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The Nine Minutes That Have the Greatest Impact

We do our best with the time we are allotted.  Did you know there are  nine minutes that can have the most impact on a child? Read more here.

Five Tips to Motivate Your Child to Pitch in Without Pitching a Fit

Are you ready to motivate YOUR kids to pitch in without them pitching a fit? Check out these five tips to get started.

How to Finally Stop Drowning in Piles

Ready to get out of overwhelm? Check out April and Eric Perry's free class "How to Finally Get out of Piles" for some quick practical ideas. Sign up here!
 

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To Cherish the Little Moments, Write Them Down

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We always tell ourselves, “I’ll never forget this moment.” But memories are fragile and time is fleeting. I often find myself looking back at pictures of my children and wondering what we talked about that day. I wish I could remember all of these things, but I can’t, or can I?

Stop and Smell the Gratitude

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Do you believe that you need something more than you have to be happy? You need to lose more weight, get a promotion, or take a better vacation? If you’re looking to stop basing your happiness in a hypothetical future and start soaking it up now, the key is gratitude.

Overcoming Family Labels

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I just spent the last two weeks visiting my family in Iowa. Like every family, we have similarities in opinions as well as differences, things we get about each other and things we don’t, and specific ways we enjoy spending our time together, avoiding other activities entirely. And it’s always interesting to see how everyone continues […]

Christmas Craziness and the Sane Mother

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Are you overwhelmed by Christmas Craziness? Just for fun, since none of us needed to sleep during the month of December anyway, Allyson Reynolds takes at look at a few of the things many of us feel like we want or should do during the Christmas season (and then she talks reality after).

Power of Moms Pick: A Year of Dates

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Here’s the sad truth: my husband and I are horrible about getting out on dates together. I could list off a number of reasons why (we’ve moved a lot over the years, we rarely live by family…), but the real reason is that we haven’t made it a priority. It’s time to change that! I’m so […]

The Twelve Days of Christmas Kindness: A New Family Tradition

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Every year our family does the 12 Days of Christmas. We choose a family that is in need of some added Christmas cheer and we secretly deliver gifts every night before Christmas.As much as I love this tradition, and highly recommend it to your family, I really want to add more giving in simple ways to our Christmas season.

Tell a Different Story

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I’ve already spent far too much of my life’s energy focusing on the negative. I want to spend as much of the rest of my life telling a a story of gratitude, a story of optimism, a story that focuses on all the beauty, joy, and love surrounding me every day.