Parenting & Lifestyle Blog By Carissa Godbott
I have stated many times that I grew up in church. Sometimes growing up in church, things such as praying, reciting scriptures, the actual act of going to church become routine. Its not until something really shakes you that you realize you need to get out of the routine and form your own relationship with Christ. For me that time came when…
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My husband goes to work pretty early in the morning. I try to get up with him to have a few moments to myself, what I have learned to be the best schedule is to get up, shower, and have a few moments with God. Usually, before I really get moving I look at my phone or iPad and read…
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Today is March 24…this day will always have a special place in my heart. On this day three years ago, my baby girl Emma was discharged from the hospital after spending a total of 50 days in the NICU after she was born!
Whew! I am tired…we have been moving and shaking since last weekend… Last weekend, we took family pictures and took a family trip to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium (working on that post, but of course my pictures wont load for some reason…please Jesus help them upload on the blog correctly)… DJ slept the entire time at the Aquarium, but Emma…
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When I was little I remember having a conversation with my father about rushing your days away, I was getting ready to change the calendar a day early. I thought I was being proactive but he said you wait until the day you are supposed to switch it to change the date. Im not sure why that story stuck with…
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Happy International Women’s Day to all the Ladies!!! I had heard of this day before but I really started following everything when I saw Rachel Roy on Good Morning America a few days ago. She is currently running a campaign to Empower Women called Self Rule. Basically its a campaign of what would you tell your younger self…I loved…
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Yesterday when we walked in the elementary school for Emma’s In-Class Observation I realized that I wasn’t nervous but I was also very fearful. I was fearful of how she would react to the teachers and therapist, the children and how they would react to her as well as how she would react to them, a new environment…and the list…
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About a month ago I started writing this post in my head, but I stopped because I didn’t know which way I wanted to go with it. But yesterday while talking to my sister before she left I revisited these thoughts so I thought I should go ahead and put it down on paper (or computer)… In October after I…
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(pic) Today is Ash Wednesday…and the beginning of Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. Its also known as the Christian season of preparation before Easter (40 Days prior to Easter). For many Lent is a time when Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. This time is a time…
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I thought this quote was perfect for the topic! Thanks Pinterest…I always find the perfect quotes on there! So on Tuesday, my little one has to have surgery to have a stomach tube put in. I was told this is minor surgery but I don’t feel any surgery is minor. I am trying not to worry myself to death but its hard!…
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