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Guard Your Most Precious Commodity

By Shannen Espelien 2 Comments

Guard Your Most Precious Commodity - www.MiddleWayMom.com

Is parenting just about providing opportunities for your kids? For something special, we go somewhere and do something. When did every day life become so insignificant? It’s not insignificant to our kids. Even spouse relationships thrive better when their every day life is nurtured just as much as date night, if not more. It’s vitally important to […]

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My Biggest Mistake

By Shannen Espelien 7 Comments

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I mean, a lot. I have a lot of past decisions I can choose from when thinking about the biggest mistake in my life. So, what’s the number one thing that comes to mind every time I consider the answer to the question, “What is the […]

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My Top 5 Most Helpful and Encouraging Pinterest Boards

By Shannen Espelien 2 Comments

Top 5 Pinterest Boards for Help and Encouragement - www.MiddleWayMom.com

It seems everyone is on Pinterest now, including my teen daughter (finally!). Sometimes you find some gems, but it is getting harder to wade through the meh-boards to find them. So, while I’m not yet a super-pinner, I present to you: My Top 5 Helpful and Encouraging Pinterest Boards Homeschool This is my most general […]

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Ultimate Preschool Activity Bag! 20 Items – Hours of Fun!

By Shannen Espelien 1 Comment

The Ultimate Preschool Activity Bag - 20 Items, Hours of Fun! www.MiddleWayMom.com

As you may know, I live in two worlds: teenager world and the littles world. These two don’t mix easily, so I have to be intentional. I need to have entertainment for the littles quickly at hand when they are getting squirmy, and more than likely, I haven’t planned anything in particular (though, in sha […]

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30 Ideas to Connect with Your Teen

By Shannen Espelien 3 Comments

The teen years are a time when our child is trying to find their identity, and normally they start pulling away from Mom and Dad. It’s hard as a parent to let them walk away! We want to hold on to our child that we’ve watched grow over the years, and we don’t want to […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Teens Tagged With: teen

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