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if you are thinking of fostering, this is for you – FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH

ByChantel May 4, 2022July 29, 2022

Welcome to Foster Care Awareness Month! Today I wanted to share some thoughts on questions for those who are thinking of …

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currently: MARCH 2023

ByChantel March 23, 2023July 11, 2023

One of my goals for this year was to go back to old school blogging here. When I was printing my goals out I originally added the word “weekly” to this goal but I quickly realized that that isn’t old schooling blogging. Old school blogging is writing what you want, when you want. So, that’s…

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The Ultimate Educational Gift Guide for Kids

ByChantel November 19, 2018

Christmas is just over a month away! Our tree is up, the snow is on the ground and the first batch of cookies has been baked. I love Christmas, the celebration of Christ’s birth, the time spent with family and just taking it slow for a few days. One thing I do not like is…

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Candle Lake, Saskatchewan

ByChantel September 3, 2013

Last week went spent a few days up at Candle Lake (about a two hour drive north from where we live). We joined Jared’s parents, sister and brother-in-law and our nephew and two nieces and spent a couple days camping together. I hadn’t been at Candle since I was young, I’m pretty sure we stayed…

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The Best Picture Books Published in 2018

ByChantel January 31, 2019

I enjoy keeping track of the publication date of the picture books we read and doing a round up of the best books from each year. Earlier in 2018 I wrote two lists: a part one and then part two of our favorite 2018 picture books thus far. Then, at the beginning of the year…

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On Feeling Like a Failure

ByChantel May 9, 2020

This weekend is Mother’s Day weekend, so it feels pretty ironic that I am writing a post about feeling like a failure when it comes to mothering. The timing was not planned. I admitted here right off the bat that we were struggling ever since Cece was placed in our home. Our struggles were much…

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Less Stuff, More Life

ByChantel February 19, 2014

For the last month and a half I’ve been on a mission that I have dubbed: The Great Purge of 2014. When the new year dawned it was like something woke up inside me and I realized just how much stuff I have! How did I accumulate this? And, more importantly, why am I keeping it?…

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