Category: family life
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Apple Oat Muffin Recipe
The apple barns in north Georgia have just finished having their annual festivals, so it’s the perfect time of year for this apple muffin recipe. These muffins go over well in our house, even with picky eaters. Sometimes we eat them for breakfast, or sometimes just a yummy mid-day snack. Apple Oat Muffins Ingredients: 2…
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Teen Auto Agreement
We have entered a new stage of parenting: a newly licensed teen driver with her own car! We agreed to match Lindsey’s savings towards the purchase of a car, and then agreed to loan her the remainder of the money needed to buy the car she wanted. We finally found a good used vehicle after…
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Packing our OCC Shoeboxes!
This year, we decided to prepare one Operation Christmas Child shoebox for each age and gender. There are three age groups: 2-4 years; 5-9 years; and 10-14 years. That means we’re packing six shoeboxes! How we pack our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes: In the past we’ve bought small plastic shoeboxes, but I’ve learned this year…
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I love that about her {Kathryn is 12}
As of today, I’ve been a mama for twelve years. Kathryn is my youngest child, but she’s my first, and the only one who literally grew beneath my heart. I love that about her. My love for Kathryn, our relationship, is what made me want to expand our family. She is a very large reason…