Pulling out a few of our favorite springtime things for after school reading & spelling practice today. It’s been raining nearly nonstop these last couple of days. Hello, April showers. The magnolia trees and cherry trees are dropping their blossoms to the earth, making the…
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Just Right Reader Book Subscription Kits
Reading has been a lifelong love affair for me. I am so grateful that my little ones share my love for reading and are great readers themselves. When I was a new mom, I read that reading to children every night would make a huge…
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Hippity Hoppity: Easter Basket Gift Ideas
Everyone knows that I just love holidays. They are such a sweet & special time to create memories and traditions as a family. Little ones might not remember every detail, but they will remember the feelings magic & love of their childhood. I want to…
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Thoughts on Motherhood: Late Winter 2021
𝕄𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕕 ☾ It’s the one thing I wanted more than anything else in the world. When I was a little girl I used to take meticulous care of my dolls. I kept them in perfect condition and treated them with love and tenderness, always tending…
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“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” // Prenatal Depression: Winter 2020/2021
It was the strangest thing, finding out that I was pregnant again after all of these years. It was difficult to believe. There was this part of me, deep inside, that always felt like I would have one more baby. With each month that passed,…
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We ❤️ Pure Planet Club
Hey, sweet friends! How are you doing? I hope that you are keeping safe & well. We’ve had a lovely week over here. The last two days were sunny and warm. We’ve been loving these glorious October days. All of the trees are blazing in…
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Choosing Sobriety with Grüvi Bevies
Today marks 45 days since I’ve had an alcoholic beverage. For a long time, I’ve known that alcohol didn’t agree with me. No matter how many, or how few, drinks that I had, I always suffered a hangover after drinking. Even just a couple of…
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School in the Time of COVID-19
Here we are, three weeks into the 2020/2021 school year and for most of us, it feels as though we’ve been at this for six months. It’s been a roller coaster. Schools around the nations are all implementing different approaches to “back-to-school” during a global…