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Nie Asks: How Do You Freshen Up Your Home?

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What do you use to freshen up your home? I always decorate with fresh flowers. Do you like flowers, plants, crafts? Tell me now, and leave me a picture!  Read more >

We're All Mom Enough

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A week ago, my friend and business partner Dionna of Code Name: Mama called me up excitedly and said TIME Magazine was looking for attachment parenting families who wanted to participate in a photo shoot in New York City. I ended up being passed over as a candidate, but she was chosen as one of the models for tandem breastfeeding a baby and an older nursling (the glowing #3 in the slideshow). To the right is a candid her husband snapped during the shoot.  Read more >

OMG! I'm A Grandmother!

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Johnny Mac Pippin, aka Aiden Samuel, was born at Tripler Army Medical Center on May 15, 2012 at 12:36pm. He weighed a whopping 8lbs and was 21" long. His mother had no drugs and the only assistance was breaking the water 90 minutes before he made his way into the world. Yep. My beautiful, tiny baby birthed a good size baby of her own -- and she did it fabulously. I was in awe of her strength and her determination. Two days later and I'm still in awe. Rockstar. Super Hero. Birthing Goddess. That's my girl!  Read more >

I'm Not a Bad Mom Because I Like My iPhone

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You may have seen a blog post floating around in the past week about how you're missing your kid's childhood if you're too engrossed in your favorite forms of technology. My thought was that you could miss your kid's childhood with any form of a hobby or distraction if you don't practice the art of moderation. Emily Steen holds a different belief and defends living in an interconnected world and family. I applaud her point of view. Which do you side with?  Read more