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Note from Your Publisher {2/12/2020}
Fresh back from Urgent Care for the second time this week; or is it third? Isn't it wild this t…
Note from Your Publisher {1/22/2020}
Well, hello there! With all the craziness, it's been a hot minute since I've been able to add my…
Note from Your Publisher {11/13/2019}
It starts with one tummy ache. Well, let me back up. It truly starts with one visit to any kids'…
Note from Your Publisher {10/23/2019}
Today is my 37th birthday.As I move through another birthday, I think about my 3 daughters and what I wan…
Note from Your Publisher {10/16/2019}
I've gone and done it.Spoiler alert: I'm over the age of 35. That means that I haven't had an…
Note from Your Publisher {10/3/2019}
Well I certainly dropped the ball on getting back to you, didn't I! Every so often, things come to a…
Note from Your Publisher {9/11/2019}
If you know me personally, you know my story. This family of ours is so full of miracles, I can't ign…
Note from Your Publisher {8/28/2019}
It's been a while since I've written one of these! But, as I sit at my desk, I'm looking at…
Note from Your Publisher {7/17/2019}
Would you believe me if I told you we're halfway through summer already?! Whether you're Lak…
Note from Your Publisher {7/10/2019}
It's been a hot minute since I wrote one of these! With my 5-year old shipped off to VBS (thank you,&…
Note from Your Publisher {5/29/2019}
Today is my daughter's last day of preschool. I will be picking her up in an hour at the same front d…
Note from Your Publisher {5/15/2019}
When I was in high school, I remember making a list (sometimes mentally and sometimes literally) of all…
Note from Your Publisher {4/11/2019}
Things have been heating up behind the scenes. I can barely keep up, so I'm sure you're having tr…
Note from Your Publisher {3/28/2019}
4 days to go! 4 more sleeps until we celebrate 7 years from the date we said "I do." I rem…
Note from Your Publisher {3/21/2019}
I realize this week's topic can be considered a bit "dark," but with all the social media p…
Note from Your Publisher {3/14/2019}
As I do every day, I was nursing and rocking my 7 month old the other day, and a sort of epiphany hit me…
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