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Making Your Own, All Natural Cleaning Supplies
For the final post in this series, I’m doing one last “sweep,” i.e. cleaning, natural cleaning that is. {In case you missed them, here is Part I, Part II and Part III of this series.} And since this is...
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This Thanksgiving with Tiny Feet, Hands and Overflowing Hearts
Last year on Thanksgiving, Ryan and I cooked, baked and stuffed ourselves silly with awesome food….just the two of us. This year our bellies might not be quite as full, but our hearts are overflowing....
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Happy Thanksgiving and Watching Your Little Turkey Grow
Handprint Turkeys: Do you remember making these while growing up? I’m fairly certain we did this each and every single year. As I was staring at her tiny hands for the millionth time about a week ago,...
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101+ Holiday, 2013 Gifts for A Gutsy Girl
My Christmas gift came early, so really, I don’t need anything. But just in case, I have a wish list of 101+ things – for me, for you, for our Gutsy friends. The wish list items can be found here:...
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I’m Single and Lovin’ It
I have a new thing with our Little Legume. I tell her, You’re the hamburger. I’m the french fries. And daddy’s the milk shake. I then remind her that we will never frequent McDonald’s, but I sure can...
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How Do You Receive God’s Gift of Grace?
I spoke up during MOPS yesterday morning when the question asked was, How do you receive God’s gift of grace? It took me a very (very) long time to accept the gift of grace. God has been gifting me...
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How to Travel with a Baby
How to Travel with a Baby = a trick-title for this blog post. Before I dive in, let me quickly tell you about these upcoming travels. We are going to the homeskillet Minnesota soon. One of the main...
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Our 120-Day Hourglass
Our 120-day hourglass timer has begun. The passing of seconds, minutes, hours, days and weeks will go fast, but perhaps not quite fast enough. And while I don’t ever wish time away, I’d be lying if I...
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Mommy ‘n Me Tuesdays
Mommy ‘n me Tuesdays have become mainstay in our chaotic lives. Early mornings, nights and weekends have always been for Samarah, and now Tuesday, every single Tuesday, is also for her. I’ve been...
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You’ve Always Been Wanted
Samarah fell asleep last night in her chair, while holding Freddy the firefly and staring at a bright lamp. I picked her up around 8:30pm and carried her upstairs to our room. (She might be 6-months...
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Colic Calm Gripe Water – not all are created equally
Colic Calm Gripe Water has been a lifesaver for Samarah’s baby belly, but you should know that Colic Calm, Gripe Water, Colic Calm Gripe Water or whatever one chooses to call it are not all the same....
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You Just Need a Little
Today we are 14 days in on feeding Samarah some real food. We started with avocado. Then we added banana. We will add something else this weekend. She loves the banana, but she really isn’t sure about...
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Not flesh of my flesh
Samarah has been with us 5 months today, and she turned 7 months this past Saturday. Each day that passes we love her more and more, even though each day I tell myself that I couldn’t possibly love her...
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Silence and the Love Signal I Have Been Craving
This past weekend I embraced silence and finally got the love signal I have been craving. I was a single mom all weekend, as Ryan was traveling. I sent him a text early on Saturday about how fussy and...
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Welcome to Motherhood
I entered Motherhood last night, so let me quickly tell you about it. I write a lot of posts here that are kind of heavy; this one is anything but. Ryan was traveling for work this week, so it was just...
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A Beautiful Chaos
Last year at this time, I prayed for a beautiful chaos that naturally comes with a baby. For a few years, we waited and waited and waited for a little one to fill our house with unnecessary noise. We...
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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
Ryan and I didn’t need to go to Disneyland to remind us of the million magical moments since we got Samarah. And yet, going to Disneyland with our little yesterday and seeing all the magic through a...
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9 Months
Admit it: you clicked this post because you saw “9 months,” and a piece of you thought I’d have the ‘ole 9-month “news.” I don’t. This is better. Samarah turned 9-months old today. When I realized it...
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DIY Sunscreen with Nutiva Coconut Oil and What We Currently Feed Samarah
You’d think by the title of this blog post that I might be rambling on for days. I promise, I won’t. Search the Internet, and you will likely find hundreds of recipes for “DIY Sunscreen.” Why?...
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Peace, Love and Nipple Butter, I am an Earth Mama
Peace, love and nipple butter…..except the nipple butter is not for me; it might be for you pssst….I am part of the #EarthMama Blogger Ambassador Campaign in which I am a financially compensated...
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