(I love my new Family Monogram Necklace from The Rusted Chain – kids’ names visible on the actual piece. It’s important to me to name Elli as part of our family even though she is no longer with us.) Linked up at Sevin Clown Circus, 5 Minutes for Mom, A Beautiful Mess, Life Down Our…

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The Saturday Evening Blog Post is a monthly blog link-up hosted by Elizabeth Esther which allows bloggers to feature one post from the previous month. This month I am featuring “Sometimes Girls Want To Be Looked At” in which I discuss modesty and self-control by way of the topic of breastfeeding in public. I adamantly…

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“I dropped it,” he sobbed. Slurred nearly-awake words dribble story of rock lost during nap. Mommy arms wrap comfort and wipe away sleep-sweat. “Did you lose your rock in your bed?” “Yes.” “Let’s go find it.” Eager suddenly-awake feet pound to his bunk bed, and he plops onto the rug, confident. Shake out sheets, lift…

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This is my fourth child. He is three. (Yes, he is in pajamas. Did I mention he’s the fourth?) Before the day I took this photo, he didn’t know how to climb trees. He was too short to reach the bottom-most branch. I rested confident he wouldn’t turn up in a tree for a few…

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This week I’ve been celebrating my blog five-year birthday! Even my husband got into the spirit of things, bringing me blog-o-versary flowers! Yep, he’s a keeper. I used Random.Org’s random integer generator to select the winners of my birthday celebration giveaways. Congratulations to Angela, winner of $20 to Mary Kay; Chelsea, winner of $25 in…

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My youngest turned three this past weekend, and we did up his birthday proper. He is just as affectionate as he is messy and foolish. You can see from the expression on his face that the slip-n-slide was a huge hit, as was tackling his brother. At the pool Sunday, his daddy showed him how…

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