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Apr 18th, 2019 — Healthy, Sweet, Carrot Salad
Apr 11th, 2019 — 3 Ways to Make "Having The Talk" with Your Kids a Little Less Awkward...{with a printable conversation starter!}
Mar 29th, 2019 — With Kate Merrick, on her New Book: HERE, NOW
Mar 14th, 2019 — Surf Updates and Inspiration from Son #3: Luke.
Mar 8th, 2019 — End of Winter Coffee Date. Edition: We've got a Table with a View and SO much to Cover!
Feb 22nd, 2019 — A Few Thoughts after 12 Years of Homeschooling.
Feb 7th, 2019 — The Very Best 5-Minute Gluten Free Bread
Jan 20th, 2019 — The Biggest Goal I have this Year
Jan 10th, 2019 — Health or Weight-Loss Goals in the New Year? Something for Everyone Here!
Jan 1st, 2019 — Happy New Year! Guess What's Coming in 2019?!
Dec 22nd, 2018 — Merry Christmas from Hawaii {greetings, photos, and a note to read before the New Year!}
Dec 6th, 2018 — What I'd Say If We Could Meet for Coffee.... {Virtual Coffee Date, Holiday Edition.}
Nov 20th, 2018 — Kale Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Candied Walnuts
Nov 7th, 2018 — How We have Raised Kids Who Love God.
Nov 1st, 2018 — Favorite Pumpkin Granola
Oct 16th, 2018 — Six Things To Do Every Day--Especially When You're Busy.
Oct 3rd, 2018 — A Year of Island Inspirations! (Sign up below!)
Sep 21st, 2018 — The New Blog is Live!!!
Sep 7th, 2018 — Kale, Pear, Gorgonzola Salad: Fall is in the Air.
Sep 2nd, 2018 — How to Launch Well: 7 Things to do Now to Successfully Launch your Kids when it's Time
Aug 22nd, 2018 — Coffee Date: Back to School, My Son is Going to College, and I-could-use-a-hug-Edition.
Aug 17th, 2018 — Helping Our Kids Through Lonely Seasons
Aug 10th, 2018 — On Family, Work, and Pursuing Passions...
Aug 5th, 2018 — Swanson Boys: Homeschool Updates, and Books they've been Loving
Aug 2nd, 2018 — On Homeschooling High School
Jul 27th, 2018 — Cookie Dough Balls {inspired by Oh She Glows Everyday.}
Jul 23rd, 2018 — Five Ways to Build Bridges When There is Distance in Your Marriage
Jul 13th, 2018 — The "Instagram Five": Helping Teens Use Social Media with Integrity.
Jul 8th, 2018 — A Conversation about Home.
Jul 5th, 2018 — When Your Kid Argues about Everything {5 tips}
Jun 22nd, 2018 — Fitness Hacks for Summer, Travel, and all of the Busy Days
Jun 19th, 2018 — Birth Order: What Middle Children Need Most from Their Parents
May 31st, 2018 — What to Expect When Your Son Starts Puberty
May 26th, 2018 — Is this your summer to lose weight?
May 18th, 2018 — 3 Genius Responses to Peer Pressure
May 11th, 2018 — Mile High Black and White Freezer Fudge, (Inspired by Oh She Glows Everyday)
May 8th, 2018 — Five Ways to Avoid Mother's Day Disappointment
May 1st, 2018 — Why I Love the Enneagram, and How it has Helped my Family
Apr 6th, 2018 — What a Mom Needs Most from Her Family: 25 Things
Apr 3rd, 2018 — Poisson Cru: The National Dish of Tahiti
Mar 29th, 2018 — Tahiti: 4 take-home lessons from the Friendliest people on earth.
Mar 13th, 2018 — Signs of Life
Mar 9th, 2018 — Champion (Vegetable) Chili
Mar 6th, 2018 — What I'm Eating and "How not to Die." My Eating Evolution and A Book Giveaway.
Feb 24th, 2018 — Josiah's Big College News...
Feb 19th, 2018 — Giving Your Kids the Tough Love they Need, and Getting the Respect you Deserve (A video)
Feb 2nd, 2018 — Something New for Praying Moms
Jan 27th, 2018 — Boy Mom Book: Can I get your Input? On Boys and Technology.
