This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BDayOnBudget #CollectiveBias Last year when we found out we were pregnant, and pregnant with twins we were totally SURPRISED! Darrick and I had often talked of wanting twins but to find out we were having them, was such a blessing! My due date…
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Start Your Day with Jesus! 5 Daily Devotionals
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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Getting on Track with EAS
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PowerInProtein #CollectiveBias A few weeks ago my husband and I did health screenings at his job. Thank God everything came back normal as far as our levels but one thing that stood out to the both of us was the amount of weight…
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Christmas in July {Local Goodie Gift Swap}
One of my favorite things to do since I became a blogger was participate in blogger swaps. I love meeting other bloggers in different “blogger circles,” buying gifts as well as receiving gifts… This particular swap was different from any other swap I have participated in. It was a Christmas–In–July swap…we had Secret Santa partners and we had to buy…
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New Baby #FormulaForHappiness in the NICU
Today’s post is sponsored by Gerber® Good Start® Gentle, who believe that comfort for baby means happiness for all. Here is my Formula for Happiness™. I’ve talked about my birth story with Emma many times…I had an emergency c-section because her heart rate kept dropping during my contractions, then she was in the NICU for 50 days (10 days for…
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{Honey Maid} This is Wholesome-Ice Cream Sundaes
This post is sponsored by Mondelez. Honey Maid is known for their classic Graham Cracker cookie, however, the cookies are made with real ingredients that remind us that no matter how things change, or what makes us different…what makes us wholesome stays the same. Our family has been through so much in the past few years, from dealing with a…
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WildWater Kingdom Blogger Day {Review}
I was provided complimentary tickets to Wildwater Kingdom to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own Often times life gets so busy that you don’t realize you need a break until you take an unexpected one. Last week I received an invite to go to Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom Blogger Day on July 11. We haven’t been to a water…
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Diary of a Cleft Mom: Emma Updates
July is Cleft Awareness Month and as always I try to share a little information about my Cleft Cutie, Emma! I realized that I haven’t posted an update in quite some time so what better month to share it than this month! This year has been pretty good in terms of dealing with surgeries! Our last surgery was in April…
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Mommy Back to School Must-Haves
Last year Emma started school in the middle of the year because of her birthday. This August she will be starting at the same time as all the other elementary kids. I must admit I am excited for her but I am a little nervous because she will be attending in the morning versus the afternoon this school-year. I realized…
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5 Reasons to Attend an Arena Football Game
One thing I ABSOLUTELY love about Cleveland is the opportunity to see pretty much any professional sport that you are interested in! As you know we are a big football family…we love watching the games as well as going to the games. A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to attend a Cleveland Gladiators game with my church. This…
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