how to be on time

How to Get to Church on Time Without Losing Your Religion

Why is it that Sunday morning can turn into the most chaotic morning of the week when you would think it’s supposed to be the one filled with the most love? After several years of being a parent, I was tired of arriving to….
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Create an I Love You Signal With Your ChildSurveys show that children are impacted for longer amounts of time when their parent does an I Love You Signal. In this article, I encourage you to create an I Love You signal with your family, and I give you a Free Printable PDF with signal ideas. #waystoshowyourchildyoulovethem #waystoshowyourchildlove #iloveyousignals #positiveparenting

The Importance of Creating I Love You Signals for Your Children

  I love you signals are a great way to connect with your child in a way other than verbally. In my experience, my child beams when they see me make our I love you sign from across the room. I want to encourage….
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5 Lessons Adults Can Learn From Toddlers

Call me crazy, but I do not believe in using negative language such as “Terrible Twos” or the “Terribler Threes” to describe toddlers.  Whatever you send into the universe must come back.  When you put a positive out, you will get a positive back.  Equally,….
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Bad Behavior Does Not Mean Bad Kid

Bad Behavior Does NOT Mean Bad Kid

What comes to mind when you think about a child having good behavior?  How about bad behavior?  You may visualize scenes that have played out in your own household when you believe your child has bad behavior.  Unfortunately, labeling children good kids or bad….
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5 things mom can't live without

5 Things Mom Can’t Live Without

These days you are so bombarded with suggestions on products mom can’t live without that it doesn’t take long before your Amazon cart is spilling over and you think you need a side-hustle or a Swiss bank account to afford it all! Been there,….
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Time to Parent by Julie Morgenstern: A Book Review

Time To Parent by Julie Morgenstern: A Book Review

Time To Parent:  Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You by Julie Morgenstern is a book that is guaranteed to help parents who are struggling with fitting in all the things into their busy lives.  Morgenstern breaks down….
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Parents: Stop Judging Each Other and Unite

For as long as I can remember, I was an expert judger.  Even though I know it is a sin and would ask God for forgiveness, I continued on my judging path.  I judged about how people dressed, behavior, lack of self-control, you name….
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saving money

15 Simple Ways to Save Money In Order To Thrive on One Salary

Saving money does not have to be agonizing, and save money doesn’t have to be a “4 letter word” that you dread discussing.  When we decided that I would be a Stay-At-Home-Mom, I honestly disliked the thought of scaling back on my spending.  I….
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6 Ways I Splurge As A Mom And Why You Should Too

My purpose for writing this post is not only to tell you about the wonderful products that I splurge on and urge you to consider trying them, but I want to persuade you to splurge on yourself as a mom.  If you’re not a….
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Welcome, I’m Shelly, BSEED, M.Ed, wife and mother of 2.

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