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There is nothing more life changing than becoming a mom. If I would have to choose one event that I would consider a “rite of passage” – that would be it. When I welcomed our first daughter, Moxie into...
View ArticleAm I a Velcro Mom?
I tend to introduce my youngest (Pixie) as my Velcro baby. Wherever I am, she wants to be. If I leave, she is cranky. If I could velcro her to my body, she would be happy. When Pixie was born, I was...
View ArticleTalking with Children about Fair Trade
Today’s Guest Post is by Amy Kay Pavlovich, owner of “Connected”, A Fair Trade store in Kansas. She gives us some insight into Fair Trade and some pointers on how to explain Fair Trade to children....
View ArticleHere’s to a Joyful 2014
When I think about New Year’s resolutions, I hear very concrete and measurable things; checklist kinds of things like run a marathon, read one book a month, take a ballroom dance class. When I think...
View ArticleWhat We Are Reading and Playing in February
There are so many beautiful stories out there, it’s sometimes hard to decide which ones to invite to story time. I think a few things stick out to me when it comes to falling in love with a book (and...
View ArticleWho is Your Favorite Story Character, Rachel Norman?
I’m so excited to welcome Rachel from A Mother far from Home on the blog today. Rachel and I met through blogging and I’m so glad to have her in my life. She even published her first eBook (Lies That...
View ArticleFinding Your Creative Outlet – Part 2
When I was about seven or eight years old, my brother, already in college, brought home his first computer for the summer. And he let me use it! (He is a very good big brother ) So there I sat for...
View ArticlePassing our own limitations down to our children
It took me three attempts to get my driver’s license. I knew how to drive. I had zero mistakes in my theoretical exam. And yet, three times. The reason? Fear. Plain old fear. I’m a rather cautious...
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