Month: March 2022
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Parenting in the Pandemic: Finding Mamahood Community + Sharing our Stories
Read More: Parenting in the Pandemic: Finding Mamahood Community + Sharing our StoriesWritten by Katlyn Babyak My son Koda just turned 2, and so did the global pandemic. He was born at the end of February 2020 right before things started shutting down and the waiting game began to learn more about this new virus. We had no idea that the new parent saying “your lives will…
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The Best (and healthiest) Chili You’ll Ever Make
Read More: The Best (and healthiest) Chili You’ll Ever MakeRecently I tried a new chili recipe. In my 10 years of being married, I have made a lot of chili. I feel like it’s one of those big batch meals that you can make and then eat all week long, not to mention, a staple food for any fall tailgate, so let me repeat,…
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What if there was a place for mothers to experience nurture and care? Cue Upstream Parenting
Read More: What if there was a place for mothers to experience nurture and care? Cue Upstream ParentingWritten by Ally Berttucci An Introduction to Upstream & Restful Parenting I’m Ally, a licensed counselor by training, and one half of the Upstream duo. I have two little boys (2.5 and 1yr) and live in the Chicago suburbs, and am currently desperate for spring to arrive!!! I repeat, two little boys in freezing Chicago,…
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Joy in the Pandemic through the Unexpected: Hosting + Community
Read More: Joy in the Pandemic through the Unexpected: Hosting + CommunityBy Sarah Lin So this might sound a little contrary to pandemic life but hear me out: what’s brought me joy as we’ve navigated this pandemic? Every opportunity we’ve had to host- big or small. My husband and I have always loved and valued having people in our home: for a meal, a game night,…
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Saint Patrick’s Day Celebrations to Make Memories with your Kids
Read More: Saint Patrick’s Day Celebrations to Make Memories with your KidsYou might be able to tell that I’m a big fan of seasons and holidays. I think it’s significant that God gave His people holidays and celebrations to remember important events and the ways that He loved and cared for them. In addition to the meaning and significance behind each holiday, I think they are…
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The what, why and how of practicing Lent (and why it’s good for your family)
Read More: The what, why and how of practicing Lent (and why it’s good for your family)Last year was the first time I had ever practiced Lent. Prior to that, I had heard of people giving things up for Lent, and I had always decided that it just wasn’t really for me. It didn’t seem necessary and I didn’t really understand it. But I was reading an article the other day…
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Why My Kids Love our Advent Card Tradition
Christmas has become my kids’ favorite holiday of the year. They love it so much in fact, that they convinced me to celebrate Christmas in July this past summer. Now, I get it, everyone loves Christmas–but for our family, one tradition in particular has made it a cause for celebration all month long—Advent Cards. And…
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To My Son, on your Due Date
I promise I began this post on your due date, Wells. It’s just that–you’re the fourth child and while I had every intention of writing the full story of your birth on your actual due date (since you came 8 days early!), it’s taken me a few additional days to write it down. And, to…
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Letters from a Young Mother
Lately, I’ve been thinking about my time. How I spend it. How I want to spend it. And recently, I was reading Missional Motherhood by Gloria Furman where she spends some time exegeting Titus 2. In verses 3-5, it says– Titus 2:3-5, “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves…
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