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Mommy Needs a Break

Psalm 61:2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. This is more a love note to myself, because I'm often overwhelmed. But then, I get back on track.... hopefully, I'm not the only woman who has ever felt this way, who falls off the supermom wagon (all the time) and has to admit she's just one woman...Can you relate? I love my kids.  I love them so much.  Sometimes, I happen to look up and see them.  Really see them.  See their innocent  little free spirits.  I love watching them enjoy something. I secretly watch them eat all the time...observing how they savor their food, the faces they make. Just zoning in on them watching their favorite cartoon is touching to me.....  I love to watch them smile as they explore the world. I love being with them nearly all the time.  I love seeing them learn and expe...

A Fun, Simple How-To: Making Slime!

The kids have been really interested in Science experiments lately. Which is awesome!  I love it!   I love when they want to learn.  So much learning happens when they become interested in something on their own and go with it.  It all started on YouTube.  We LOVE YouTube. In case you haven't gotten on the YouTube board yet, I'm letting you know you should! There is tons of educational content, plus mom vlogs have become one of my favorite pass times lately.  Lots of good stuff on good ole YouTube! Anyways though-- back to the slime...  My oldest three were bored one day and decided to type "cool science experiments" into the search bar of YouTube.    After a bit,  they stumbled across someone making "homemade slime" and they were hooked.  They wanted to, HAD TO make it! I was worried it would be a flop (like most of our science experiments) but to my surprise,...