A few months back, I was climbing this beautiful trail at a nearby nature park. The particular trail I chose was a steep, rocky path with minimal rest stops. In the middle of me trudging along, tripping over hidden rocks and thick tree roots, I began to think: When we go through life, isn’t it…
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Exhausted and miffed, I slammed the computer shut. I rubbed my temple as a tension headache began to form. Five. Thousand. Dollars. Five thousand! That was the cost of the treatment procedure to fix my son’s cavities and tooth decay. The pediatric dentist had said it was a little less than that, but not to…
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This was the conversation I had with my 3 year old son this morning: Odis: Mommy, can you please stop singing? Me: Why do I have to stop singing? Odis: Because you’re not quiet! This is one of many darling conversations I have with my buddy, but this particular one had me pause and ponder…
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Mothers…grandmothers…anyone who is sharing a space with a toddler child…have you ever had a moment when you just wanted to throw in the towel? The stress of the day, the pile of things to do, and everything seeming to go wrong, and than the one little thing that finally breaks the straw? That one thing…
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Let me tell you (though all you mothers out there know), being a mama is not a walk in the park. Through all the moments of having to change diapers (while my son is trying to help down there with his ever-curious little hands), picking up miscellaneous cheerio’s and crunchy snacks out of the carpet…
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