In my current quest to lose some weight, I have had to change some of my not-so-positive eating habits. No more eating that extra amount the kids leave on their plate. No more breakfast food at dinner time, or dinner leftovers for breakfast. The junkfood-instead-of-a-meal has to stop, and I told my husband to stop [...]

My sister sent this to me and I thought I’d share it with you. Let us know which one you relate to! Standing on my soapbox, JB

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I wasn’t so excited to tell you all about my first two week at Booty Camp Fitness. Week One, I ventured out with mat, towel and bottle water in hand, determined to begin my fitness regime down the road to a new body. Finding the proper fitness clothes in my closet was the first small [...]

What makes love flourish? What is it between two people, that after years of being together, hardships and the unexpected difficulties of life, their love still remains? No matter what, no matter how, like the two people in the photo, a bond is always there. In a world where one in three marriages will end [...]

With wedding season upon us, many of you may be in a wedding, planning one, helping or happily attending one. Weddings are a fantastic time in a person’s life, filled with emotion and sentiment. I’ve never been to a wedding that wasn’t filled with tears, either from joy watching the beautiful bride, or from sorrow [...]

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Back in 1970, Americans were consuming leaded gas in massive V8 sedans. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. ‘Environment’ was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news. On April [...]

A few recent trips to the swimming pool have had me using those extra towels at the back of my linen closet. I wasn’t aware of it at first, but I noticed a slight musty smell on them. Thinking it was just because I hadn’t used them in awhile, I unloaded the entire shelf and [...]

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I know I will not be able to get away with this forever, but while my kids are young, I love to dress them up and have them looking super cute for any special occasion. Be it another child’s birthday party, their milestone pictures, a wedding, baptism or holiday, I enjoying seeing them both in [...]

This Saturday is husband appreciation day – a full day dedicated to the fantastic jobs our husbands do around the house, in the yard, fixing things, handling things, making decisions, getting things done and generally making sure all is well in our family life. I know I am going a bit far, but in a [...]

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For many moms who work from home – which is what I do – an element of guilt creeps in after a full work week of ignoring ones kids, being busy on the phone or farming them out to Dad, Grandma and the caregiver. As much as I love being at home with them, it [...]