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Photo Credit: http://www.positivemed.com In a matter of days, our family will celebrate my oldest daughter’s graduation from elementary school, and I find myself awash in emotions that range from pride for all that she has accomplished…
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Grateful To Be My Daughters’ Mom
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Photo Credit: http://www.beyondthecammies.com I have been a parent for nearly fourteen years, but without being aware of it, my preparation to be a parent began the moment I, myself, came into this world. So, even…
A Mother’s Guilt
When I was a little girl, few things made me happier than a snow day from school. I remember holding my breath, as I anxiously watched the school closing list scroll across the television screen, with Chuck Mangione’s “Bellavia” providing the… Read More ›
Gratitude
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Photo Credit: http://www.everydayaffirmations.org I have kept gratitude journals on and off for well over two decades, and several years ago, I introduced the concept of keeping a gratitude to my two daughters. I began the…
Movie Magic
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Photo Credit: http://www.cuded.com Thanks to temperatures in the low 60s and a thunderstorm, today felt more like a spring day than the third day of January. The weather created a meandering kind of mood for…
On the Twenty-Second Day of December . . .
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Photo Credit: Pinterest This week, with the exception of Christmas Day, I am off of work and am spending the first week of my daughters’ Christmas vacation at home with them. With the hustle and…
On the Twenty-First Day of December . . .
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Photo Credit: Pinterest I found it quite appropriate that the shortest and darkest day of the year ended with merriment and light courtesy of my two daughters. Tonight, on our way home from a last-minute…
5 Ways to Show Kindness to a Child
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? Photo Credit: Pinterest One of my favorite times of the day is dinner time. It has nothing to do with the food, especially when I am the cook, and it has everything to do…
Teach Your Children Well
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Photo Credit: Pinterest As a parent, I feel an extraordinary sense of responsibility to be the best parent possible for my two daughters. By that, I don’t mean being a perfect parent, as no such…
Growing Pains
For the second time ever, my oldest daughter’s birthday and Mother’s Day fall on the same day, making it an extra special Sunday indeed. I carefully selected the gifts and cards for her, and I was prepared to celebrate these… Read More ›