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Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. — Elizabeth Stone TAGS: | | | | | I still remember my big aha moment that told me I was a parent.  At the age of 23, the scariest feeling ran through my body. I knew for the first time …Continue reading →

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You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once. — Old Proverb TAGS: | 18 years ago I blinked.  Now my first child is old enough to vote (even though our governor doesn’t know it.) The rest of my children are growing up just as quickly, but …Continue reading →

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When Kids ask Questions You Can’t Answer TAGS: A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions. – Richard L. Evans I remember when I was young my mother bought from the …Continue reading →

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