Category Archives: Challenges

Raising a Difficult Child

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Janae

Are you struggling to raise one of your children?  Do you find yourself in a constant battle with your child?  As a result, is your confidence as a mother starting to wane? For six very long years, our family has … Continue reading →

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Beware the Staph

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Heidi

You know when you are having a lively, happy conversation with a friend, and then someone butts in with bad news? Well, amidst all these cheery posts, the bad news guy is going to be me today. I feel an … Continue reading →

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One-On-One Lunch Dates

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Janae

A few years ago, my husband and I decided that we wanted to take our kids out on one-on-one dates. We had heard from so many sources that spending that one-on-one time can make all the difference in our relationship … Continue reading →

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Squeezing in Some Time to Love

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Heidi

With school aged kids, days can feel like a string of tasks to be done from morning til bedtime.  “Get up, get ready, go to school, do your homework, go to this activity, get ready for dinner, take a bath, … Continue reading →

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Setting Family Standards

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Janae

There are many parents I admire, but none do I admire more than my own.  As I’ve become a parent myself I have reflected many times on their parenting and have stood in awe at what they’ve accomplished.  All of … Continue reading →

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Put Allowance to Work for You!

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Janae

Allowance. I never got it growing up and I never believed in it. I never really understood the concept of doling out money to the kids just because they made it through another week. So, when my husband and I … Continue reading →

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Simplicity

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Sunny

My senior year in high school we read Thoreau’s Walden and along with the rest of the class, I rolled my eyes.  This small volume published in 1854 by New England philospher and Transendentalist Henry David Thoreau recounts a couple … Continue reading →

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Whole Grains

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Sunny

Everyone knows we are supposed to be eating our grains whole, but it’s not as easy as it should be.  You’d think it would be cheaper to get your grains whole, but no, we as a society are so into … Continue reading →

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All Stuffed Up with Nowhere to Go…

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Cheri

‘Tis the season for illnesses and stuffy noses.  Has your infant or toddler ever woken up in the night, gasping for breath because they can’t breathe thru their nose?  Or is your child like mine and sleeps sucking her thumb?  … Continue reading →

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Keepin ‘Em Busy

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Kerri

Lines…car rides…more lines…errands…grocery stores…doctors visits…waiting rooms… It’s the season of Giving and also can be the season of running around being busy.  This can be fun, but also really taxing on the little ones. Too often I’m standing in the … Continue reading →

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