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I lost it! On a Sunday!

by Rachel Faulkner Brown     I lost my junk going to church Sunday! I mean what it is about going to church that brings out the demons in our car? Can I get an amen?! I was worn smack out before we even got to the parking lot and we had brought a friend …

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Am I Praising Too Much?

by Rachel Faulkner Brown   Y’all…I’m outta control on praising my kids! It sounds nuts, but it is a problem! Brushing their teeth has become a chance for me to admonish my amazement at their accomplishment! A forward roll is like winning the gold! Pouring their own chocolate almond milk without spilling it is like …

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Let’s Be Unnatural

by Rachel Faulkner Brown   Y’all I gotta be honest. I’m a lecturer. I don’t even know what that really means, but I know this…I am usually laughing way less than I want to when it comes to my kids. But, I want to laugh more. I really do. So this is a place where …

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Mommy, are we good enough?

by Rachel Faulkner Brown   “Mommy, were we good?” That was the question that caused me to stop in my tracks! Rod’s mom had just left and they were playing a made up version of go fish with two half decks of cards. They were so quiet while we talked I really had to look …

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Does Fear Cripple You as a Mom?

  by RACHEL BROWN Fear…what a beast. I mean seriously…why is it that I struggle so much as a mom with this craziness. I feel it so much more when summer starts? Do you? Every new story of a child drowning and then there’s the new stories of secondary drowning. Goodness, every cough becomes a …

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More Than an Easter Egg Hunt

by Rachel Brown Easter is fast approaching and I can’t help but want to share a challenging question and also what is happening in our home that you might want to recreate! Easter is a big deal and nothing like a man who was raised from the dead and now gives me a pretty amazing …

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Table Time and Great Questions

I am a freak about cooking dinner and eating together. I know, I know call me old-fashioned but I did it growing up and hardly ever remember not eating with all 4 of us around a table. We didn’t linger and I don’t remember any profound discussions but I will tell you this…it was special …

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