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10 amazing uses for hand sanitizer

By Lexi S. on Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Hand sanitizer can be used for more than just cleaning your hands! 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 …

Parenting

Motherhood and messes

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, May 6, 2021

The precious messes that come with motherhood I originally wrote this in April of 2015 when my son was 2 and my daughter was 5-1/2. I have learned that motherhood and messes really do go hand-in-hand, even now that my children are older. The messes might change, but they’re still there! Last week my son …

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Greek mythology versus Christianity

By Lexi S. on Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Greek mythology and Christianity have some similar stories Some of the parables and stories in the Bible relate to Greek mythology. In fact, Greek mythology and Christianity overlap in quite a few stories. Which came first? The Bible stories, which are true. I have thought of two stories — one Greek and the other from …

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10 Ways to have a family life filled with grace, love and faith

By Stacey A. Shannon on Wednesday, April 28, 2021

How to create an atmosphere full of grace, love and faith When I think of the perfect family life, I think of a family happily being together in a serene atmosphere. I envision lots of smiles and smells of homemade dinner wafting through the air. I can just imagine the delighted conversation the parents are …

Parenting

Mother’s Day craft for kids 3 to 18

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, April 22, 2021

Free Mother’s Day craft printables to make gift-giving meaningful and easy for moms and grandmas 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. …

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Pandemic fatigue and moms

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, April 15, 2021

The exhaustion many moms are feeling more than a year later I can’t speak for all moms, but I can speak for myself. And I can attest that pandemic fatigue is real. Yes, it’s real for everyone. No, I’m not saying any one population has it worse than another. But, I am saying that it …

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10 Things to do when you’re bored

By Lexi S. on Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Ideas to keep you having fun when you’re bored out of your mind Listen, 2020 was rough. We could barely do anything and were probably bored out of our minds — at least I was! So, to prevent that from happening again, I thought of some things you can do when you’re bored to have …

Home Recipes

White and milk chocolate chip cookie recipe

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, April 8, 2021

With two different kinds of chocolate and optional Cadbury eggs, this cookie recipe will satisfy your sweet tooth! 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 …

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Makeup for tweens and teens

By Lexi S. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Light facial care and makeup tweens and teens will love 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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When I fail God, He remains faithful

By Stacey A. Shannon on Thursday, April 1, 2021

Even though I fail God, He doesn’t fail me! (Plus 10 Bible verses for when we fail God) A couple of weeks ago, my son had a difficult spelling list. As soon as I saw the list of words on Monday as we worked on assignments, I knew it was going to be rough. My …