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You are not forgotten

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, June 25, 2020

Encouragement for anyone who ever feels overlooked I wrote these words on a Sunday afternoon almost six years ago. When I read this again recently, I had to share it again. Today (Sunday) had a rocky start, but it ended up transforming my worldview just when I needed it most. God likes to do that. …

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Fun ways to teach children about obedience

By Stacey Shannon on Friday, June 12, 2020

Summer Camp at Home: Character Kids Camp — Be obedient! Affiliate links are used in this post, if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. It helps support my blog, …

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Moms on a Mission: Mari Hernandez-Tuten

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, June 11, 2020

Profiles of moms making a difference Connecting with other Christian moms blesses and encourages me. I love the Moms on a Mission series in part for this reason! We are all doing different things but with the similar goal of honoring God. Mari Hernandez-Tuten is one such mom. She’s a fellow faith blogger over at …

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How to make summer plans for your family in 2020

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, June 4, 2020

Planning for summer 2020 is different than usual, but we can still be intentional about having a fun and productive summer with our families! #Summer #SummerPlans #Summer2020 #Parenting #Moms #MomLife #MomBlog #MomBlogger

6 Ways to make summer plans during a global pandemic Affiliate links are used in this post. If you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. It helps support my blog, …

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Why our children need validation

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, May 21, 2020

Kids need to feel understood Recently, I wrote an article for a publication about Social Security disability benefits for people who have the same bladder condition I do, interstitial cystitis. IC has no diagnostic test for it and is instead a diagnosis of elimination. While we have made much progress through the years, some patients …

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Moms on a Mission: Kathleen Brooker

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, May 14, 2020

Profiles of moms making a difference Back in 2009, I was pregnant with my daughter and joined a message board on Baby Center’s site for women expecting babies in October 2009. Through the years, I’ve gotten to know a few of the moms from that group very well and consider them good friends. One of …

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10 No and low-cost Mother’s Day gift ideas

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, May 7, 2020

Moms don’t need an expensive gift to be happy! I first put this list together back in 2013 when I had a newborn and a preschooler. Now my kids are 7 and 10, but the list STILL holds true. I’d love every single thing on this list for Mother’s Day any year. This year as …

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Learning to lean on God in darkness

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, April 30, 2020

A lesson I learned as a little girl has served me well Growing up, we had a long (to my perception), dark hallway in our house. As a child with a good imagination, my imagination could get the best of me in that hallway and leave me frightened. I’d hurry down the hallway to get …

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Moms on a Mission: Sarah R. Moore

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, April 23, 2020

Profiles of moms making a difference I recently shared about the FWG Moms on a Mission series in a blogging group I belong to. Sarah R. Moore reached out to me to ask for more information. Within a minute of being on her page, Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting, I realized she and I have a …

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Prayer envelope project for kids

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, April 2, 2020

How to help your kids pray for others One of my favorite parts of each day is bedtime. We sit together as a family and read a devotion, the kids pray and we read a book together. The devotion has been added just in the last two years, but everything else we’ve been doing since …