I’ll never be the size I was before I had kids, and I’m fine with that. My health isn’t a number on the scale or on a tag in my jeans. I feel good about my body because it gets me through this life. I want to be around as long as possible
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“I’ll never be the size I was before I had kids, and I’m fine with that. My health isn’t a number on the scale or on a tag in my jeans. I feel good about my body because it gets me through this life. I want to be around as long as possible to see my kids grow up, so I take care of it. I can’t remember when I last felt like this.”
― Before I Let Go
― Before I Let Go
“The names of coffee beans mostly derive from where they are grown. In the case of mocha, the beans are grown in Yemen and Ethiopia and named after Yemen’s port city of Mocha, where they were traditionally shipped from. Kilimanjaro beans are grown in Tanzania”
― Tales from the Cafe
― Tales from the Cafe
“parental presence is key to optimizing the chance of your child having a life of well-being and resilience.”
― Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
― Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
“If you make your body seem less threatening, and speak in a calmer voice instead of yelling, you’ll have a less-stressed child—and you’ll get more cooperation.”
― Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
― Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
“grateful for time, which doesn’t always heal all wounds, but teaches us how to be happy again even with our scars.”
― Before I Let Go
― Before I Let Go
Discourse in a Digital Age
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Welcome to the online face of Discourse in a Digital Age! This face-to-face book discussion met from 2013-2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. We talked about ...more
Schlafly Global Book Discussion Group
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Join the St Louis Public Library Schlafly Branch Global Book Discussion Group online or in-person each month as we read a selection of current global ...more
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