From the category archives:

All Things Baby

Help For Haiti – A Time To Give

January 15, 2010
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My heart is so burdened for the people of Haiti.  The pictures, the news, the stories, the reports, the devastation, the lack of food and water, the dead, the orphaned: this all weighs so heavily on my heart. We are blessed and we have SO much to be thankful for, yet we are often grumpy [...]

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Breastfeeding Tips for New Moms

January 14, 2010
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When I first began breastfeeding one year ago, I was totally unprepared to deal with how hard it was.  I thought it was a no brainer: food + hungry baby = success.  Not exactly!  I read several books, but nursing is just one of those things, like giving birth, that you have to experience before [...]

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My Baby Is 1!

January 12, 2010
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How can it be? One year already? No one ever says that motherhood is the hardest thing in the world. It is. Way harder than being only a wife. But the rewards of motherhood are exponentially greater than the challenges, trials, lost sleep, tears and feelings of failure. God has shown me so much about [...]

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Celebrating Fall

October 29, 2009

If you’ve been reading my blog at least for the last few weeks, you will know that I *heart* Fall! It’s my very favorite time of year. I can’t seem to take enough photos either! The colors are just so incredibly vibrant. I can’t get enough of it. My Mom, Ridley and I travelled to [...]

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A Bunch of Random Photos

October 19, 2009

I took these pictures last week. It’s getting harder and harder to get a good picture of Ridley actually “looking” at the camera. He’s just learning and exploring and constantly getting into something. I love this stage. He’s just so curious! Oh, and I LOVE my red chair! “What was that number again?” “Okay, thanks [...]

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Favorite Baby Gear!

October 1, 2009

This week’s theme is “Favorite Baby Gear”! I never knew I could love a few baby things so much. There are some things that you get that aren’t that important and there are other pieces of Baby Gear that you just can’t live without. Here are a few of my favorites! Fisher Price Jungle Jumperoo [...]

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Beanie Love & A Giveaway!

September 30, 2009

It’s not any kind of earth-shattering news that I love Fall. It’s pretty much my most favorite time of year along with Christmas, of course! There is nothing more “Fall-ish” than an cute, little beanie! Ridley and I, along with my sister, brother-in-law, brother and two of my bro-in-law’s siblings went to the county fair [...]

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3 Parenting Principles

September 28, 2009

I am incredibly indebted to my parents for teaching me, by their example, these three important principles. 1. Keep short accounts, with God and with others. Throughout my childhood, my parents quoted the verse that says,”Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.” Even if I tried to go to sleep with a problem [...]

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