms we feel helpless. But more often as friends, we unknowingly reinforce those feelings rather than offer comfort to each other. What do I mean? A friend texts you saying she is on her way to the hospital with her youngest son. She had just taken her son to the med center because his…
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10 Ways To Enjoy Being a Mom
“Do you enjoy being a mom?” The question came to me often in my first year of motherhood, and of course I said, “Yes! I love it!” But, to be honest, I didn’t really love it. At least I didn’t love what I was experiencing at the time. Motherhood to me felt like my life was stuck on replay—doing every…
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For the Mom Who Feels Overwhelmed With Everything
Being an overwhelmed mom is something that I’m pretty sure every mom can say at some point, “Yep! That’s me!” Especially with all of the things we’re responsible for as moms. But there’s a common mistake that the overwhelmed mom makes every day that causes her to be discouraged, fearful that things will never get better, and anxious that she’s…
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How To Love Your Life As a Mom
She has the perfect life. Your thoughts are often consumed with, “If only you could be just like her—then you would love your life as a mom”. You know who I’m talking about. That mom that seems to have her life all together. She’s caring, kind, and always patient—not to mention stunningly beautiful. Her kids are always impeccably dressed and…
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Liebster Award: A Blogger to Follow
Every July our little town holds a big festival complete with a special day set aside just for kids. I’ve started a tradition by taking my nephew and my son to the festivities, but this year something happened that caught me by surprise. Completely out of the blue, some friends of mine said, “Sonya! Do you want to come and…
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Clutter Free Living Isn’t What You Think, Or Is It?
When you don’t have a lot of stuff, you’re clutter free… right? To be honest, clutter free living isn’t what you think it is. We have a tendency to automatically think these two go together, but they are not the same. Less stuff for the sake of less stuff—is useless to us. Clutter Made Itself At Home From a…
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14 Healthy Fall Smoothies for the Busy Family
I was sitting in the drive thru line at McDonalds. It happens to the best of us, you know. You. Me. We just end up there when life is busy and we’re starting to get hangry (hungry + angry)! I had just finished shopping at our local grocery store. It was one of my first alone outings as a new…
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1 Quick On-the-Go Meal Strategy
When I was growing up, our schedules were insane. Quick, on-the-go meals that were healthy without busting your budget—well, it just wasn’t that easy. When I was eleven, I was heavily involved with Odyssey of the Mind and Girl Scouts. My older sister was playing basketball while my older brother was playing football. All of us were in AWANA on Wednesday…
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