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Library Time!

Summer break is in full swing and I’m realizing I need all the help I can get! So today I took full advantage of our library. And my, libraries have come a long way since I was a kid. (I do miss the card pockets in the books though, they were so perfect for playing “Library.” I wish my kids could have experienced that!) Either way, here’s our haul from this morning. I love the Llama llama books, they are so cute and...

Wonder

Wonder is not something we have been taught to strive for. It’s not a characteristic like confidence or perseverance that brings outward results. It’s more like thankfulness… It transforms from within and benefits the spirit. Children live in a perpetual state of Wonder and Awe . Everything is new and exciting and buzzing with life. Today I am so grateful for their example. They show me how I want to look at the world. With Wonder. Wonder brings to the surface...

RELAX

Sometimes I feel like mom-hood, and maybe parenthood in general, is kind of a cruel joke. It’s just sometimes THAT HARD. We all have “on” days and “off” days and it’s challenging enough to manage without adding two (in my case) additional humans who are having their own days. And their own moods. And their own accompanying attitudes. And sleep depravation. And whining. I mean, I could list list list and then list some more. Sometimes it’s all so overwhelming...