Jan 22nd, 2018 — The Best Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Moist and Delicious Brownies
Jan 12th, 2018 — Boy Mom Book: Can I get Your Input? On Raising Healthy Boys
Dec 23rd, 2017 — Merry Christmas! And some (realistic) Thoughts to Help You Enjoy the Holidays
Dec 16th, 2017 — My Son Wrote a Book for You and Your Kids! -- Sub-Marine, a tale of Fear, Trust, and Courage.
Dec 12th, 2017 — Life in our 40's: Let's talk about SLEEP!
Dec 1st, 2017 — Books to Read (or give) in December!
Nov 22nd, 2017 — Happy Thanksgiving and some very BIG NEWS!
Nov 14th, 2017 — 4 Layer Pumpkin Dessert
Nov 10th, 2017 — Stress Incontinence and Bladder Issues as we Age: Life in our 40's
Nov 7th, 2017 — 4 Things I'm doing now, to reduce Holiday Stress later
Nov 3rd, 2017 — Cardiovascular Disease: Why Women in their 40's should pay attention. (With Dr. Dave)
Oct 27th, 2017 — 14 Snack Ideas your kids will love (and you'll feel good about.)
Oct 19th, 2017 — What we can do for Hormonal Changes: Life in our 40's (and 50's) with Dr. Dave
Oct 13th, 2017 — What I'm Doing for an Injured Back. Learning from Life in My 40's.
Oct 11th, 2017 — I may not have Fall, but I have Avocados. {the best Avocado Toast Recipes}
Oct 7th, 2017 — Women's Life in our 40's, Part 1: Hormones! with Dr. Dave.
Sep 19th, 2017 — Announcing: Life in My 40's, a new series (with Dr. Dave)
Sep 14th, 2017 — How Brothers Become Best Friends
Sep 8th, 2017 — 10 Small Changes that will Improve your Family's Health Right Now.
Sep 6th, 2017 — Sweet Cinnamon Apple Yogurt Parfaits
Aug 25th, 2017 — 7 Books to Encourage you (and your Family) Now
Aug 21st, 2017 — 7 Attitudes that Will Sabotage Your Marriage, and 7 to Replace Them.
Aug 14th, 2017 — How Fifteen Minutes could Save your Relationship with Your Teen
Jul 31st, 2017 — How to Teach Teenagers About Money so They Become Financially Prosperous Young Adults
Jul 23rd, 2017 — When you can't take ANY MORE...{try this}
Jul 12th, 2017 — What A Middle School Boy Needs Most from His Parents.
Jun 26th, 2017 — What happened in the hardest season of my life
Jun 1st, 2017 — Talking to your Teen/Tween about Peer Pressure
May 27th, 2017 — Family Favorite Energy Balls.
May 22nd, 2017 — For the days that matter. {every day} A word of encouragement.
May 4th, 2017 — What I'm reading now...With a great new book giveaway!
Apr 28th, 2017 — Talking to your kids about how to treat the opposite sex
Apr 24th, 2017 — Easy Roasted Vegetables
Apr 17th, 2017 — Talking to your teens/tweens about their future
Apr 11th, 2017 — Grandma's Quick and Easy "Pantry Soup."
Mar 31st, 2017 — Conversations with our kids, Part I: Identity and Image
Mar 28th, 2017 — Important Conversations to have with your Teen/Tween now: A new mini-series
Mar 21st, 2017 — Vacations and Weight Gain: 7 Tips to help you stay on track when you travel
Mar 17th, 2017 — 3 Burrito Bowls Your Family Will Love
Mar 9th, 2017 — And Still She Laughs: Kate Merrick's book release (and a giveaway!)
Mar 3rd, 2017 — 5 ways to get your kids to put their devices down.
Feb 23rd, 2017 — How to handle it when your kid sees something they shouldn't on the internet
Feb 21st, 2017 — Simple ways you can show love to families with Special Needs
Feb 13th, 2017 — Three favorite protein smoothies (without fruits or vegetables.)
