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Rumor Has It

Life should be a little nuts, otherwise it’s a bunch of Thursdays strung together.Rumor Has It If one could define my life right now, they might say “nuts.” If I am honest I have thought the same…

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Keeping Up With The Jonses

My husband and I decided to take a kid free anniversary trip to celebrate 15 years. Because we are super cheap we looked at where Allegiant can take us that is warm and picked Ft. Lauderdale. We had…

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Please Send Someone Else

The morning of our wedding I was nervous. Maybe everyone has butterflies, I hate to admit this, but I wanted to run. Although my husband and I graduated from the same high school in the…

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What If God Isn’t Real?

Anxiety can be triggered in my 5 year old any time of day, but sometimes we get in a holding pattern. Recently it has been at bedtime. Now I have to admit I think most can relate with the worries of today’s…

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Overcoming Bankruptcy

Overemotional, overworked, overtired, overcommitted, overweight, over it… Being bankrupt is essentially overspending what you make. The USCourts.gov states bankruptcy filings…

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Blue Monday

Do you have a case of the Monday’s? Did you know that today is considered the “saddest day of the year”? The concept of “Blue Monday” was first published by Sky Travel in 2005. With typical grey skies…

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Detail Fail

This year I ruined Christmas. Everything we (well me) planned and all the money we spent was going to be for nothing. The idea of a perfect Christmas on a cruise ship as a family was emploding before…

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A Broken Christmas

As I child I remember the magical mornings of Christmas. My little brother and I would often sleep next to the upstairs tree (Santa visited the downstairs tree) on Christmas Eve. This was of…

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Love the One You’re With

Growing up whenever I was having a “boyfriend problem” my dad would always respond with singing Stephen Stills, “Love the One You’re With.” I of course would respond with a roll of my eyes…

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Fresh Start

“I hate you! You are the meanest mommy ever!” His eyes were wide as he yelled out the most hurtful words he could think of before falling to the ground in a fit of five year old rage. This day was just a…