Thoughts on living, learning, and loving
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Teaching Kids Thankfulness
Teaching Kids ~ Thankfulness ~ Have YOU yelled at your dog lately ?!? Gratitude. It all started today with yelling at my dog, some fleas, cold coffee, and some dust bunnies. What does that have to do with teaching your kids about thankfulness ??? Here’s what’s floating around my mind (along with those aforementioned, dust bunnies 😀 ) Gratitude. But not in the “it’s-almost-Thanksgiving-and-I-need-to-hurry-up-and-be-thankful“ kind of way, more in the “stop-and-open-my-eyes-and-actually-SEE-life-all-around-me-and-be-thankful” kind of way. Gratitude takes a special kind of seeing some days. Sight, past the obvious. My recent version of obvious… I wake up. I make coffee. I Iet the dog outside. I see the obvious. I see…
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~Words for Wednesdays~ Friendship, a tremendous thing
~Words for Wednesdays~ Friendship..a tremendous thing “You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you… A spider’s life can’t help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that.” ― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
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Making Memories
Making Memories What is your happiest childhood memory? Really. Stop and think hard. Close your eyes and remember. Think of the all the little details. It will make you smile. Even today. Ever think of how your own children might answer this question someday? Every day, we have the opportunity to create memories with the people we love. It doesn’t have to involve expensive vacations or extravagant gifts…just some thought and some time and lots of love. Get creative ! I have two (update: THREE😱) kids in their 20’s. Every year they ask if we can still carve pumpkins. It’s a tradition. They bring their friends…we laugh…throw pumpkin guts…make a huge,…
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Follow Your Dreams Mamas!
It takes some courage . . . Follow your dreams mamas ! Follow your dreams Mamas! Mamas, don’t ever forget to keep following your dreams. You’ll inspire your children to dream. Keep practicing the things that bring you joy. You’ll encourage your children to try too. Keep asking yourself what you want to be when you grow up. You will give your children a living example to always keep growing tall and true with courage. Wishing you a lovely Wednesday! 🙂
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Encouragement for Moms- I’m Calling in Sick ! ~Words for Wednesday~
Encouragement for Moms ~Words for Wednesday~ Ever want to call in sick ?!? ” A cheerful heart is good medicine” Hope this makes you giggle today ! Sick . “I cannot go to school today, Said little Peggy Ann McKay. I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I’m going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as big as rocks, I’ve counted sixteen chicken pox And there’s one more–that’s seventeen, And don’t you think my face looks green? My leg is cut–my…
