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Easy DIY Luggage Tags

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As I wrote last week with our Summer Camp Packing lists (did you download your FREE copy?) our kiddos have been adventuring away from home a lot this summer. They visited my sister, my mother-in-law, and now church camp. This is Speedracer’s first year at church camp and we’ve developed several little rites of passage for the first year. One is that they get their first toiletry bag (or shaving kit bag for the boys) and one is that they get their personalized luggage tags. This is an easy and … Continue Reading…

8 Tips for Carefree Flower Beds for Busy Moms

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I love having beautiful flowers blooming all around the house in the spring and summer, but I’m no green thumb! And a lot of the DIY garden articles I love to read and google do not have the same definition of “low maintenance” or “easy-care” that I do! I don’t even bother with indoor plants anymore and I have a long history of killing outdoor plants by neglect. I just get too busy for all the weeding, trimming, deadheading, watering, splitting and replanting. Besides, our vegetable garden takes up most of … Continue Reading…

Redirecting Anger with Healthy Activity

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We’re in a parenting stage where we deal with a lot of anger in our munchkins. We tend to think of that as something you deal with during the “terrible twos” and with toddlers, but it doesn’t magically go away when they become more verbal. I wonder if it doesn’t actually increase as your child’s mental and emotional capacity grows, but we start giving it different names. That sounds so negative! But the whole time they’re growing up, kids have to learn to deal with things like anxiety, disappointment, and … Continue Reading…

Finding Peace as a Working Momma

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Being a Christian is hard. Being a momma is hard. Being a Christian working momma is hard. With so many competing priorities, needs, and desires deep in your heart it’s very easy to get out of balance and suddenly feel like you’re living in a house of cards, ready to tumble down at any moment. I certainly don’t have all the answers, but I have shared in the struggle. Today I’m over at Christian Working Mama sharing my heart, some tears, and some of the joy that has come into … Continue Reading…

10 Books on Time Management for the Busy Momma

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{WOW–How ironic that I missed posting about time management yesterday because I ran out of time!! Life is crazy! Here’s what was supposed to be yesterday’s post..enjoy!} We got home from church last night and I took a look at my calendar and realize that I was double–no triple!–booked for this afternoon between two sports practices and an evening meeting for work. First I wanted to cry, but it was one of those cases where all I’d end up with was a headache and problem I still had to solve. … Continue Reading…

In Which I Am Just a Tired Momma in New Shoes

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Normally I like to post a farm update on Fridays, even if it’s just pictures from my phone from the week. But here’s what real life looks like sometimes–this week I just don’t have anything. I am tired, world-weary, and trying to find rest. This week I am just a momma with a sink full of dirty dishes and 7-inch tall grass to come home to tonight. I’ve got a house full of kiddos that need baths and a pasture of sheep that need to be wormed and some sassy … Continue Reading…

10 Quick Heart-Checks for Busy Moms

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We’re about a month into our school year now and it feels like we haven’t even settled into a routine yet. It seems like it’s just going, go, go, all the time between work, home, farm, school, and soccer. But busy moms that want strive to be intentional parents can’t afford to let even these moments pass by! Here are a few quick heart checks for busy moms–all busy women, really!–to make sure you’re not missing these moments… 1. What are you writing? Do you journal? Do you blog? Do … Continue Reading…