Kindergarten Happens.


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Ready or not, kindergarten happens. It’s ok to have mixed emotions about your child going to kindergarten. Focusing on gratitude and excitement can help make it easier. School supplies, backpacks, and school forms – we have them all. Obviously, I knew it was coming. And yet… How. Did. This. Happen? In just one week our oldest […]

August 31, 2016

Daylight Savings Parenting Tips


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Daylight savings week can be a challenge for parents and kids. 12 Tips for parents and kids to have a great daylight savings week.

March 5, 2016

Choosing To Encourage Moms, Not Judge


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Encourage moms, don’t judge! Motherhood is a high calling and we need community to do it well. We are at our best when we lift each other up. Why does it seem like moms are offended by each other on a regular basis? Some stay at home moms are offended by other stay at home […]

February 5, 2016

Big News


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Months ago, we made a big deal with our two kids about going out to dinner. Just our family. My husband and I were so excited. We had BIG news to share with them. A baby. Their response? Well…it was lackluster at best. Our 5-year-old son kept looking at the TVs to catch a glimpse of baseball. […]

January 8, 2016

The thisgratefulmama 2015 Twin Cities Summer Bucket-List (70+ Toddler & Preschooler-Friendly Places To Visit)


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  In preparation for summer, I’ve been compiling a summer bucket-list so we’ll be ready with an activity when we are hankering to get out and DO something. The list contains places and activities in and around the Twin Cities (MN), appropriate for families with little ones. I have been pleasantly surprised by the variety of activities we […]

June 2, 2015