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The Spatula that Makes Me Smile!

Posted by Jennifer under Faith, Just Life, Parenting (5 Responds)

I bought this spatula (2/$1) at the dollar store years ago when I got my own apartment. I’m now married and it is still kicking around. It’s a great spatula but I am even more enamored with it now.
You see that little missing piece? I was baking in the kitchen one day with baby [...]

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Wife, Mother, Homemaker; Thank You!

Posted by Jennifer under Faith, Keeper of Home, Marriage, Parenting (2 Responds)

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My Work

I have the greatest work in to world;
A husband to encourage when things go wrong,
When he comes from work to greet with a song,
Denims and shirts to wash and mend,
A helping hand, when needed, to lend,
Three times a day is meals to cook,
To strive to be my [...]

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When My Calling Doesn’t Feel Beautiful

Posted by Jennifer under Parenting (No Respond)

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Last week I was sick. I’m not always a good mother when I get sick. Well, I know I am lacking in may areas even when I am not sick but when I am sick, it isn’t always pretty. I sometimes get grumpy, impatient and snappish. I get behind in my tasks, I look around, [...]

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Bookin’ It 2010: My Reading Goals for the Year

(taken this evening so it is kind of dark)
We have a library in our home because my husband and I both love to read. Yet, since I became a mother in 2007, I have found myself reading very little except small portions of scripture and many, many picture books. I seriously feel like my intelligence [...]

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The Solution to “My Baby Smells Like Urine”

Posted by Jennifer under Parenting, Reviews/Giveaways (1 Respond)

 
I first discovered Ottawa Cloth Diapers when I was setting up Set for a Sizzling Summer. Vicky is such a nice lady with a great online shop, tons of cloth-diapering knowledge and an economical shipping rate! Her shop is one of my favorites (and no, she didn’t pay to be on it or anything).

A few [...]

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