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Yes, That’s My Son!

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~ Welcome, to the third story in our BeYOUtiful Mom Series!~ Yes, That's My Son! A beautiful story of adoption Featured Writer: Cyndi Maloy “MOM!”   After four children, hearing my name (or what the children think my name is) being screamed hysterically from the other side of the house doesn’t really phase me.  Usually, it means someone has violated someone else’s space, or changed someone else’s Facebook status, or borrowed someone else’s clothing without permission (even if said item of … [Read more...]

Stroller Fitness Craze Part 1

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~There is a stroller fitness craze amongst new mommies and I totally get why that is the case.  With all three of my babies exercising in the outdoors was what worked best for the both of us.  They got some fresh air and scenery and I got some excercise in.  One of my favorite places for stroller exercising was the zoo.  In both cities, that I lived in at the time that my boys were babies the zoos were huge so that meant lots of walking for us! Enjoy these stroller exercises with Alaina she will … [Read more...]

Mothering Through Loss and Heartache

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Mothering Through Loss and Heartache Featured Writer: Sandy Bruce Welcome to our second mom story in our series beYOUtiful Mom! I lay in bed with tears flowing down my cheeks as my 2 year old sobbed and asked again where daddy was and when he was coming home.   It had only been a week since an accident took his life suddenly and we were thrust from “normal” into heartache and loss.   How could I explain to my sweet girl, that this time daddy wasn’t coming home anymore? Neil was a … [Read more...]

Embroidered Hand Prints Gift Idea

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Contributing Writer: Laurel Macdougall ~What better person to kick off our BeYOUtiful Mom Series than Laurel our creative contributor who just had her little precious bundle. ~ Holy Cow - I now have four kiddos!  What a crazy awesome blessing in my life.  As I've spent so much time cuddling and holding my newborn, I can remember so clearly doing the same with my other kids.  My oldest is almost 10 now, and it is crazy to me that she isn't just so little.  They grow so fast - cliché, I … [Read more...]