Take Time To Count Your Blessings This Holiday Season With Mercy #OurBlessingsCount

        Mercy believes that ‘Our greatest blessing is to see others blessed’. During the stress and commotion of the holidays we sometimes forget what the season is all about. Every since I was a child I have loved giving. It’s just something that’s been inside of me for as long as I remember. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always loved receiving gifts, who doesn’t? but my biggest gift has always been watching…

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Sometimes It Takes A Reminder…..Life Isn’t As Bad As It Could Be

I didn’t have the best start this morning. You know when you have things you want to get off your chest but it’s sort of an “overshare”. Yeah it was one of those. I’m pretty sure my friends on Facebook didn’t feel like hearing it yet again so I decided instead of complaining about someone else’s behavior that I cannot change I was going to change my own attitude today. Let it go, and just…

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Cardstore – Extend Your Table–Holiday Stuffing Recipe #CardstoreThanks

        It’s almost that time of year again when we gather around the table with our family and friends and give thanks for all that we have. This year it will just be my immediate family. My little sister moved away a couple of years ago and my little brother who is a marine, is on a ship somewhere near Africa the last I heard. I miss them both terribly, and the…

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Teaching Our Children Generosity, Kindness, and Compassion With Operation Christmas Child #OCCGiving

          As you know, I have a 4 year old, 2 year old, and soon to be 5 month old. I am constantly trying to model the behavior I want to see in my children. I also try to lead by example because they are always watching my every move. My 4 year old has been mimicking me for ages & my 2 year old mimics the 4 year old. Even…

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Preserving Memories & Baby Clothes #DreftLaundry

        Since I started having children 4 1/2 years ago one thing has stayed consistent & that was my use of Dreft Laundry Detergent. My mom used Dreft on my clothes as a baby & on my younger brother & sister’s clothes. So for me Dreft is really one of those scents that hold a lot of memories. Every time I smell it I think of babies.   A couple of weeks…

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“No Great Thing Was Ever Created Suddenly”

              My oldest son Vincent, who is now 4 years old who is growing up too fast! You blink & they’re bigger… I’ll be watching him grow all my days…it’s something I find so hard to fathom at times.. but I realize that it takes a lifetime to create something so wonderful.  I hope that each day he grows he only gets kinder, wiser, and more loving.

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Milestones Matter: Early Childhood Development Infographic

The brain development between birth and age 3 is the most significant period of development the brain will event undergo and at 3, a toddler’s brain is twice as active as an adult’s brain.   The following infographic was put together by Rasmussen College and features some great stats and a breakdown of the key milestones for children between the ages of 2 months and 5 years.  A big thank you to them for providing…

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I Have A What?–Interesting Results From My 6 Week Post Partum Check-Up

  So, yesterday I eagerly jumped out of bed, took a shower and Silje and I headed off to the OB/GYN for my 6 week post-partum check-up.  You know you’ve been a stay-at-home mom too long when you’re eager to get a pap smear just so you can interact with other adults.   When I got there I let the girls in the office take care of Silje while I went back to wait for…

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Silje– 1 Week Old

Ok, here goes.. I am going to TRY my hardest to post a pic/story up at least once a week about baby girl. I wanted to do this with my sons but it was a real challenge as I was always adjusting to having a new baby or being pregnant lol.  At least that’s what it seems.  3 kids in less than 5 years has kept me pretty busy.     So it’s been 1…

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Miracles Do Happen– Please Welcome My Baby Girl Silje Marie–Born 6/8/12

        25 years ago on a beautiful August day I was riding in the backseat of my parents car on our way to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when news came on the radio of a plane crash in Detroit.  Northwestern Flight 255 had 155 people on board when the accident happened. There was one sole survivor. A 4 year old little girl who had been identified as Cecilia.    You can imagine as…

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