When my nephew was a little I remember he looked like a poster child for the apparel store my sister worked at. I mean he always looked so good that his picture should’ve been up on the advertisements when you walked in the store. It was like she was addicted to children’s clothes. I didn’t understand it until I had…
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Family
Starting a Marriage Ministry; Learning in the Process…
After overcoming many different obstacles in the beginning of our marriage; with our children, family, living arrangements not going as planned, jobs moving, becoming a stay at home mom, financial problems which resulted in moving in with my parents…we knew God had some type of plan for us. We weren’t sure what God was doing but we knew that He…
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Family Date Night {Disney On Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic}
Disney on Ice has been a long standing tradition in my family. My parents used to take my sister and I when we were younger, and now we get together and take our children. Usually this Family Date consists of my sister, her two children, my mom and my daughter. This year the date was a little different, it was…
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Hidden Stress of the Special Needs Parent…
Before becoming a blogger I read lots of blogs and online magazines, my love for them is what initially lead me to become a blogger. But sometimes reading blogs can be a blessing and a curse…some inspire and encourage you, then others write about their perfect lives that you start to second guess yourself and what you are doing in…
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Happy New Year!!! 2016 is Here!!!
Happy New Year!! Happy 2016!!! Last year was a little different than most years for me. It felt like I was learning how to live, or find my way. At the end of 2014 when Little Darrick passed away I went into 2015 unsure of how to go on. I just felt lost! I tried to get myself together but I just…
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Disney On Ice presents 100 Years of Magic {Q Arena, Cleveland OH} Win 4 Tickets to Opening Night!
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience at Disney On Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic! I have always loved Disney on Ice! My parents used to take my sister and I every year, and I’m happy that my sister and I have continued the tradition with our kids!!! And I cant wait to celebrate 100…
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Emma’s iPad Apps {Educational Apps for 2-5 Year Olds}…
I have talked a lot about our family being into technology. I know many wont agree, but we love it for our daughter. Emma has some speech delays, so working on her iPad has helped her tremendously! From helping her speech to helping with learning basic skills. We still work with her at home, but while she thinks she is…
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Bright Starts {League of Little Laughers} Play Date
I received free products in order to host the Bright Starts sponsored Play Date. The opinions expressed here are 100% my own. When I received these toys I had no idea how much work goes into planning a “play date”…and a themed one at that! It was almost as much work as planning a birthday party. I must admit I…
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Happy Thanksgiving!! {Im Thankful For…}
I have so much that Im thankful for this year! I cant believe we are wishing each other a Happy Thanksgiving! Seems like the days have gone by so fast! Usually on the holidays I just say Happy Thanksgiving and leave it at that on my blog…but this year I would like to say a couple of things that I am…
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Girl Scouts “Free Being Me” Global Leadership Initiative
**This post is sponsored by Girl Scouts of North East Ohio. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own** At 20 weeks when Darrick and I found out that Emma was going to have a Cleft Lip and Palate, we were very nervous because we didn’t know what to expect. We were shown pictures of cleft children in the hospital,…
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