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Welcome to the Mother's Day edition of WTF Friday!

As a mom, I can say this holiday, which just happened to start in my home state of West Virginia, has been fun so far. I'm looking forward to the day when I get homemade presents and genuine effort from my son, who is finally growing to appreciate holidays and special days in general.

This year, my husband, who I have to…

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Last month I began a series about Speedy's birth that really took on a life of it's own. I thought I would save these last few posts for Mother's Day weekend. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me on this series, the comments and emails have been wonderful to read. It make me so glad I decided to stick with blogging. I just love you all so much!

"I can't be in labor," I told me husband. "My water hasn't broken."…

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Celebrate Children's Book Week by checking out Imagination-Cafe's own Rosanne Tolin's article on Chicago Parent at; http://chicagoparent.com/magazines/web-only/2011-april/celebrate-books-with-childrens-book-week-in-chicago

Hi all,

 

Found a pretty good video on how to calm a crying baby.  I have tried, pretty effective I think:)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddRkI5wVIqQ

 

Hope this is useful!

Joanna

"He said, “This is what the Lord says: Make this valley full of ditches. You will not see wind or rain,

but this valley will be filled with water. You, your cattle, and your other animals will drink."

~ 2 Kings 3:16-17

I really want to thank Elevation Church for the inspiration for this post.…

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Valentine's Day is behind us, but are those old feelings of love gone wrong or love lost still haunting you?

Check out my interview with Laura Lee Carter, author of How to Believe in Love Again at; http://cupofromance.blogspot.com

 

It may be your first step in healing those hurts.