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Quick and Easy Chicken & Dumplings

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This QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS recipe only takes 15 minutes and will taste just like your grandmother’s “made from scratch” version.

Quick and easy chicken and dumplings recipe

Chicken and Dumplings is one of the top southern comfort foods. This quick and easy recipe is one of the BEST RECIPES to use if you are bringing a meal to a friend in need. It is so quick and easy to make, and transport. Also, it is very affordable, with only 3 INGREDIENTS NEEDED. Delivering a meal to a friend or family member is one of the best gifts you can give. This QUICK and EASY CHICKEN and DUMPLINGS RECIPE is always my go-to recipe for a meal train. [Read more…]

How to Have an Attitude of Gratitude

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How to have an attitude of gratitude

Many of us have heard the phrase, “Thankful, Grateful, and Blessed” but how many of us are truly grateful and thankful? How many of us truly see our blessings and express our gratitude? Most of us never consider our blessings, instead we worry and shift our focus on our problems. That alone will cause nothing but anxiety and unhappiness. When we are anxious and filled with negative energy, everyone around us will feel it. It’s not good for our well-being or our loved ones. This can all change with our way of thinking. It’s time to cultivate an attitude of gratitude.
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All MOMS WORK: ENDING THE “MOM LABELS”

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All moms work

We have all heard the labels that mothers are given: SAHM, WAHM, Working Mom, Single Mom, PTA Mom, Homeschool Mom, Crunchy Mom, Breast-feeding Mom, Bottle-feeding Mom, Young Mom, Old Mom…I could go on and on, but you get the picture. As moms, we are labeled. Then comes all the “this label vs. this label.” When the whole truth of it is, we are just MOMS. If you are a mother, it doesn’t matter if you stay at home with your kids or work outside the home, YOU WORK! ALL MOMS WORK!

We don’t need the labels to prove what we do and don’t do. WE WORK HARD EVERYDAY. We are raising humans. What could be harder than that?  24/7 our mind is on our children. Our mental lists of our children’s meals, appts, school, projects, extra-curricular activities and more, is boundless. Our brains are constantly trying to keep up, while our bodies are doing all the physical demands that are needed to raise children. No one knows how hard we work, more than we do. [Read more…]