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Baby feet doing the first steps. Baby's first steps.

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One day recently, the kids had just finished up with dinner and it was just about time to get ready for bed. Part of our nightly routine is that before we head upstairs, the kids (mainly my son at this point since my daughters are too young) help with cleaning up all their toys they played with throughout the day. On this day, the kids must have went hard because there were toys everywhere. My son looked at me and said “Dad, I can’t do this, there are way too many toys!” He seemed defeated, gave up and moved on to laying on the couch.Read More →

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I have three little ones on the home front. Unless it is one of the rare days when all three happen to be napping at the same time, it is pretty much a constant state of madness. It is normally pretty challenging to see past the screaming, throwing of toys, hitting, etc…and easy to get frustrated with any one of the crazy things going on. Look Beyond the Madness On some days, however, I try to look past all of this and realize that what is going on at a rapid pace is growth – all kinds of growth. My youngest daughter learning how toRead More →

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Feeling your best consistently isn’t something that just happens by chance. Feeling great today isn’t likely to happen just because you woke up and wished it would be that way. Getting a great night’s sleep isn’t likely to happen because it’s been a long day and you’re exhausted. These are hard lessons that I’ve learned over time and unfortunately continue to learn on a frequent basis. For me, I feel my best when I’m able to get in a groove and stick to a routine that works for me day over day. I personally think everyone is very different and therefore, what works for meRead More →