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Multicultural, diverse, inclusive toys

multicultural toys to teach diversity in your home

When all the protests started and the increased emphasis on the Black Lives Matter movement rolled through social media like a tidal wave part of me was almost offended. I’m not like that! My parents always taught me that we’re all children of God. We’re teaching our kids to love and include everyone! And although […]

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Front yard reception

our quarantine lds baptism experience

No matter who you are SARS-CoV-2 (Noval Coronavirus) and its associated stay-at-home orders have affected you. Graduation ceremonies have been canceled. Weddings have been postponed. On-site classes have shifted to virtual learning. Religious services are being streamed into homes. Family vacations have been rescheduled. Birthday parties have turned into parades down the street. Everyone is […]

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Birth Story

april 16, 2020: a global pandemic birth story

How does a pandemic birth story start? You would think that by my sixth labor I’d know exactly what was going on. Yet there I was, awake at 2:20 am on April 16 in the middle of a global pandemic. Not sure if my water had broken or if I’d wet the bed. Talk about […]

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