Feb 7th, 2017 — A little bit of Hawaii to brighten your day.
Feb 2nd, 2017 — 10 simple ways to make your imperfect marriage a whole lot better.
Jan 26th, 2017 — Kids and Manners. {Raising kids other people like to be around}
Jan 23rd, 2017 — (Easy) homemade ranch dressing. {Getting kids to eat their veggies}
Jan 15th, 2017 — 8 ways to make your family great this year
Dec 13th, 2016 — Monica's Mini Meatball Minestrone
Dec 9th, 2016 — 20 things to think about instead of food
Dec 5th, 2016 — Self-Care: 5 things moms should do now to avoid holiday burnout
Nov 29th, 2016 — A must-read if your kids are on social media.
Nov 18th, 2016 — Why Meditate? (with printable 5-minute Bible Meditation Cards!)
Nov 14th, 2016 — Easy (and healthy) Baked French Toast with Bananas
Nov 10th, 2016 — Birth Order: What Youngest Kids Need Most from their Parents
Nov 8th, 2016 — Homeschool Updates 2016: Part II High School
Nov 4th, 2016 — Homeschool Updates 2016, Part I/II: Elementary and Middle School
Nov 1st, 2016 — 4 Ingredient, 5 Minute (no bake) Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
Oct 27th, 2016 — 11 Lies that might be keeping you fat {a new giveaway!}
Oct 20th, 2016 — The Dirty Truth. Edition: It's My Birthday!
Sep 26th, 2016 — Because there is a Renaissance Woman within all of us. (A must-read for every mom.)
Sep 19th, 2016 — Why We Need to get Together with Old Friends More Often
Sep 15th, 2016 — How To Parent with Confidence
Sep 8th, 2016 — Seven Things to do this (and every) weekend
Sep 5th, 2016 — Is your Teen Pulling Away? 7 Ways You might be causing it
Sep 1st, 2016 — Overnight Oatmeal Jars
Aug 18th, 2016 — Let's have coffee! Updates, Links and Aloha here
Aug 16th, 2016 — When I Heard my Kids Describe my Marriage.
Aug 11th, 2016 — We're all a work in progress. (But this might help...)
Aug 4th, 2016 — 3 Character Qualities that Will Set Your Kids Apart
Aug 1st, 2016 — Family Favorite Egg and Potato Bake
Jul 22nd, 2016 — Connecting With Your Kids: How to Find the Open Doors
Jul 19th, 2016 — Helpful Ideas for vacationing with kids (and actually enjoying it!)
Jul 15th, 2016 — Tropical fruit Parfaits {lightened up}
Jul 10th, 2016 — When feeling bad about ourselves makes us parent badly.
Jul 7th, 2016 — The Benefits of Being a Relaxed Parent
Jun 28th, 2016 — Stop the Fighting! A Little Help for Sibling Squabbles.
Jun 16th, 2016 — Happy Father's Day! Lessons I Learned From My Dad
Jun 14th, 2016 — Grilling Fish with Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce
Jun 9th, 2016 — Hawaiian Loco Moco Breakfast: The legend, the love...and a lighter version.
May 31st, 2016 — How to Lighten things up and Laugh more as a Family
May 27th, 2016 — Summer Safety Tips with Dr. Dave and Monica (a VLOG!)
May 25th, 2016 — Our Staycation at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikiki Beachwalk (and Luke's State Championship)
May 12th, 2016 — The Four Stages of a Healthy Relationship with Your Kids.
May 2nd, 2016 — Tropical Mango Salsa.
