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The Simple Life

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The Simple Life · 3d ago

A is for Apron

I am trying something new for a while. A friend of mine suggested taking a blogging break. It seems my kids need me more right now and blogging is (sadly) the most dispensable of my activities. I think my official sabbatical will be June and July, but I'll be "winding down" a bit in May...moving awa
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The Simple Life · 1w ago

Trisomy 21 - Down Syndrome

When I started this series on the various trisomy genetic disorders, I knew this day would come. How does one even attempt to summarize Down Syndrome in a short blog post? I'll start with the disclaimer that none of my primers are intended to be all-inclusive. They're just a starting point to begin
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The Simple Life · 1W ago

Zapped

Today the letter of the week for Is Z.It's so fitting. the words that come to mind:Zero - the amount of energy I have right now.Zany - my life lately.But mostly...Zapped. As in, that is how I feel.I am not just physically tired (though I am that) I am emotionally exhausted. My brain hurts.For now I'
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The Simple Life · 1W ago

Sunday Digest 44...

...which I'm writing on Wednesday. Yeah...tough week. Actually I played a lot last weekend and I'm kind of paying for it now. Anyway - here are the coolest, most inspirational, most informative, most heart-tugging posts that I've found in my Internet roving over the last few weeks. Please enjoy and
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The Simple Life · 2W ago

Book Review - Bedtime for Little Bears!

Do you know anyone who doesn't think bedtime is for them? When my kids resist bedtime I always think it's kind of ironic, because these days I would LOVE to go to bed when they do and sleep as much as they do. They don't know how good they've got it! Bedtime for Little Bears by David Bedford is our
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The Simple Life · 2W ago

Dealing with Anxiety (Yours)

I have struggled off and on with anxiety for most of my adult life. I worried a lot as a kid, too, but my supportive and loving Christian parents helped keep it in check. When I left home to attend college the things and people I had relied on to stay strong were removed and I felt quite alone in fa
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The Simple Life · 3W ago

Jesus' Storybook

My children love a good story. We read stories every night, and it is one of the incentives for getting through the not so fun parts of bedtime. They each get to pick a book. They often race to see who will get to pick first. We restock often from the library, but they love to read their favorites o
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The Simple Life · 4W ago

Trisomy 18

I'm continuing my series on Trisomy disorders. You can read the overview post here. Briefly, trisomy occurs when at conception an extra copy of one chromosome is transferred from the parents to their offspring. There are also forms of mosaic trisomy which occur during cell division, resulting in som
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The Simple Life · 4W ago

Work

A lot of people are looking for it. Evidently being a mom doesn't qualify (at least in some people's lexicon.) A few people are addicted to it, but a lot of people wish they didn't have to do it.I have kind of an interesting perspective on work. I have tried to juggle work and being a mom in just ab
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The Simple Life · 1M ago

Sunday Digest 43

Time to share the best of the things I've found while floating through cyber-space the last few weeks. I hope you'll visit and enjoy the links below and let them know you found them through The Simple Life:1) One of my best new finds is Just a Lil Blog by Jim. It is great to get a dad's perspective
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