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Susan Merrill

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Children: A Blessing And A Thrill!

The last time I got together with my sweet friend, Denise, was in NY, so I am very jealous that she is soaking up the big city without me.  However, envy takes a serious back seat to rejoicing because we are  celebrating her son Nick’s debut in the Broadway production How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. It just doesn’t matter to a mom whether her child is 9 hitting his first homerun or 19 hitting the big lights in NY…

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Encouragement

Techy Tuesday: Eye-Fi

Imagine this…you walk in the house from a great day at the soccer field, the park, a ballet recital – whatever!  You take your camera out of your purse and turn it on.  You run to the bathroom, wash your hands and sit down at your laptop to look at the pictures from the day that have magically loaded to your computer all by themselves in just 3 minutes. Maybe you already have one.  Not sure where I read about…

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Encourage Your Kids on Valentine’s Day and Every Day!

It can be so easy to forget to encourage our children. When was the last time you really thought about the words you repeated  everyday to your child? Valentine’s Day can be a great day to focus on saying loving, encouraging words to your child. Start on February 14th, but commit to making it last the rest of the year! Here are some of my favorite free Valentine printables to help you get started. Check out all of iMOM’s Valentine’s…

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Encouragement

Free, Free, Free Valentines!

Can you tell with the house remodel that I am on a budget?! Did you know that if you have 5 children and 1 husband and you have an affinity for really cute Valentines you can spend $30 just on cards!  And then when you have girls who, because of your dark addiction, have been introduced to the finest of chocolates – WELL…. the expense goes up, up, up! So I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all these free printables! THESE are free classmates…

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Encouragement

30 Day Photo Challenge: YOUR SKY

Such a sweet sky.  I wonder who it was for. Do you ever pine for that kind of impulsive, extravagant, sold-out kind of love?  The kind that spills over you with such emotion you want to scream it from a mountain top or write in the sky – so the whole world will know. I LOVE this sky.  I wonder who wrote it. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s…

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