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    • Down with homeschool (and everything else this quarantine has to offer)
    • This Might Be The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Your Family
    • Hang On For The Ride (Surviving The Teen Years Without Compromising)
    • What Happened When This Mom Stopped Doing All The Things
    • My Unexpected Grief
    • What are you hanging on to?
    • The Silent Lessons We Teach Our Kids
    • The Toy Free Christmas
    • When you don’t feel #BLESSED as a mom
    • It Might Be Time To Take Back Birthdays
    • Dear Mama, Don’t Forget To Dream
    • I Might Be a Good Mom, Can That Make Me Be a Bad Wife?
    • S.O.S
    • 5 things I wish I knew before I gave birth
    • 5 ways to beat the postpartum blues
    • My life isn’t perfect and neither is my Instagram feed.
    • Chasing Dreams
    • Today’s the day
  • Recipes
    • Southern Baked Beans
    • Loaded Tater Tot Skewers
    • Bacon Cheddar Egg Muffins
    • Cheesy Garlic Butter Crescent Rolls
    • Millionaire’s Dip
    • How To Make Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
    • Spicy Dill Pickled Green Beans
    • Homemade BBQ Sauce
    • Cajun Shrimp Foil Packs
    • Turkey Meatballs Stuffed With Cheese
    • The Best Mac and Cheese Recipe EVER
    • Easy Breakfast Waffles
    • Chicken Caesar Pasta
    • Award Winning Super Bowl Chili
    • Homemade Green Bean Casserole
    • Smoky Meatballs Recipe
    • Mexican Lasagna
    • Sandwich Kabobs
    • Bone Dust BBQ Rub
    • Easy One Pan Mexican Rice
    • Easy Crunchy Tortilla Pizzas
    • Classic Creamy Coleslaw
    • Healthy Taco Stuffed Peppers
    • Harvest Soup
  • Cookies
    • Cookie Dots: A baking and learning adventure to enjoy while staying at home
    • Chocolate Covered Oreo’s (Easter Edition)
    • Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies
    • Mini Egg Cookies
    • Milk Chocolate M&M Cookies
  • Desserts
    • Best Ever Kit Kat Cake
    • Chocolate Buttermilk Banana Bread Muffins
  • Holidays/Parties
    • Valentine’s Day Breakfast Charcuterie
    • Football Recipes
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • Halloween
  • Life Hacks
    • Free Motivational Coupons For Kids
    • 5 Easy Ways To Save On Your Weekly Grocery Bill.
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  • About Me
  • Journals
    • Down with homeschool (and everything else this quarantine has to offer)
    • This Might Be The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Your Family
    • Hang On For The Ride (Surviving The Teen Years Without Compromising)
    • What Happened When This Mom Stopped Doing All The Things
    • My Unexpected Grief
    • What are you hanging on to?
    • The Silent Lessons We Teach Our Kids
    • The Toy Free Christmas
    • When you don’t feel #BLESSED as a mom
    • It Might Be Time To Take Back Birthdays
    • Dear Mama, Don’t Forget To Dream
    • I Might Be a Good Mom, Can That Make Me Be a Bad Wife?
    • S.O.S
    • 5 things I wish I knew before I gave birth
    • 5 ways to beat the postpartum blues
    • My life isn’t perfect and neither is my Instagram feed.
    • Chasing Dreams
    • Today’s the day
  • Recipes
    • Southern Baked Beans
    • Loaded Tater Tot Skewers
    • Bacon Cheddar Egg Muffins
    • Cheesy Garlic Butter Crescent Rolls
    • Millionaire’s Dip
    • How To Make Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
    • Spicy Dill Pickled Green Beans
    • Homemade BBQ Sauce
    • Cajun Shrimp Foil Packs
    • Turkey Meatballs Stuffed With Cheese
    • The Best Mac and Cheese Recipe EVER
    • Easy Breakfast Waffles
    • Chicken Caesar Pasta
    • Award Winning Super Bowl Chili
    • Homemade Green Bean Casserole
    • Smoky Meatballs Recipe
    • Mexican Lasagna
    • Sandwich Kabobs
    • Bone Dust BBQ Rub
    • Easy One Pan Mexican Rice
    • Easy Crunchy Tortilla Pizzas
    • Classic Creamy Coleslaw
    • Healthy Taco Stuffed Peppers
    • Harvest Soup
  • Cookies
    • Cookie Dots: A baking and learning adventure to enjoy while staying at home
    • Chocolate Covered Oreo’s (Easter Edition)
    • Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies
    • Mini Egg Cookies
    • Milk Chocolate M&M Cookies
  • Desserts
    • Best Ever Kit Kat Cake
    • Chocolate Buttermilk Banana Bread Muffins
  • Holidays/Parties
    • Valentine’s Day Breakfast Charcuterie
    • Football Recipes
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
      • Double Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies
      • Santa’s Favorite Cookie Recipe
    • Halloween
      • Tricks & Treats For The Best Halloween At Home
      • Halloween Jack -O- Lantern Burgers
      • Monster Krispies
      • Leftover Halloween M&M Cookies
  • Life Hacks
    • Free Motivational Coupons For Kids
    • 5 Easy Ways To Save On Your Weekly Grocery Bill.
  • Contact Us