Apr 22nd, 2016 — Yoga, Meditation, and my (Christian) faith
Apr 18th, 2016 — A 20th Anniversary Getaway, at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani
Apr 15th, 2016 — Vegetarian Split Pea Soup with Kale
Apr 12th, 2016 — Spring Coffee Date! Latest Instas, Updates, and Links to Love
Mar 30th, 2016 — A Strong Indicator of a Healthy (and Lasting) Marriage
Mar 23rd, 2016 — Targeting Character Issues in Teens
Mar 18th, 2016 — A Chore System, and Money Management for Kids: Our System, and a Video
Mar 14th, 2016 — Thai Peanut Chicken Coconut Soup
Mar 10th, 2016 — 5 Favorite Moments in our Homeschool Life
Mar 7th, 2016 — The Fastest Way to Re-Ignite a Spark in Your Marriage
Mar 1st, 2016 — Teens and Instagram (and Youtube): Tips for Navigating Wisely
Feb 23rd, 2016 — Teens, The Internet, & Social Media: Seven Steps that might Save your Kid
Feb 19th, 2016 — The Best Gluten Free Muffins: Banana, Berry, or Your Choice Add-ins
Feb 16th, 2016 — Anger in Parenting, and TRIGGERS: The Book I Wish I had Ten Years Ago
Feb 5th, 2016 — 8 Things Teenagers Will Appreciate (even if they don't admit it)
Feb 1st, 2016 — Tropical Smoothie Bowls: Make your own Acai, and Super Green Bowls
Jan 29th, 2016 — 3 Good Reasons to Build Some Muscle into Your Workouts.
Jan 25th, 2016 — Dear Husband, In This Busy Season of Raising Kids...
Jan 15th, 2016 — 3 of the Most Important Parts of Parenting (That aren't Really about "Parenting")
Jan 11th, 2016 — (Uncle) Dr. Ted's Nut Bars
Dec 11th, 2015 — 15 Favorite Holiday Breakfast Recipes
Dec 5th, 2015 — The Nalu Kinetic Spa at Turtle Bay Resort {A Review and an AMAZING Giveaway!}
Dec 2nd, 2015 — The Good and the Better During the Holidays
Nov 25th, 2015 — Happy Thanksgiving {and Brrrrr!}
Nov 20th, 2015 — Five Festive Holiday Drinks (Family-Friendly)
Nov 9th, 2015 — Carrot Ginger Coconut Soup
Nov 6th, 2015 — 5 Ways to Keep Your Life Balance in Check
Oct 27th, 2015 — A Golden Rule to Simplify Decision Making
Oct 23rd, 2015 — My Amazing Week at The Gerry Lopez Surf/SUP/Yoga Retreat at Turtle Bay.
Oct 9th, 2015 — Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal {The Perfect Fall Breakfast}
Oct 6th, 2015 — Teen and Pre/Teen Boy Q and A {All of the Things}
Oct 2nd, 2015 — What My Boys Have Been Reading...
Sep 29th, 2015 — What I've Been Reading {With a Favorite Book Giveaway!}
Sep 25th, 2015 — 7 Ways Regular Exercise Will Improve Your Life {Besides the Obvious.}
Sep 22nd, 2015 — Teens and Peers: What They Need Most, and How You Can Help
Sep 11th, 2015 — Teenage Boys and Dating
Sep 8th, 2015 — What's Growing Now? Tropical Fruits on the Farm, September Edition
Aug 25th, 2015 — Kids and Porn: A Guest Post, a Great Resource, and a Wake-Up Call.
Aug 20th, 2015 — What You Should Do Before Your Son Starts Puberty
Aug 13th, 2015 — Introducing: A Six Week Series on Parenting Teen (and Pre-Teen) Boys
Aug 5th, 2015 — Tortellini Salad with Grilled Chicken and Veggies.
Aug 2nd, 2015 — Parenting Without Anger: A Vlog
Jul 27th, 2015 — A Typical Day in our Homeschool Life
Jul 21st, 2015 — Sleepovers: Our rule + Exception Clause
Jul 9th, 2015 — Quinoa Fiesta Salad with Black Beans, Kale, and Corn
Jul 3rd, 2015 — Simple is Good. Our Life in Hawaii, and Simplifying, Anywhere.
Jul 1st, 2015 — Diet, exercise, and Body Image: My Story, Part I {A VLOG}
Jun 25th, 2015 — FIVE MYTHS About Being a Doctor's Wife.
Jun 19th, 2015 — Weight Issues and Mind Games.
Jun 15th, 2015 — The Anger-Lecture Habit in Parenting: My Struggle and How I'm Trying to Change it.
