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What I’m Reading

Powerful, powerful post::: Why I Can’t #FitchtheHomeless

For the mommas::: Dear Less Than Perfect Mom

For the women::: In The World of Women

For the Bloggers::: Fifty Two Shades of Shay: Blogging

In which Elizabeth Smart is a hero. Again::: Shame-based Sex Education: We Can Do Better

For a giggle:: Reasons You Should Never Reenact Pinterest Photos

For a really odd giggle::: Antonia Larroux

And for a pee your pants a little laugh:::

What I’m Reading

First a video for the mamas::::

Then a post for the teachers::: Dear Teachers Everywhere…

And one for the wives::: Ten ways to keep the heat and romance in your marriage – the PG13 version!

Finally one for everyone::: Don’t Forget the Big Picture

Rounding it out with a video for the New Girl lovers among us (must see TV weekly):::

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Breathing a sigh of relief tonight for Boston. This will make you proud to live in this country:::

This one has been all over Facebook, but in case you missed it, grab the tissues and tune in:::

Speaking of the voices that tell us we aren’t good enough, I love this new site from Jon Acuff::: No More Voices

And one more video just to make you smile:::

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Yes, we hear these things, and I am sure a whole lot more people are thinking it in their heads. This is a great response::: Obedience is Hard

I love the raw honest look at motherhood in this post::: Four Years, Five Months, 10 Days

I am just going to copy this post word for word and hand it to my son one day kay Kate?::: To My Only Son And My Future Daughter-In-Law

If you didn’t know and love Megan before, you will know her and love her after this::: Why I Married A Black Guy

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This is exactly how I have felt for months and I love that I have a plan. Perhaps you too? ::: Stuck in the Doldrums: An Attack Plan

This post is so important. A must read for sure:::: The Day I Saw My Marriage Ending

As a mom of two girls, I need this post:::: Raising Daughters in a World That Devalues Them: 7 Things We Must Tell Them

Another great one for parents::: Oh Be Careful Little Eyes What You See

This is a beautiful picture of our Father::: confessions of an adulteress

So apparently sitting and staring at this isn’t working, but it is still a great resource::: The Ultimate Spring Cleaning Checklist

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Angie is absolutely KILLING it with these posts::: You’re Not a Prop

This is a bit along the same lines and something I am chewing on as well::: Where You Need to Live

YES to this:: Noisy Gongs and Clanging Symbols

YES to this as well::: What Really Frustrates Me About The Gay Marriage Debate Is….

Pssst…Robin, please move next door and teach me all your parenting teen tricks::: Parenting Teens: Consequences, Peer Pressure and Making a Way Out

Speaking of parenting role models: Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

And one more::: After Steubenville: 25 Things Our Sons need to know about Manhood

Okay fine, ONE more parenting post::: The Days Are Long But the Years Are Short

This post is sooo good. And you should be reading everything she writes. Everything::: Sex

I am finding my late 30s to be a place of grace as well::: On Showing Your Waist Grace

There is just a whole lot to love in this post::: Outliers

What I’m Reading

We’ll Have an Adventure Someday ::: DesignHer Momma

Keeping It Real ::: Giving Up On Perfect

Always and Forever ::: Pensieve

To The Mamas Who Clean Up Messes for a Living ::: 4tunate

There’s no such thing as perfect hospitality or perfect people ::: Lisa Jo Baker

Ben Affleck’s Oscar Speech Revealed A Truth About Marriage ::: Huff Po

Evolution of Mom Dancing ::: Jimmy Kimmel (I don’t care what you feel about our current FLOTUS, this is hilarious)

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If you aren’t reading her, you should be::: In the Basement

I love Jen’s heart::: His Grace Is More Than Enough, When I’m Not Enough

This is a good reminder, especially for moms::: Be Thankful for the Mess

I don’t typically do freezer cooking but this is a great resource::: 31 Back-to-School Freezer Meals

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What I’m Reading

This, this, THIS::: In the Basement

You know those moms who we think are doing it all? They aren’t::: She Did What She Could

I love, love, love this post. Go read::: A Kiss in the Garden

Powerful post from a survivor of the Aurora shootings::: So You STILL Think God is a Merciful God?!

Yep. This is truth::: In Which It’s Business as Usual

Jon Acuff scores again::: I wish every church said what this church says in their bulletin …

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This post. This::: A Letter to My 51 Year Old Self

I love how other people are also “unspoiling” their kids::: My Un-American Summer

I have thought about this post a lot as I pull down the butt of my swimsuit over and over::: Swimsuit Ready or Not

This list is awesome::: 100 Things I Want To Teach My Daughter

I have rediscovered my love of reading (you know actual books, not just the internet variety). I have fallen in love with this series::: 10 Books a Day For a Week