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Susan Merrill

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The Passionate Mom T-shirt

The Passionate Mom T-shirt is a newly designed Bella + Canvas shirt. The fit is unisex, so it fits true to size or loosely. The tee is made of 50% poly, 25% combed and ring-spun cotton, and 25% rayon. If you are ordering internationally, then please contact me.   Order here.…

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3 Questions to Ask to Find Your Purpose of Motherhood

I believe that visionary moms are guided by core values and a sense of purpose beyond just worldly success. Their deeply held core ideology gives their families a strong sense of identity and a thread of continuity that holds them together in the face of change and even trials and tribulations. If a mom wants to drive for progress in her parenting, she needs to know her purpose and how to hit that clearly defined target that she is shooting…

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Swim Coaches
Parenting

Tips For Helping Your Child Get a Summer Job

  It is not easy to find those summer jobs.  My kids have had lots of different jobs including babysitting, coaching swimming, JCrew sales associate, Publix bag boy, Chick fil A counter server, Kanakuk Camp Counselor, appliance delivery boy and construction worker.  My oldest also had two different summer internships, one with Chick Fil A Corporate and one with NBC. Whether your child finds a job or not this summer, the process itself is a lesson worth learning.  It will…

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Teen bonding, get a dog
Parenting

It’s Never Too Late to Bond With Your Teen

Last summer we lost Gidget, the only dog my children have ever known.  She died like she lived always trying to please all of us.  She waited for Megan and Grant to get home and with the whole family gathered around her, we watched her leave.  It was the sweetest thing, we loved her so and she so faithfully loved us. None of us could stand it.  Something was missing in our home.  But, Mark, refused to allow us to…

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panic or pray? prayer guaranteed panic prevention
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Pray or Panic? What Do You Do?

  Confession… My go-to answer is panic, not prayer.  In a tough situation, I’ll have a good cry, but then, as the tears subside, my mind takes off as if it’s in a NASCAR race, around and around and around, but not in a good way. (click to tweet)  Every circle around the track is a different scenario of the situation, in a thousand shades of depressing gray.  I overreact in fear. Fear, worry, anxiety and panic are not the solution,…

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Giveaways Passionate Mom

GiveAway: Happy Everything Plate/Cookbook & Name Necklace

Do you have friends? Really good friends? I ask because every mom needs friends for so many reasons. Today’s giveaway was donated by two of my good friends, Marcie and Debbie. Marcie and her sister, Laura, are the dynamic duo behind Coton Colors. Their handcrafted pottery and creative giftware have a “happy everything” presence in my house. Debbie is the owner of the Merrill girl’s favorite store DKM Accessories. If it is trending in fashion we know that Debbie will…

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