Jun 9th, 2015 — No Regrets
May 24th, 2015 — Birth Order: What Firstborns Need Most from their Parents
May 18th, 2015 — White Bean Chicken Chili. For Cowboys and the rest of us.
May 14th, 2015 — Skate Park Photo Shoot with Professional Photographer, Jim Russi.
Apr 23rd, 2015 — Basil Almond Pesto.
Apr 21st, 2015 — Abdominal Exercises: The Mistake Most People Make, & How to Get the Results You Want.
Apr 10th, 2015 — The Three Word Rule That Can Transform Communication.
Mar 30th, 2015 — Weeknight Ricotta Pasta Bake
Mar 27th, 2015 — The Thing (in your head) That Might Change Everything
Mar 14th, 2015 — "Home is Where the Park Is." A Hawaii Home and Remodel Magazine Feature.
Mar 8th, 2015 — Easy Crockpot Burrito Bar
Mar 6th, 2015 — Health and Fitness: Spot Reduction is a Myth. And the Truth about Losing Body Fat.
Mar 4th, 2015 — Household Pet Peeves.
Mar 1st, 2015 — Speaking Life to our kids.
Feb 25th, 2015 — The Best Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting
Feb 20th, 2015 — How To Quit Being a Slave to Your Workouts, and Not: Gain weight. Freak out. (Or die.)
Feb 12th, 2015 — Family Favorite Coconut Curry
Feb 9th, 2015 — The Great Skate Park Reveal
Feb 3rd, 2015 — Answering the Question: "What Do We Do About Our Boys and Dating?"
Feb 1st, 2015 — The Key to Achieving and Maintaining your Ideal Body Weight.
Jan 29th, 2015 — The Three Best Fruit Smoothie Recipes
Jan 16th, 2015 — What Preschoolers Need Most from Their Parents (and a few things they don't need.)
Jan 13th, 2015 — Winter Juicing. Hot Ginger Tonic {and more.}
Jan 4th, 2015 — Blogging in the New Year. My Thoughts...Your Feedback?
Dec 18th, 2014 — Levi and the Christmas boxes {Perspective for the Holidays}
Dec 14th, 2014 — Baked Gingerbread Oatmeal, Two ways. {Gluten-free}
Dec 12th, 2014 — Meeting a Special Needs Family: What do you say?
Dec 3rd, 2014 — Life Hacks of the Lean and Fit Part VI: Talking to Yourself
Nov 24th, 2014 — Healthy Butternut Squash Mexican Casserole
Nov 21st, 2014 — Kids and Porn: The Slippery Slope
Nov 19th, 2014 — Life Hacks of the Fit and Lean Part V: Eating Mindfully When You're On-The-Go
Nov 17th, 2014 — Home and Country: A Season of Celebrations
Nov 13th, 2014 — "She is Mine" A War Orphan's Incredible Journey of Survival. The Story of my Mentor, Stephanie Fast.
Nov 6th, 2014 — Take Home Lessons from an 80th Birthday Celebration
Nov 3rd, 2014 — Life Hacks of the Lean and Fit. Part IV: Imagine it and Live it.
Nov 1st, 2014 — Because...
Oct 30th, 2014 — Five Ways You Can Help When Your Kids Are Feeling Down.
Oct 20th, 2014 — One Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta w/ Grilled Chicken
Oct 15th, 2014 — When You Feel Like You're Drowning (Motherhood.)
Oct 13th, 2014 — Life Hacks of the Lean and Fit. Part III: How to Eat Less Without Going on a Diet.
Oct 6th, 2014 — Pumpkin Spice Energy Balls
Sep 17th, 2014 — Life Hacks for the Lean and Fit. Part I: The 80% Rule
Sep 15th, 2014 — Barbecue Chicken Salad
Sep 8th, 2014 — The Secret of Your "Naturally Skinny" Friends
Sep 1st, 2014 — Weight, Health, and Loving Your Body: A new series!
Aug 20th, 2014 — Papaya Bars {Gluten Free & Honey Sweetened.}
Aug 17th, 2014 — What Elementary Age Boys Need Most from Their Parents.
Aug 6th, 2014 — Quinoa, Peanut Butter, and Oat Cookies.
