18 minutes ago by Andrea Bahamondes

There are only three qualities you must teach your children. Compassion, patience, and simplicity. Some would say this is absurd. They would teach instead, ambition, drive, and consumption, and say it is the way of success. But if they learn patience, they see the world as it truly is. If they learn ...

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43 minutes ago by lettergirl

From the second they’re born, we want to protect our kids. In the delivery room, the doctors can’t hand them to us fast enough. Never mind that we just gave birth, and possibly someone’s stitching us up where the sun don’t shine. We want to hold them, cradle them into safety. They take their first s ...

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53 minutes ago by Brittany Dow

I don’t know about you but I love getting jewelry as a gift. It’s been a tradition in my family since I was a little girl and I always get excited when I see a small box under the tree. Something that is even better then plain jewelry is getting personalized jewelry. Engraving has been around for ye ...

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1 hour ago by sandrajo

Last Month I gave a MOPS Devotions on The Trouble with Holidays where I encouraged Moms to keep the Holidays simple and focus on the real meaning behind each holiday and to make that the focus of each celebration. Since it has been awhile since I have had a small child in our home, I [...]

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1 hour ago by amotherslove4ever

Today was a great Monday! I am starting to like Mondays, they are a brand new start, fresh and clean week. Great time to start new changes. This week we are all feeling better, so time to get back to my routines! I received my books in the mail that I will be reviewing! SOO excited! I also started b ...

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1 hour ago by Bart Forcey

by Bart Forcey Charm jewelry as a part of a fashion statement is one item that never loses its appeal. You can be fashionable with charm jewelry in just about any situation or occasion. Regardless of who the person is or what age he or she may be, a few charms on a bracelet can look great. It also c ...

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1 hour ago by Alexis

Thanks for humoring me while I do a bit more public self-exploration in regards to my parenting. After my previous rant about my parenting frustrations and the wonderful feedback I received, I am now leaning more strongly toward implementing a bit more routine into our life. Not more rules. Not more ...

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1 hour ago by Todd

Those following the rise of the " new atheists" will find this photo and its accompanying article quite ironic. From the Times, The two children chosen to front Richard Dawkins’s latest assault on God could not look more free of the misery he associates with religious baggage. With the slogan “Pleas ...

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1 hour ago by Britt Reints

Rachel Weisz, star of upcoming film The Lovely Bones, thinks that moms today are under too much pressure to be perfect. In the December issue of Redbook, the actress suggests that mothers should open up more about the less than perfect parts of motherhood. “I think one of the things that moms aren’t ...

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1 hour ago by mishahappens

Santa, Santa, Santa…where do I begin? This guy is like a rock star in my house, well, at least to my munchkin he is. I’m not sure why she has such an incredible fascination with him. She has watched ‘The Polar Express’ religiously since birth, becoming deeply distressed if I put the movie away at th ...

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