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Category Archives: Love
Cream Filled Cupcakes
For something homemade, not the same as every day, but easy, you can make your own cream filled cupcakes and afterwards decorate them however you like. First, I just used a cake mix to make cupcakes. Then I used a … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Holidays, Love, Recipes, Relationships, Sunny, Valentine's Day
Tagged cupcakes, easy, filling, food, frosting, fun, love, pastry bag, recipe, treat, Valentine's Day
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Valentine’s Day Book Recommendation
“Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch”
Mr. Hatch is a lonely man who keeps to himself. But when he receives a rather large valentine from an anonymous admirer, he realizes that he is loved, and his view of himself and those around him changes. He feels … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Learning, Love, Relationships, Sunny, Valentine's Day
Tagged book, book recommendation, chocolate, love, picture book, service, Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch
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Seize the Day–Live in the NOW
How many times in a day do you hear your kids say “In a minute!” or “I will!” or “just a sec!”? How does it make you feel? Frustrated? Annoyed? Angry? My girls have been listening to a wonderful series … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Goals, Love, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged be involved, children, participation, procrastination
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Older and Younger Kids
When I was a kid, I thought it was a little strange when I found out a friend of mine had older siblings that I didn’t even know about. They were married already. Later I thought that families that had … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Dates, Family, Finding a Balance, Love, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged baby, children, family, family planning, gap, kids, love, memories, parenting, raising children, spread, teenagers
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Slow Down
This is a reminder I need on a daily, perhaps hourly, basis. I’m sharing it in case you need the reminder, too. If you liked this post, you might also like:Homemade Turkey SausageI happen to like sausage. I like the … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Goals, Love, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged children, confidence, discipline, family, goals, learning, love, moments that matter most, notice, patience, slow down, spending time with children, stop and smell the roses, teenagers, time
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The Change First Principle
When I was a freshman in college, I took a Psychology class where the teacher assigned the most valuable assignment I had in all 4 years of college. She encouraged us to choose someone with whom we felt our relationship … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Family, For You, Goals, Love, Marriage & Spouse, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged change first, goals, improvment, powerful phrases, relationships
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Anniversary Getaways…Worth every penny.
Today is my anniversary. I’ve been married for 11 years and have loved every single anniversary. But only the last 6 have gotten truly high marks from me. Why? Anniversary Getaways. They are definitely worth every penny or THE penny … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Dates, For You, Getaways, Janae, Love, Marriage & Spouse
Tagged anniversary, getaway
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2 3/4
Do you know a 2 year old? When my first child was born, people told me that I would keep track of all kinds of data–the dates of his first smile, first tooth, sitting up, first word, etc. And there … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Fun, Infants and Toddlers, Love, Sunny
Tagged 2, baby, children, kids, memories, poetry, potty-training
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Ending Bickering With Praise
How to go from this to this Do your children ever bicker? Okay, you may put your hands down — it was a rhetorical question. All children bicker. I have even heard children bicker to themselves. Bicker, bicker, bicker. And … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Difficult Child, Discipline, Heidi, Love, Relationships
Tagged confidence, happy children, praise
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Life is Hard
Before my husband and I were married, we had a talk. We had a lot of talks, but one night I remember a particular talk about those kind of women who are always comparing themselves with others in order to … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Family, For You, Goals, Illness, Love, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged depression, gratitude, judging, learning, life, love, motherhood, problems, service, support, therapy, understanding
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