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200 Easter basket ideas that aren’t candy

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, March 4, 2021

Easter basket ideas your toddlers to tweens will love that aren’t full of sugar! 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 …

Health Spiritual

The pandemic, motherhood and faith

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, February 25, 2021

The exhaustion of balancing health, family and Christianity during COVID-19 I’ve been struggling to come up with this week’s blog post. In fact, my blog post planner for this week simply said, “Something spiritual.” But the truth is, my spiritual well often runs low right now. I haven’t turned away from God. I haven’t stopped …

Girls With Grace

The movie girl vs. real life

By Lexi S. on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Reality check: your life isn’t going to be like the movies. 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 …

Parenting

Become a happy family with one small attitude shift

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, February 18, 2021

Changing assumptions can lead to a happy family dynamic One of the things I want most as a mom is to have a happy family. I want us to have a good relationship with each other and get along. Yet, the truth is that nobody gets along all of the time. We get short with …

Home Recipes

Easy baked quesadilla recipe

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, February 11, 2021

Crispy, delicious quesadillas made in your oven 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, so thank you …

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Making the best changes for who you are

By Lexi S. on Tuesday, February 9, 2021

When to change your values and habits Right now, the world is changing, everything thing is crazy and it’s hard to be yourself anymore. People are beginning to change who they are to fit in or for the world around them. People do need to change sometimes, that’s true. But, I’m seeing people change in …

Parenting

The push and pull of motherhood

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, February 4, 2021

We can want to be away from and with our children at the same time! I originally wrote this piece about motherhood in March of 2014 when my daughter was 4 and my son was 1. While they are now 11 and nearly 8 and some things have changed, the feelings of the push and …

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How I stopped being a people pleaser

By Lexi S. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Tips to stop sacrificing your happiness for others Making people happy is something I tried to do for years. Now, making people happy isn’t a bad thing to do. However, I used to try to make EVERYONE happy. I was a people pleaser. And I was miserable in the process. Due to this, I got …

Parenting

10 More virtual school success tips

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, January 28, 2021

More ways to set up for virtual school success 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, so …

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How to refresh yourself

By Lexi S. on Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Simple ideas to refresh yourself emotionally, physically and spiritually 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, so …