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Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays Holidays: The Power of Celebration By Jeff Herring “Celebrate, celebrate! Dance to the music!” – Three Dog Night “I just want to celebrate another day of livin’.” – Rare Earth “It’s a celebration!”- Kool and the Gang Let’s put this under the heading of “things I just don’t understand.” What I want to…
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Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all we have and those who came before us. Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863. In the following article. Take in his profound words on this holiday. ‘Tis the Season for Giving – A Brief History of Why We Give Thanks By Elizabeth…
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Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween Halloween has always been a fun holiday for us. Our first Halloween as a family was in Oct. 2002. We dressed Emily up in a pumpkin outfit and went around to saying “Hi” to the neighbors. We took pictures of her in her costume. In 2003, we were “cats” and met with the…
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Connecting with Others
Connecting with Others In this time of fast paced lives, It’s important to make time to connect with others. I can remember years ago before computers became household items, I enjoyed writing to some members of our family and a few pen pals. It was great to read about what they were doing and exchanging…
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Thoughts on Motherhood
Thoughts on Motherhood Just over 5 years ago, I gave birth to my oldest daughter Emily. In the moment my first daughter was born, I became a mother. I remember the first time I saw that little face of hers. It was the most beautiful face. It was then that I felt like a “MOM”.…
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A New Year 2007
Welcome Happy New Year A New Year A new year has arrived. We have many thoughts and ideas that we would like this new year to be filled with. Making resolutions/ goals that are attainable is the key. Here’s a great article for creating a plan for your goals. Setting Goals For The New Year…
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Lights of the Season
Lights of the Season I think one of my favorite things of this “Season” is the lights. I love lighting the Hanukah candles. I buy the small candles in many colors. I love placing a rainbow of different colored candles in the Memorah. Then carefully lighting each one as we say the prayer. The site…
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Autumn delights
Autumn delights The leaves are changing colors. Our girls are enjoying it. Our Emily likes to call out the colors as we drive some where, and Amanda likes to kick up the leaves as we take a walk around the block. At the moms club Fall Festival they got to decorate some small pumpkins and…
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September Mornings
Cool, crisp September mornings–a new season Cool, crisp September mornings are a sign of a new season approaching. The heat of the summer will lessen and breezes will blow in a bit cooler. With the changes in season also come changes in routines. My Emily is going into her second year in preschool. So our…
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Summer sunshine
Summer sunshine Summer is a time to get outdoors and enjoy nature. It’s a time to explore. My oldest daughter has taken an interest in flowers, so I’m tending to a flower garden in it’s beginnings. It’s great to see her so excited about it. Being outdoors now I notice more how they’ve grown. Emily…
