Parenting and Motherhood

Parenting ideas to help raise kids and enjoy motherhood as your children grow.

  • 37 Life Lessons for My Sons

    37 Life Lessons for My Sons

    Life Lessons for My Sons Have you made a list of things you want your children to learn from you?  There are so many things we want to teach our children, the list seems insurmountable.  I’m not talking about learning how to read or how to cook.  I mean the life lessons that happen when you’re […]

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  • Filtering movies to make them safe for the whole family

    How to Filter Out Bad Content in Movies

    How to Filter Out Bad Content in Movies.  Is that even possible?  Did you know that you can filter movies (from home) to make them safe for the whole family? I just let my kids watch a PG-13 movie! We’ve been searching for a solution for our entire family, one that the adults and teen […]

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  • Books that Touch Your Heart

    Life can be hard.  A good book can be warm and inviting.  Are you looking for a book to share with your child that highlights friendship and kindness?  Books that warm your heart.  Books that inspire love for others.  Isn’t it nice when life gets hard, you can escape into a book? I’d love to […]

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  • Type 1 Diabetes, juvenile diabetes, insulin, parent tips for T1D, getting started with Type 1 Diabetes

    Advice for the New Type 1 Diabetic

    Was your child recently diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes?  I’m so sorry.  My super sweet (and amazingly brave) niece was just diagnosed too.  When I got the text, I prayed and then contacted my friend Kathy for support and guidance.  Kathy’s information helped us begin to understand the disease. My sister is learning as much as she […]

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  • Organize Family Winter Gear

    How to Organize Family Winter Gear

    Winter Gear:  Hats, Scarves, Mittens, Gloves, Ear Muffs… OH MY!   Winter gear is just the reality where we live and we seem to have a lot of it.  We’re only a 4 person family and everyone seems to have 2 of everything.  We also have gear for different types of cold:  warm gear, waterproof […]

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  • Teaching Kids About Money with Give, Save, & Spend Banks

    Spend, Save, & Give Banks. As parents we are always trying to teach our children important skills for life.  When it comes to teaching our children about money, the best lessons come from your home.  Teaching your children money skills is a valuable Life Skill.  One they’ll be able to take from now into their […]

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