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  • 5 things that make getting laid-off a blessing

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    I needed the time available to transition our daughter into the family I was planning to give notice in 3 months but got 3 months of severance instead Took Jon Acuff’s advice in his book Quitter – Made a plan about 7 months earlier Took Dan Miller’s advice in his book 48 Days To The…

  • Statement Of Understanding

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    Her world was not loving, kind, gentle, caring, or nurturing She was not allowed to become what God designed She was drugged before birth, abandoned, neglected, abused, and rejected…

  • Statement of conviction

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    We have consecrated our family to follow His plan and that plan includes Ariel.

  • Sinking fund ledger

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    Sinking fund ledger for FPU

  • At least I know what I don’t know

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    My wife, Marisa, and I are starting the process of getting our Foster Care license. Our intent is to adopt a child out of the Foster Care system. In all of this we will end up taking some child care classes. The best part is we were looking into taking some of these classes anyway…

  • w3d – Baby Bjorn

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     What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. By Marisa, Jeffrey’s Mom: One of our favorite items! When we get physically tired of carrying the baby around in our arms (when he doesn’t want to be put down) or we have stuff to do around the house, we…

  • w3d – Do it yourself mobile

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    What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. You have to make this. Your baby will love it, mine does. Go to Jan Andrea’s Baby Crafts site to get the instructions and image file. I hung it next to the chair where we feed Jeffrey at night and…

  • w3d – Wipe warmer

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     What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. By Marisa, Jeffrey’s Mom: OK, so people forewarned us that the wipe warmer was useless, but honestly we did not pay attention to them. Unfortuntuately, they were right. While the wipes did come out nice and warm, and Jeffrey seemed…

  • w3d – Swing me baby

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    What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. When we looked for registry items we selected a few more expensive items for the grandparents to purchase. One of the items was the Papasan Cradle Swing by Fisher Price. We love this swing because Jeffrey loves it. It features…

  • Can you really have too many pics of your baby?

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    YES. Each week it takes hours to sift through the pictures and select the best shots. Digital cameras with high capacity cards have totally made picture taking a blast. You can keep on shooting everything you see without incurring additional cost. The problem is after you finish your shutter bug session you have hundreds of…