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Monday, September 29, 2014

What Moms Need to Know About Tech with Manoush Zomorodi

What Moms Need to Know About Tech
Ahhhh! Technology can be scary. “Should I let my kids use it??? Or not?”

Like it or not, technology is a huge part of our of lives today. Way more than when our parents were raising us.

So lets focus on What mom’s need to know about Tech! This isn’t just going to be a boring tech talk show… or a confused mom sharing her thoughts.

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Three Ways Moms Can Use Tech with Manoush Zomorodi [Video]

Technology is everywhere!! But are we using it to our advantage?

Manoush Zomorodi is a mom who is also the host of New Tech City. Her show has reached the #1 spot of iTunes for Tech podcast… but the thing that I love about her is that she talks about how technology affects our sleep, our brains, our families, and our lives.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Papa's Job: Teaching Your Boys to Be Brave

Papa's Job Teaching Your Boys to Be Brave

There are some areas where papa truly is best! We have recently been trying to conquer sleeping in the big boy bed all night. I am the worst at encouraging this. Every time my poor little guy whimpers, I want to fly in and rescue him. I’m truly not giving him an opportunity to see that everything will be ok because at the slightest tear, I pick him up.

This is where papa comes up. He does a great job of talking with Charlie and keeping him in bed.

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Monday, September 22, 2014

Balancing Confidence and Imperfection with Carrie from Carrie This Home

Balancing Confidence and Imperfection

Do you ever feel overwhelmed as a mom? It is way too easy to look around and see the “perfect moms”… That is why I was thrilled to have Carrie from Carrie this Home on for today’s podcast episode.

From the first moment you go to Carrie’s site, you get to see the real Carrie! ”Jesus follower, wife, mommy of 2, Doesn’t have it all together. The last part was what truly stood out to me.

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Friday, September 19, 2014

Overcome Pressure to be the Perfect Mom with Carrie from Carrie This Home [Video]

Motherhood is a huge task! But sometimes as moms, we feel pressured to be the perfect mom.

I am so excited to know Carrie from Carrie this Home Carrie is a wonderful example of a happy mom who is ok admitting that she doesn’t have it all together.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

How to Publish Your Own Book on Amazon

How to Publish

Last year my hubby and I wrote, illustrated, and published our own book on Amazon! It was an absolutely incredible experience.

Since then I’ve had several friends ask me to help them publish their own books. So I decided to record

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Monday, September 15, 2014

Healthy and Delicious Cooking for Moms - with Chelsea from Chelsea's Messy Apron

Healthy and Delicious Cooking for Moms

Do you ever feel like you have to choose between healthy and delicious cooking? Your healthy option… plain oatmeal… Or the yummy category… cheesecake!

Our interview today with Chelsea from Chelsea’s messy apron shows us how we can have incredible meals that are amazing to eat and healthy.

What is her secret?

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Creative Cooking Tips by Chelsea from Chelsea's Messy Apron [Video]

Do you ever find yourself wishing to have those delicious yummy Pinterest looking meals? I am thrilled to have an interview with Chelsea from Chelsea’s Messy Apron.

Chelsea is a mom too, so she understands the challenges of trying to create magical creations with a little guy underfoot. She shares…

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Finding Balance with Eating and Working Out

Finding Balance with Eating and Working Out

As moms, we can way too easily bounce between two extremes in life. “I’m fat! I don’t look beautiful!” and ”I am incredible!” “I don’t have time to work out… but I look great!”

As moms, we want to be beautiful, happy, healthy, and in shape. But how do we find the balance between the two extremes?

You are beautiful! Right now. Today as a mom! But we should always be striving to be better. Sometimes, I get stuck, but I know I should always be pressing forward. So I talked with some other moms.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

Fashion 101 Followup

Last week I shared my thoughts on How to Be Hip and Modest but it was severely lacking in pics. I finally got to take some pics of all the outfits I was talking about.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Can Your Kids Listen to Too Much Music?

Can Your Kids Listen to Too Much Music?

I love silence! Ok, not awkward silences… but just quiet, maybe a few crickets in the background or corn growing in a field. Oh yeah, that's “just silence”.

But, babies are supposed to learn about and love music. This definitely wasn’t my strength when my son was little. If he was quiet, I wanted quiet. Why would I add background noise to my already cluttered mind?

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Monday, September 1, 2014

Teaching Your Kids to Love Cleaning

Teaching Your Kids to Love Cleaning

I hate cleaning! But I’m told that kids learn order in their first few years of life. So, if you teach them to clean when they are young they will love it. Let’s be honest, this sounds totally fake, but I don’t want to do all the cleaning myself so I’m willing to take the risk.

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