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The ULTIMATE Patient Parenting Hack

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It is so hard to be a patient parent! I’ve read A LOT of parenting books, trying to become a better, more patient parent. Some of them helped, some of them made me feel guilty, and some of them made me roll my eyes. However, I have found a way to be a more patient parent.

Recently I got a lovely text from a friend. She said, “You are a great mom. I’m blessed to see you with your kids and how gentle and loving you are.”

Talk about the sweetest thing ever! It made my heart grow three sizes that day. [Read more…] about The ULTIMATE Patient Parenting Hack

Mom has to Read, Too: What I Read in June

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Time to beef up that mom reading list for summer! If you don’t think you need a mom reading list, think again!

Full disclosure, during the winter, I think to myself, “Why do we live here, in this cold, forsaken, midwestern state? Why did people ever even settle here? Why did I fall in love with a man who lives here?”

Then, JUNE!! Oh, June in the midwest is glorious! Our woods are green, the sun shines every day and late into the evening, and the lake water is as warm as a bath.

This is the month when I think, “OOHH, this is why people settled here.”

June is a good month for finally reading outside, on a blanket in the sun.

Are you looking for a book to add to your mom reading list? Here are my reviews of the books I read in June. [Read more…] about Mom has to Read, Too: What I Read in June