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• Grocery Store – It’s Over

  

  Dear Grocery Store, I want to break up. It’s been well over 20 years now of dealing with you and the love is just gone. As the time nears to see you, I cringe. Thoughts of meal planning haunt me and I wonder when it will end. My heart races with anxiety rather than passion, […]

  Melissa

  February 22, 2021

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  errands, family, feelings, grocery shopping, home, life, middle age, midlife, mom life, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, raising chidren, raising teenagers, single mom, single parenting, working mom, working mother

• Unstoppable Strength

  

  I just received the news from a dear friend…his mother has passed. From what I heard, an angel on earth, full of spunk, love, and a great sense of humor, has left us. I never had the honor of meeting her, but I sure enjoyed the stories of her strength, and contagiously joyful spirit. She […]

  Melissa

  August 4, 2020

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  being there, cancer, caring, changes, daughters, death, disease, divorce, encouragement, family, friends, friendship, grief, home, inspiration, joy, life, losing a mother, losing a parent, loss, men, middle age, motherhood, mothers, pain, relationships, sons, storms of life, strength, struggles

• The Slow Break Up

  

  I’ve heard it said that raising a son is like a slow, painful break up. I have to agree with that. Today my Luke is 17. I’ll say, my, until it is no longer appropriate. i.e…when a woman steals his heart. He stole mine 17 years ago. Thank you for humoring me six times a […]

  Melissa

  July 30, 2020

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  birthday, changes, childbirth, compassion, empathy, encouragement, family, growing up, home, inspiration, life, love, Marines, military, mother’s love, motherhood, National Guard, parenthood, parenting, pregnancy, raising children, raising sons, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, single mom, single mother, single motherhood, single parenting, slow down, strength, time

• How to Homeschool

  

  I have received quite a few requests lately, asking how to homeschool. The reason for the sudden interest, is of course the pandemic we are living in, and some tough decisions parents and schools are trying to make about school in the fall. So I thought why not do some writing on the topic, as […]

  Melissa

  July 23, 2020

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  books, changes, charlotte mason, classical conversations, classical education, classical method, eclectic approach, education, family, feelings, home, home education, homeschool, homeschool high school, homeschool philosophies, homeschooling, homeschooling grade school, homeschooling teenagers, how to homeschool, inspiration, life, Little House on The Prairie, living books, middle age, moms, motherhood, parenting, passion, raising chidren, schoo, school, single mom, single mother, single parenting, stay at home mom, the well trained mind, thoughts, traditional approach, unit studies, unit study, unschool, unschooling, whole book method, whole books

• Mothers – Don’t Forget to Exhale

  

  Here they are…in all their glory….This was Sunday night, and I had just gotten my babies back after their weekend with dad. I was so exhausted after two insomniac nights, but there’s not a chance I would turn down my four children wanting to plop on my bed and just hang out. How sweet is […]

  Melissa

  July 15, 2020

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  adulthood, changes, exhale, family, feelings, growing up, growing up too fast, home, inspiration, life, love, middle age, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, parents, raise them well, raising babies, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, raising tweens, relationships, single dad, single mom, single mother, single motherhood, single parenting, thoughts, what is motherhood

• Pacing The Floors and Learning To Streak

  

  When trying to stalk your teenage son, to find out his whereabouts…you’ve got to be clever. You’ve got to think like a teenage boy, so he is not embarrassed by you. Here are some tactics I have found to work like a charm when my son is out and about with friends, and I am […]

  Melissa

  February 18, 2020

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  blogging, changes, encouragement, family, feelings, home, humor, inspiration, life, memories, middle age, mom, moms, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, raise them well, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, raising tweens, relationships, single dad, single mom, single parenting, snapchat, texting, thoughts

• Sometimes We Have To Change.

  

  This morning I woke up my 10 year old daughter. Need I say more? I’ll explain for those of you who don’t have kids in double digits. Waking a child who doesn’t like to get up, is a frightening experience. Maybe you can imagine waking a momma bear sleeping with her baby cubs as you […]

  Melissa

  February 6, 2020

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  blogging, chances, changes, childhood memories, choosing, confidence, encouragement, family, feelings, growth, home, inspiration, life, middle age, midlife, midlife crisis, mom, mommy, moms, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, patience, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, single dad, single mom, single parenting, thoughts, writing

• Stop Empowering Me

  

  On my quest to live my life my way, with little concern for what others think about it, I hit speed bumps daily. This learning to love oneself isn’t as easy as it sounds. It has to be more than just a nice little love. It’s got to be an in your face, you are mine and […]

  Melissa

  February 5, 2020

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  blogging, career, change, changes, empowerment, encouragement, family, feelings, having it all, home, inspiration, life, life decisions, life goals, life lessons, middle age, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, quotes, raising children, raising teenagers, relationships, rest, self care, simplify, stay at home mom, stay at home moms, strength, thoughts, working mom, working mother

• Quiet Rebellion

  It’s funny how we use the “ending” of a year to mark our lives. The truth is, December or January, we are just living life. Each day is life and an opportunity to start something new. Really, it is all running together. I do it too. I see the finish line.  A new year begins, […]

  Melissa

  December 31, 2019

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  acceptance, changes, defiance, expectations, family, friendship, growing up, happy new year, home, honesty, hope, inspiration, life, love, middle age, midlife, midlife crisis, motherhood, new beginning, new year, rebellion, self care, self discovery, selfish, single mom, womanhood, writing

• Less Pressure. More Oreos.

  

  Something struck me as funny last night, as I was hurrying my children out of the house and into the minivan. I thought…..I’m not as good as I used to be. Yet, I also think I am better. We were heading for the school Christmas program. My 13 year old son wore his shirt untucked, […]

  Melissa

  December 19, 2019

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  adult children, blogging, changes, children, choosing, cool, family, feelings, grandchildren, growing up, home, inspiration, kids, laid back, life, middle age, motherhood, mothering, parenting, pressure, raise them well, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, relax, relaxing, school, single dad, single mom, single parenting, thoughts, working mom, writing