Weekend Reading: March 2, 2013
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Born at 37 weeks and 1 day at just 6 lbs., 7 oz. after being labeled an “inevitable miscarriage” in the first trimester, this tiny peanut has always held a very special place in my heart. She was a mama’s girl from the beginning, but she wasn’t exceptionally colicky like our youngest; she just needed mama. And I was okay with that!
In just five days, she’ll be 7, and I’m finding myself a little weepy over the idea. How did she get so grown up — reading chapter books, caring for our pets, making fruit salad for lunch and watching over her baby sister?
She is the most tenderhearted of our girls, and you can almost always find her at the table crafting or outside with our cat when she has free time. When it comes to schoolwork, she’s hardworking and diligent, quickly working through her list of independent subjects and always ready to do more and take on a challenge.
I’m so proud of her and thankful to be her mama, and this week I’m trying to focus on that instead of my own sadness over yet another year gone by!
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Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. As always, check out what I’m reading to see the other posts that make me stop and think. You’ll find new posts all week long!
Food {Eat Well, Spend Less Q&A}
Favorite Grocery Stores | Keeping the Kingdom First
Introducing New Foods to Your Kids | Food for My Family
A Personal Q&A with 7 Bloggers Behind the Series | Simple Bites
Budget-Friendly Meals That Kids Like | Life As Mom
What We Waste, and Don’t | Denver Bargains
Frugal Priority Number One and Biggest Splurge | Kitchen Stewardship
Family {Every Moment Counts}
Seven Ways to Embrace Motherhood | Finding Joy
She Crawled. | Parks & Recreation
Is Praising Kids Bad Parenting? I Don’t Think So. | The Happiest Mom
Have a great weekend!
Mandi Ehman is the founder and publisher behind Life Your Way and the co-author of All in Good Time, as well as a wife and the homeschooling mom to four beautiful girls. She lives with her family on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia and loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.
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