Jul 22nd, 2014 — Boating the Canadian Gulf Islands.
Jul 17th, 2014 — Considering Homeschooling? This One's For you. {A V-log}
Jul 13th, 2014 — What a Teenage Boy Needs Most from his Mom
Jul 8th, 2014 — (easy) Summer Berry Trifle
Jun 2nd, 2014 — 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls
May 23rd, 2014 — Coconut Peanut Butter Granola, For the Win
May 21st, 2014 — Spiritual Growth: What I'm Doing Now {A V-log}
May 15th, 2014 — Family Favorite Fish Tacos
May 6th, 2014 — Hugs and Kisses. A 3-Ingredient Mother's Day Treat.
Apr 25th, 2014 — Quinoa, Chickpea, Avocado Salad...
Apr 1st, 2014 — Homeschool Confessions: The Good, the Bad, and the Slightly Awkward
Mar 28th, 2014 — Homeschool Updates. {Part I: Curriculum.}
Mar 25th, 2014 — Salted, Caramelized Banana Ice Cream
Mar 12th, 2014 — Diet and Body Image: How Changing my Thinking Changed my Life. Part II {a VLOG}
Mar 7th, 2014 — Simple Lemon Raspberry Bars
Feb 27th, 2014 — Easy Coconut Rice with Papaya and Pistachios
Feb 16th, 2014 — 10 Rules for a Happy Marriage: A Dr. Dave and Monica VLOG
Feb 12th, 2014 — Strawberry Yogurt Donuts! I love you.
Feb 2nd, 2014 — Five Myths about Homeschool Families
Jan 8th, 2014 — Simple, Quick-Rise Cinnamon Rolls {Gluten-free or Regular}
Dec 28th, 2013 — Whole Wheat, No-Sugar Banana Bread. {that tastes really great.}
Dec 20th, 2013 — Eggnog Cheesecake Bars: Regular or Gluten Free.
Dec 6th, 2013 — Frozen Chocolate Bananas with Sea Salt
Dec 5th, 2013 — Life, As it Happens {Reflections on Blogging, and Gratitude.}
Dec 3rd, 2013 — Homemade Magic Shell
Nov 18th, 2013 — Fresh Papaya Pie
Nov 16th, 2013 — Easy Pumpkin Pudding Parfaits
Oct 28th, 2013 — NYC Marathon: Training Update 7/6
Oct 25th, 2013 — Lightened-Up Turkey Veggie Meatballs!
Oct 12th, 2013 — Little Bitty S'mores Cups
Oct 4th, 2013 — Pumpkin Ice Cream
Oct 1st, 2013 — Icelandic Pancakes
Sep 19th, 2013 — Perfect Pumpkin Scones
Sep 11th, 2013 — Green World Farms: Hawaiian Coffee + Giveaway!
Sep 10th, 2013 — Sweet Hot Thai Style Grilled Chicken Thighs {Guest post from Pineapple and Coconut}
Sep 3rd, 2013 — Orange Mac-Nut Pumpkin Muffins
Aug 21st, 2013 — North Shore Video Tour
Aug 14th, 2013 — Baked Quinoa Veggie Bites
Jul 18th, 2013 — Papaya-Berry Tropical Crisp {Gluten-free}
Jun 26th, 2013 — HE>i Hawaii {Honolulu Grand Opening + GIVEAWAY!}
Jun 19th, 2013 — Papaya Coconut Cake
Jun 9th, 2013 — Coconut Macadamia Crusted Mahi Mahi {Gluten Free or regular}
May 28th, 2013 — Helping your kids Navigate Friendships
May 24th, 2013 — Charter Fishing in Hawaii--H2O Adventures Hawaii.
May 15th, 2013 — Zucchini Coconut Yogurt Bread
May 8th, 2013 — A Hawaiian Night Sky
Apr 17th, 2013 — Lowfat Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Apr 7th, 2013 — Lighter Manicotti--Two Ways
Apr 5th, 2013 — My first VLOG--w/ home and country updates.
Mar 26th, 2013 — The Best Banana Muffins
Mar 11th, 2013 — Baked (CRUNCHY!) French Toast.
