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July 30, 2021

Medium Blue Distressed Wide Leg Jeans  Teak 3-Piece Lounge Set  Tie Strap Sleeveless Jumpsuit  Natural & Gold Floral Nightstand  Ivory Ceramic Table Lamp  "Be Filled With Wonder" Blue Ombre Notebook  Black Wedge Sandal  High-Waist Drawstring Denim Shorts  Ivory & Blue Geometric Wool Rug  Console Table  Round Black Kenslia Planter  Navy Prenza Lounger Set    . . .

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Wednesday’s Child: Marcus

July 28, 2021

Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .

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Pandemic Mental Health + Our Favorite Clothing Brands + Teaching Self-Compassion to Kids | Selfie Podcast Episode 177

July 28, 2021

We are talking about the pandemic mental health crisis with Dr. Sarb Johal, an expert in emergency management and disaster psychology and author of Steady: A Guide to Better Mental Health Through and Beyond the Coronavirus Pandemic. We also discuss our favorite clothing brands and Kristen’s Everlywell food allergy test results, and BJ talks about how to teach self-compassion to our kids. In this episode we also talked about: Grove Collective at Target Dashing Diva Nail Gels Coola . . .

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Friday Finds

July 23, 2021

The Home Edit Life Book Navy Floral Linen Top  Reusable Snack Bag Set  Rustic Oak-Finished Metal-Wrap Round Side Table  Toms Natural Cheetah Platform Shoe  White Rope Wrap Planter Set of Two Intense Hydrating Hair Mask  Multi Hair Color Clip Set  Black Ruffle Hem High Waist Shorts . . .

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THINGS I WISH I HAD DISCOVERED SOONER | ON THURSDAY’S I POST FROM THE VAULT. THIS POST IS FROM DECEMBER 2O10.

July 22, 2021

ON THURSDAY'S I POST FROM THE VAULT. THIS POST IS FROM DECEMBER 2O10. Daycare ropes for civilian use. Jafta’s kindergarten has an unfortunate system where I have to park and then walk all the kids into the middle of campus to get him.   I’m not sure I can adequately explain how chaotic it is to walk my three younger kids through a small campus with 200 kindergartners running around.  All three of them run in different directions, Kembe trying to escape to the basketball hoop, India blindly . . .

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Wednesday’s Child: 9-year-old Dom

July 21, 2021

Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .

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· Adoption, Fostercare

Couples Sleeping in Seperate Beds: Is It Bad? + Banishing Burnout | Selife Podcast Episode 176

July 21, 2021

Today we are talking with Janice Litvin, author of the new book the Banish Burnout Toolkit, about understanding our stress response patterns, and BJ is answering a listener question about couples who don't sleep in the same bed. In this episode we also talked about: Mare of Eastown LONDONTOWN Illuminating Nail Concealer ‎WaterMinder on the App Store Sock Drawer Organizer   Thrive Causemetics is a clean beauty brand with skin-loving ingredients that not only highlight . . .

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Life Lately

July 19, 2021

First timer seeing live theater in over a year! We’ve missed you so, @southcoastrep! As you can see my boys were elated, too!! #americanmariachi View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Kristen Howerton (@kristenhowerton) Just in case anyone was worried the Miami airport is still full of missions teams in matching t-shirts ready to go “love on” the people of . . .

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Friday Finds: CBD

July 16, 2021

CBD Energy Gummies  CBD Bath Bomb  CBD Gummies - Orange Cream  CBD Gummies - Strawberry  Vitality CBD + Vitamin Gummies  Epic Nutra Vegan CBD Gummies Red Velvet CBD Infused Canna Shake  Dream CBD & CBN Gummies 8 Labs 500 mg CBD Balm  Bespoke 1000mg Manuka Honey Infused CBD Original Hemp Stress Capsules  Funky Farms Pineapple Express CBD Vape Pen Chil Wellness De-Stress Essential Roller Oil Nature's Candy Vegan Strawberry Lemonade Gummies . . .

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SCHOOL PICTURES | ON THURSDAY’S I POST FROM THE VAULT. THIS POST IS FROM DECEMBER 2010.

July 15, 2021

ON THURSDAY'S I POST FROM THE VAULT. THIS POST IS FROM DECEMBER 2010. What is it about school photos that just stops the heart, and makes you feel like your kids have grown up suddenly without you noticing?  These pictures make me want to break into the chorus of “Sunrise Sunset”.   How did they get so big?  I love these.  Even if Kembe is wearing makeup, and Jafta is fighting the urge to bring his spiderman hand into the photo . . .

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