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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

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Free Motivational Coupons For Kids
Life Hacks
  • April 6, 2020
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Tagged Coupons, Free Motivational Coupons For Kids, Kids, mom life, parenting

Free Motivational Coupons For Kids

Coupons for Kids! I love how these motivational coupons for kids turned out and I think you and your kids will too! […]

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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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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
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  • 4 min
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  • 7153
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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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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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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Dear Mama, Don’t Forget To Dream
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  • July 11, 2019
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  • 13 min
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Tagged achieving goals, dream, empowered, Kids, motherhood

Dear Mama, Don’t Forget To Dream

Dear Mama, don’t forget to dream. I get it. I know exactly what you’re going through probably a little too well and […]

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I Might Be a Good Mom, Can That Make Me Be a Bad Wife?
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  • June 4, 2019
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Tagged Marriage, motherhood, parenting, women

I Might Be a Good Mom, Can That Make Me Be a Bad Wife?

Hey guys! I’m sure you have all heard the news by now. But just in case you missed it, I wanted to […]

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5 ways to beat the postpartum blues
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  • May 17, 2019
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  • 17 min
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Tagged Kids, labour and delivery, moms, motherhood, parenting

5 ways to beat the postpartum blues

If your an expecting mom or you plan to be at some point in your life then your going to want to […]

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5 things I wish I knew before I gave birth
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  • February 25, 2019
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Tagged childbirth, labour and delivery, motherhood, new mom, parenting

5 things I wish I knew before I gave birth

**Warning,  this post is reeeeaaaallllll. Do not read 5 things I wish I knew before I gave birth if you’re pregnant or […]

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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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