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Courage Dear Heart
Over the past few months I have had the opportunity to spend time with a variety of women from different backgrounds and although they come from different backgrounds, circumstances, and environments they all have something in common... ... View the Post
17 Tips for Communicating with Kids
A few months ago I wrote a post called: 25 Ways to Ask Your Kid's "How Was School Today?" Without Asking Them "So How Was School Today?". I wrote it late one night after a conversation with my husband about our son growing up and my determination to keep the lines of communication open with him. It was a list of questions that I actually started asking him and found success with. To say that I was taken back by the response it received is an understatement. The amount of page views that ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Do you need help?
(Floral wreath from Angie Makes) The Art of Homemaking: Do you need help? Story #1 "Do you need help?" we (my husband and I) called out the window one day after lunch last week. We were coming back from a lunch date and found a young girl sitting on the curb and puzzling over a gas can. "I can't get the nozzle on this gas can and I've run out of gas." She replied. "Let me do it." My husband replied. Man, do I feel lucky to have him. Story #2 Last Saturday a hang glider ... View the Post
What to Give A Friend When They Lose A Loved One
When a friend looses a loved one sometimes it is hard to know how to best show them love and support. And I'm not very good at those situations...basically all I do is a lot of crying with and for them....and I always want to give them something...something useful.... Over the past few years I've found a few things that seem to be both useful and will let them know that I care (and are surprisingly not hard to do). Giving, even in times of sadness, doesn't need to be monumental. It can ... View the Post
I’m so lucky to have you in my life because…(Printable)
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Back when I taught junior high I would give each of my students a shamrock note on St. Patrick's day. And on that note it would say why I was lucky to have them for a student. The notes took me awhile to write. But it was a tradition and even though I only taught school for 7 years I never missed a a year...or a student. Some notes were easier to write than others. Some students were so easy to connect with and were such a joy to have in class while others ... View the Post
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