Category: Journals

Down with homeschool (and everything else this quarantine has to offer)
Journals
  • May 14, 2020
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  • 16 min
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Tagged motherhood, quarantine

Down with homeschool (and everything else this quarantine has to offer)

Okay guys, I feel like I needed to get on here and vent a little because I’ve been having some not so […]

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This Might Be The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Your Family
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  • March 19, 2020
  • 7 Comments on This Might Be The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Your Family
  • 16 min
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  • 9471
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, Family, social distancing, time

This Might Be The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Your Family

Okay guys, with everything that’s been going on lately I thought I needed take some time to talk about what’s been on […]

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Hang On For The Ride (Surviving The Teen Years Without Compromising)
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  • March 12, 2020
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  • 16 min
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  • 7931
Tagged hang on, mom life, motherhood, parenting, pre teen

Hang On For The Ride (Surviving The Teen Years Without Compromising)

Yesterday I had to ditch being my regular cool mom self (again), in exchange for being a jerk.  Okay maybe not a […]

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What Happened When This Mom Stopped Doing All The Things
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  • March 6, 2020
  • 2 Comments on What Happened When This Mom Stopped Doing All The Things
  • 4 min
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  • 7148
Tagged chores, Kids, life lessons, mom life, motherhood

What Happened When This Mom Stopped Doing All The Things

What Happened When This Mom Stopped Doing All The Things – Another honest experience on raising my kids. What does mothering our […]

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My Unexpected Grief
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  • February 1, 2020
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  • 10 min
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My Unexpected Grief

I’ve been trying to write lately and I just keep coming back to this. So, I thought I would just keep it […]

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What are you hanging on to?
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  • December 31, 2019
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Tagged letting go, motivation, moving forward, new year, reflection

What are you hanging on to?

It’s obviously no surprise to you that tomorrow is a new year. A new decade and a fresh start. And while I’m […]

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The Silent Lessons We Teach Our Kids
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  • December 17, 2019
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  • 14 min
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Tagged Kids, life lessons, motherhood, parenting, Self Reflection

The Silent Lessons We Teach Our Kids

Something happened to me this morning and it has me thinking A LOT about motherhood and the silent lessons that we teach […]

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The Toy Free Christmas
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  • November 13, 2019
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  • 18 min
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas traditions, Family, Family Favorite, Holidays

The Toy Free Christmas

A few years ago Aaron and I started doing something a little non traditional and I honestly think if you tried it […]

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When you don’t feel #BLESSED as a mom
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  • November 5, 2019
  • 4 Comments on When you don’t feel #BLESSED as a mom
  • 4 min
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Tagged #blessed, journals, mom life, motherhood, parenting

When you don’t feel #BLESSED as a mom

Hey Ya’ll. I’m back on this  Grit and Grace Life this month and I have to say, I am excited about this […]

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It Might Be Time To Take Back Birthdays
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  • September 30, 2019
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Tagged Birthday Cake, birthday parties, Birthdays, budgeting, celebration

It Might Be Time To Take Back Birthdays

Alright, can we just talk about birthday parties for a minute? I mean really talk about it? Because I think we might […]

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Hi, I'm Laila and I'm SO glad you're here! I'm just a regular Mom to four amazing kids and wife to my super hot husband Aaron. We live in Southern Ontario and I've created this space to share all things Faith Family and Food ♥

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