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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Let’s Celebrate Our Extraordinary Kids

July 1, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

There comes a point each and every day when I’m overcome with emotion about how truly special each of my children is. I’d love to say it’s first thing in the morning when I see their smiling faces. But, truth be told, I’m usually not thrilled that it’s so gosh darn early. And I’d love […]

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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 29

July 17, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

While I honestly believe the transition from 2 to 3 kids has been easier than the transition from 1 to 2, I find that I’m overwhelmed by new insights to parenting. Thus 10 things again this week…

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A Bunch of Stuff I’ve Learned Lately

July 10, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 9 Comments

Chaos is the name of the game these days. And I’m learning to embrace it (as you’ll see from this post that’s rambling and all over the place…I guess that should have been Lesson #1…see what I mean?). But at least I’m still doing my best to learn a thing or two along the way. […]

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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 28

June 26, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 6 Comments

Since I got swept away by our Father’s Day excitement last week, this post is twice as long. Lucky you! (Or not. You decide.)

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons Tagged With: appreciation, celebration, Everyday Lessons, family time, food, friends, kids, lesson, parenting, perspective

5 Things I Learned This Father’s Day

June 19, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 7 Comments

Once again, I had every intention of writing a sentimental post on this special day (hope it was a happy one for all you dads out there!), but then the day took some unexpected turns (some more sharp than others). And I figured I just paid homage to my wonderful husband (who’s an equally wonderful […]

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