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an open letter to people who can’t stop talking about Pumpkin Spice Lattes
To my friends in the North: You know who you are. You woke up this morning more than a little bit giddy. You turned the page on your calendar to September and felt the first hint of a chill in the...
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side by side sibling photos: 6 & 7 months
Well, well. I’m not sure how best to follow up a blog post that went insanely viral. I’m going with the “do nothing for 2 months then post pictures of your kids that only their grandparents care to...
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side by side sibling photos: 8 & 9 months
The kid-comparing continues (did you catch yesterday’s post?)! Here are the 8- and 9-month side-by-side photos. What do you think? Can you believe Baby Powers is 10 months today?! 8 months old and...
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Finding your path (my latest at The Happiest Home)
I just love this photo of me and my firstborn walking the dock in Crystal Lake, IL in 2009. Today it’s part of my most recent post at The Happiest Home. Here’s a little snippet: From where I stood on...
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Holiday Traditions & The Huffington Post
I’m really excited about this, friends. It’s been a writing goal of mine this year to be published at The Huffington Post, and I’m thrilled that they decided to reprint this post I wrote last year for...
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13 Accidentally Good Photographs from 2013
It’s not too late to do a little year-end reflecting, is it? I say the New Year REALLY starts tomorrow. Deal? I got my first DSLR camera just over a year ago (thanks to input from you guys I chose the...
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waiting for the sad (a birthday post)
For a whole year I’ve been waiting for The Sad. Knowing she was the last, knowing each thing big or small would be the last time we did or said or celebrated that thing, I waited to feel the lastness...
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sprechen sie HuffPost?
If you follow me at all on social media, you may have caught wind of this oh, say, more than a month ago. I’m a bit delayed sharing it here on the blog – oops! I was really honored to have another...
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Should I Eat It? A Dining Guide For Toddlers {Infographic}
Wondering whether your toddler will eat a particular food? Here’s a handy guide to help you figure it out. Enjoy! This infographic is property of Powers of Mine. Would you like to share it? Feel free...
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The Second Year
For the first year of a baby’s life, it seems, we do everything in our power to help them grow. Eat, we whisper into a downy ear, rocking in the dark as we issue sustenance from our tired bodies....
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