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It’s Not All About ME
My goal as a mother is to raise my children to be wonderful adults that are hard-working, kind, and loving. I expect them to admit their mistakes and try to correct them. I expect them to reach out...
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Never Stop Learning
I love and value learning. Not just for the children, but for myself as well. A “rusty” brain would prevent me from conversing intelligently with my husband and others about a variety of topics....
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Accepting the Word “No”
As part of my never-ending education, I am currently reading the book, “Generation Text: Raising Well-Adjusted Kids in an Age of Instant Everything” by Dr. Michael Osit. I’m only on chapter three, but...
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What a Guy!
Today is Father’s Day and we’re not doing a whole lot to celebrate it. Part of the reason is because we don’t make a big fuss about celebrations. Part of the reason is because we’re super busy. And...
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Build Your Platform
According to Michael Hyatt, the best time to build a platform is five years before you need it. And yet, if you had told me in 2003 that in five years I would launch a successful goat milk soap...
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Do You Limit Yourself?
As a very busy Mom, I know that I can’t do everything I want to do. So I choose to limit myself. I find that it is more important for me to do less and have time to relax and spend time with my...
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Taking Responsibility
When I started Goat Milk Stuff, somebody recommended that I read the book, The Success Principles – How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield. I bought it, but never made...
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Fox 59 Interview
We have so much fun sharing our story and our stuff with people. It’s one of the greatest things in the world to be able to support your family doing something that you truly love. Last week, we were...
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Spending Time
Our children desperately desire our attention. We can choose to give it to them proactively on our terms. Or we can wait until they misbehave and give them attention then in the form of discipline....
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I’m Overwhelmed!
Very rarely do I ever complain or whine here on my blog. But I confess, I feel the need to do just that because… I am overwhelmed!! It doesn’t happen to me often because I work really hard to...
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Sunshine
I love the sunshine. Sunny days just make me happy and put a big smile on my face. One of the reasons we go to Florida every winter is because I really need to escape to some warm weather and...
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A Rare Photo of Me
I am so glad I started writing this blog. I started it to capture some of my memories – but it has turned into a family affair. When things happen, somebody is sure to remind me, “You have to blog...
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Don’t Hurt My Mama!
Two nights ago, I had a very bad headache. I was lying on my stomach and I asked Cole to rub my shoulders. Emery came over to help as well. I told him to pound on my neck as it was very tense. They...
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I’ve Never Been Called THAT Before
Friends of ours have 4 children. Their youngest is named Paul after his father. They often call him PJ (Paul Junior). Well, apparently there was much confusion in their family because when Emily (the...
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Technology Can Be So Cool
In a former life (that means before children), I used to be a Systems Engineer. I was fairly up to date on the latest technology. But in this lifetime, the newest technology has left me in the dust....
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Not Bad for 3:00 AM
Grandma flew me and Brett and Indigo to Florida a few weekends ago to sell soap at her community craft fair. Since she got the tickets she got us a “nice” early flight so we could spend as much time...
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Date Night
Well, it has been an exhausting week. Thursday morning the last of the April goat kids were finally born (I’ll get photos up later). Twins – 1 buckling and 1 doeling, both adorable and healthy. But the...
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Disappearing Act
I can’t believe it’s been almost 2 months since my last blog post. Where did I disappear to? Well, in the past 2 months, we’ve soaped thousands of bars of soap, fed 8 hungry children daily, cared for...
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You Are The…
Jim and I have been taking a walk together every day. It’s awesome. We leave the children with some chores to do and a reward if they get them done by the time we return, and then we disappear. For at...
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The Three Sweetest Words You Can Hear (according to Jim)
. Any guesses what those words are? Brett (who is reading over my shoulder even though she is supposed to be in bed and I have reminded her 3 times to get to bed) just whispered, “I love you.” Good...
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