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Choosing to Love

Is it really possible to fall out of love? While most would probably say yes, I tend to have a different philosophy on this. Love comes in one of two ways. One is naturally, such as the love a mother feels when she holds her child in her arms for the first time. Despite the fact she has known this person for a few seconds, there is a natural love that flows out. Then there is love that develops over time. When I first met my husband I didn’t feel instant love for him. But it did begin to form … Continue reading →

Your Baby Wants You!

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There is always a recurring theme in my blogging it seems. I am a Mom. And, I often feel inadequate. Today has been one of those days. I woke up super grouchy due to my baby waking me at 4:15 am, the toddler waking me at 5:45 am, and my “big girl” waking me up at 6:45 am. Needless to say, I was not happy with anyone. I managed to get my girl out the door to Kindergarten and gave her a big hug before she left and told her I loved her. I hope she remembers that instead of … Continue reading →

Helping Your Child Deal With Bullying

Kids can be just plain cruel these days and it is only getting worse. It seems they are finding the silliest things to tease each other about. Just this week my cousin was complaining that the kids were bullying her daughter for having red hair. Of all things to be teased about! This little girl is beautiful, but her self-esteem has been crushed by the mean things that the other kids are saying at school every day. How can we expect our children to go to school every day when they don’t feel safe there? The whole situation breaks my … Continue reading →

Helping Your Child Deal With Divorce

Helping your child deal with your divorce when you are struggling to deal with it yourself is very hard. Children take everything so personally and because they are so young they really don’t understand that everyone around them is hurting as well. Taking the time, through your own pain, to help your children deal with everything will really help them grow up well adjusted, in spite of the divorce. The most important thing is to make sure your child knows this is not their fault. They need to know that absolutely nothing they’ve done or didn’t do contributed to the … Continue reading →

Family is What You Make It

I wrote an article yesterday called, “What’s For Dinner?” that I shared on Facebook with my friends and family. I got lots of responses from people saying they liked the article, and that always makes me feel great. But, I like the comments where I know someone is really reading, and thinking about what I write. Those really make me feel like every word I type is important. That comment came from my Aunt. She is not LDS, but is very familiar with our religion. She is my Mom’s sister, and growing up, we had the fortune of living particularly … Continue reading →

How Do You Show Your Commitment?

I admit, song lyrics make me stop and think, especially unusual ones. The other day, “Grenade” by Bruno Mars was on the radio. For those not familiar with the song, he talks about all the things he’s willing to do for her, including taking a bullet through his brain, but she won’t do the same. It makes him question the depth of her commitment to him—well, he actually tells her off, in the song, but we’ll phrase it more nicely here. As I thought about this, I wondered. When we list off all the things we’d do for someone, and … Continue reading →

Should You Tell?

Recently while watching a TV show one of the characters admitted they had had a one night stand with someone else during a time when the husband was being distant, selfish and unresponsive. There was no plan to take the one night stand further. It was in the past but the person thought they should admit it to their husband. The result was he, understandably, chucked an absolute fit. Okay so it’s just a TV show. But often TV shows reflect life. It started a discussion between Mick and I about whether the character should have told, knowing how this … Continue reading →

Spicing Up Your Stickers at Home

In a previous blog I shared my love of customized scrapbook stickers. Whereas they are more expensive than the pre-fab types, they are often worth every penny, especially if you have spent countless hours trying to track down a certain sticker to no avail. Harley-Davidson does an outstanding job creating custom scrapbook stickers. You can get practically any type bike in adhesive form, plus you can further personalize the sticker by adding names, dates or favorite sayings on it. But, again, this type of service costs a pretty penny. I live on a tight budget, but I love, love me … Continue reading →

Are You Speaking the Same Language?

When my husband was in high school, he discovered that he has a knack for learning foreign languages. Since that time, he has learned six, and is currently working on Italian. He reads books from different countries all the time, sometimes forgetting that English is his native tongue. Some of those other languages are constructed very differently from English, and there are times when this wreaks havoc with our communication as a married couple. Some of these languages don’t use connecting phrases. This makes things quite interesting when it comes to understanding what he’s saying to me. For instance, yesterday … Continue reading →

Fancy Festive Layouts

There are a variety of ways you can spice up your holiday layouts, including using Christmas-themed stickers, stamps, and die-cuts. However, if you really want to add a fancy touch to your designs without breaking the bank, consider using holiday-themed fonts. My favorite, and perhaps the simplest Christmas-themed fonts, are basic serif or sans serif decorated with holiday-inspired details, such as letters peeking out from underneath Santa hats, snow or letters printed on Christmas tree ornaments. I also love the letters that look like they are made from candy canes or carved from Christmas trees. I’m not that huge a … Continue reading →