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Register Now: Purposeful Conception!
Registration is now open for the next Purposeful Conception Course: Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Life for Pregnancy!… Read MoreAs Henry barrels toward the three-month mark, I am still so thankful that Matt and I spent time preparing our lives for a child before we conceived.
For those of you who are thinking about conception or are actively trying, this online course will help you position your mind, body, and life for pregnancy. Over the course of five weeks from June 5 through July 8, a new lesson will be uploaded each weekday. The lessons will address a comprehensive range of topics, such as preparing your body through solid nutrition
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Book Club: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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I’m so glad we’re moving into the habits of interdependence. The first three habits have done so much to help me increase my personal effectiveness; I’m eager to see how the last four will help me develop interdependence.
I love the anecdote about the guy who is frustrated by his wife’s jealousy and then finally admits that she’s jealous because he met her while cheating on his previous wife. Covey’s response was awesome: “You can’t talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.” That truth connects to an idea later in the chapter about living with integrity by being loyal to those who are not present (i.e., not
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Shirt Applique
I am in a little bit of a pickle.On the one hand, my pre-pregnancy clothes don’t fit me right now, and I desperately need to get some that I can wear.… Read MoreOn the other hand, I’m trying to be really, really intentional about only bringing things into our house that I love, love, love. We have too much stuff and clutter as it is.
The problem is that it’s hard for me to get out and put forth the effort it takes for me to find clothes that I love because a) I have a new baby who prefers the Moby to the stroller and makes it difficult to