Nov 26th, 2012 — Outside the Box {Homemade Granola Bars.}
Jul 26th, 2012 — Homemade Yogurt Pops, and Fruity Popsicles
Jan 28th, 2011 — HE>i. (and the story behind the brand)
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Apr 1st, 2015 8:00 am — "Laura" writes: LOVE THIS!! THanks and you seem like a m[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 9:15 am — "Monica" writes: Thank you Laura! More like a mom writing[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 9:17 am — "Monica" writes: OH bless you Grace! What a gift you are [...]
Apr 1st, 2015 9:18 am — "Monica" writes: Awesome! I do hope it encourages her. Th[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 9:18 am — "Tracey B" writes: I am a new reader (fan) of your blog and[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 9:19 am — "Monica" writes: Yes Marcia–I’m hearing from a number[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 9:20 am — "Monica" writes: Thank you so much Amanda. I love the nam[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 9:21 am — "Monica" writes: Thank you Tamara! Bless you and Aloha–
Apr 1st, 2015 9:24 am — "Monica" writes: Tracey–Thank you so much for the comme[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 10:56 am — "Krisztina @ krisztinawilliams.com" writes: This REALLY speaks to me. I blog a lot a[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 3:45 pm — "Karin Butler" writes: We have four boys and a business and our[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 5:38 pm — "Allison" writes: Thank you for sharing! I had the same ep[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 6:14 pm — "Colette" writes: From a homeschooling mom with four girls[...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 3:00 am — "Jennifer" writes: So needed this! Thank you for your words!
Apr 2nd, 2015 5:33 am — "Dorothy" writes: The Thing (in your head)! Was wonderful.[...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 5:58 am — "Monica" writes: Dorothy–I’m so glad you are able to [...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 6:17 am — "Sheila" writes: OH my, I so needed to read this post abo[...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 8:04 am — "Laurie Woodward" writes: Thank you for posting true and honest fe[...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 8:06 am — "Jamie R." writes: These words are exactly what I needed to[...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 9:03 am — "Pam Weber" writes: Thank you so much. My youngest is 6 and [...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 11:01 am — "Barbara" writes: So true, and on the other end of life as[...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 11:19 am — "Carrie" writes: I wish someone had tole me this three ye[...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 12:55 pm — "Monica" writes: Wow, you just made me cry. That was beau[...]
Apr 2nd, 2015 1:13 pm — "Shannon" writes: Very rarely does something ‘speak’ t[...]
Apr 3rd, 2015 5:01 am — "Tiffany" writes: This is what I have been feeling lately [...]
Apr 3rd, 2015 5:21 am — "Annie" writes: Thank you for this! I am the busy mom of[...]
Apr 3rd, 2015 8:15 pm — "Beth DeLong" writes: Monica! It’s Mrs. DeLong! I can’t be[...]
Apr 4th, 2015 3:43 am — "Felicia" writes: My husband is an M1 at the University of[...]
Apr 4th, 2015 6:10 am — "Tom" writes: Put me on your Facebook page
Apr 4th, 2015 7:18 am — "Monica" writes: Thank you Tom….Here’s a link to my F[...]
Apr 4th, 2015 3:30 pm — "Julie" writes: Or elderly family members – parents, a[...]
Apr 5th, 2015 5:56 am — "Sharon Martin" writes: Beautiful! Thanks for sharing so honestly.
Apr 5th, 2015 5:55 pm — "Kejal Mehta" writes: You sure bring light to things :-) and m[...]
Apr 5th, 2015 8:05 pm — "Mandy" writes: Beautiful! I am inspired & uplifted. Thi[...]
Apr 6th, 2015 10:08 am — "Tina" writes: Thank you, thank you. More than you know[...]
Apr 6th, 2015 5:56 pm — "Jen barber" writes: Awesome insight Monica, a great reminder[...]
Apr 8th, 2015 12:43 am — "Nicky Leonti" writes: This article has truly resonated with me[...]
Apr 8th, 2015 2:15 pm — "Christyne" writes: loved this!! wish i had read it 15 yrs a[...]
