Insert here. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. If only life were so clearly marked. A handbook for life with directions easily marked and understood in steps. What heartache and disappointments could have been averted. And motherhood, now THAT is a handbook I would pay good money for. Am I right? But alas it is [...]
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With the lazy days of summer slowly coming to a close, it’s time to start making your fall 2012 bucket list. Is it family outings, baking, visits to orchards or pumpkin patches? What is on your absolute don’t miss list for fall? Take the challenge. Sign up and tell us you’re in before Friday, August [...]
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We don’t remember days; we remember moments. – Cesare Pavese As we document our families, it is all about the moments. Those little firsts that make milestones. The look on your son’s face as you let go of the bicycle for the first time. The splash from the first jump into the deep end. The [...]
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Sometimes words flow from lips to ears at just the right speed. They hang in the air between us, little sparkles of loveliness. Sometimes the sunlight flares truth into our world, into our concept of self and space and time. These subtleties are gifts. What we do with them is up to us. But remember [...]
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Back-to-School is a magical fun time rich with so many traditions. School shopping, a return to routine, an exciting buzz of energy filled with nervous anticipation. Whether your celebrate with a new back pack, a gift for teachers, uniforms, or brand new socks, these are the traditions your children will remember long into adulthood. This [...]
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“The greatest gift you can give yourself and your children is to allow your story to be told, in your words and through your lens, with every picture you take.” –Tracey Clark, Elevate the Everyday Last August, we found our inspiration for the month from NY Times best selling author Kelly Corrigan’s book Lift and [...]
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To celebrate Elevate the Everyday month, we’re excited to feature quotes from some of the books contributors as a free downloadable prints throughout August. The first print was designed by Ali Edwards. You can read Ali’s piece, The Striped PJs in Tracey Clark’s new book Elevate the Everyday. Ali is an internationally recognized scrapbook blogger, [...]
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I often feel overwhelmed with the creative ideas and how-to’s and DIY’s and a hundred other things I’d like to accomplish with my kids. Pinterest is both amazing and discouraging for me. Until recently, I had a list a mile long of things I’d love to accomplish. I struggled to let go of what my [...]
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Life is so often like the ocean. Sometimes, the waves crash hard and continuously at the landscape of our days. Over time, this beating and battering at the very edges of our being smoothes out the rough edges and sometimes chips away at the soft spots, leaving an open and vulnerable recess where there was [...]
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Summer is kind of a big deal around here. It is our reward for all those cold snowy months we endure. Winter here can begin in October and melt away in April, fall and spring get a bit lost in all that winter, but summer, oh summer we anticipate, savor and wish with all our [...]
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