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No Such Thing As Mundane #TheEichLife

Rethink what you would normally consider “mundane.” #TheEichLife

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Just Scream #ColorTodayPretty

Sometimes the only thing to do is let yourself scream. #ColorTodayPretty

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Sharing Hope #ColorTodayPretty no.10

Was Stephanie crazy to take her three kiddos on a solo excursion out of state? #ColorTodayPretty

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What’s Your RESPONSEability? [#TheFlyingMom]

“It sounds like you have a lot going on as a single parent, why would you want to do this?” I leaned in towards the foster care caseworker and three simple words came out of my mouth “because I can”. This road to becoming a licensed foster care mama (to adopt) has been a very […]

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You Have What You Need [#TheFlyingMom]

Have you ever traveled with only the clothes on your back? This past holiday season I was given the gift to actually live with a belief I’ve embraced but never lived by truly traveling with what you have & are wearing right now. From a very young age I have gravitated towards inspirational/motivational books, self […]

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Meredith Hernandez And John Receveur On #502LeaderSeries no. 71 [#SilksBash]

Meredith Hernandez and John Receveur of Operation Open Arms, Inc. chat with Jason Mudd about how their organization helps children whose mothers have become incarcerated, with the end goal of keeping families together in the long run. It’s a problem that causes much larger problems later in life, so the effect is snowballed over time. […]

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Death To The Mundane [#TheEichLife no. 61]

My washer quit working most of a month ago and has since been caught in the purgatory of a home warranty dispute. That leaves me making friendly with the folks at my local laundromat, usually waiting to get caught in the whir of commercial clothes cleaning until everyone else in my house is headed towards […]

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Living Life Without A Gold Star

I grew up in the 80s. Big wheels, jelly shoes, drinking from the hose, running through the sprinklers from sun up to sun down in the summer time. We spent most of our time outside. We had boom boxes, roller skates and bikes and boy did we ride them…everywhere. Just as long as I was […]