Apr 8th, 2015 3:22 pm — "Monica" writes: Thank you Jen…I saw your comment right[...]
Apr 9th, 2015 8:20 am — "Denay" writes: So thankful to God for making sure I saw[...]
Apr 9th, 2015 8:32 am — "barbara" writes: I needed this today. God Bless.
Apr 9th, 2015 5:29 pm — "Michelle" writes: exactly what I needed to hear, thank you
Apr 9th, 2015 5:54 pm — "Monica" writes: I am so glad to hear that! :) Aloha–
Apr 9th, 2015 5:54 pm — "Monica" writes: Oh Denay–That means so much to me. How[...]
Apr 9th, 2015 5:58 pm — "Monica" writes: Yes, and I need to relearn it pretty muc[...]
Apr 12th, 2015 1:47 pm — "Sharla" writes: Thank you so much for this post Monica!![...]
Apr 12th, 2015 9:42 pm — "Dianna" writes: Thank you for your words. They touched m[...]
Apr 12th, 2015 9:44 pm — "Monica" writes: what an amazing point, Dianna! Thank you[...]
Apr 13th, 2015 9:19 am — "Hailey" writes: Monica, My mother in law sent me the lin[...]
Apr 14th, 2015 5:24 am — "Carol Webster" writes: Monica, I think this is an inspiring and[...]
Apr 14th, 2015 4:24 pm — "Lisa" writes: Brilliant!
Apr 15th, 2015 3:11 am — "August" writes: I think what your friend said is a littl[...]
Apr 19th, 2015 12:48 am — "Natalia" writes: Hi, thank you for the idea! I need it so[...]
Apr 19th, 2015 6:40 am — "Monica" writes: Wow Natasha, Welcome to my site…all th[...]
Apr 19th, 2015 8:53 pm — "Angela" writes: Thank you for “The Thing In Your Head [...]
Apr 19th, 2015 10:00 pm — "Monica" writes: awesome–SO glad this encouraged you. I[...]
Apr 20th, 2015 5:24 am — "Kimberly" writes: What a wonderful article!! Thank you so [...]
Apr 20th, 2015 6:34 pm — "Laura" writes: I LOVE THIS!!! What a fabulous post. I a[...]
Apr 23rd, 2015 8:25 am — "Jamie" writes: Hi Monica, This post change my entire me[...]
Apr 23rd, 2015 10:48 am — "Monica" writes: Thank you Jamie. I am so blessed to hear[...]
Apr 27th, 2015 3:42 pm — "Homa" writes: Thank you for this, I really needed to r[...]
Apr 27th, 2015 4:13 pm — "Monica" writes: and *hugs* back to you! So glad you enjo[...]
Apr 29th, 2015 1:01 am — "Susanna Cummings" writes: This post spoke to my heart & how God ha[...]
Apr 29th, 2015 8:12 am — "Jodi" writes: Great post! It’s akin to what I’ve c[...]
Apr 30th, 2015 1:32 am — "Nancy" writes: I wish I would have been introduced to t[...]
May 8th, 2015 6:12 am — "Allison" writes: Thank you for openingly talking about pa[...]
May 8th, 2015 10:39 pm — "Monica" writes: Thank you so much Allison! Hope you have[...]
May 29th, 2015 2:45 am — "Laura" writes: And the really good friends are the ones[...]
May 30th, 2015 3:21 pm — "Becca" writes: Just found your blog, and am definitely [...]
Jun 2nd, 2015 4:11 am — "Monica" writes: Becca–Bless you! Thank you for the com[...]
Jun 14th, 2015 2:46 am — "Adriana" writes: I love your attitude! Wish I’d had a m[...]
Jul 8th, 2015 2:23 pm — "Megan" writes: Thank you. I needed this today. My hubs [...]
Jul 13th, 2015 11:25 am — "Alicia" writes: I loved this! Thank you! I have found my[...]
Sep 3rd, 2015 8:18 am — "Joanna L. Wert" writes: “This job has been given to me to do. [...]
Jan 30th, 2016 8:47 am — "Csilla" writes: Good for you, Monica for writing this ar[...]
Jan 30th, 2016 11:38 am — "deidre" writes: My kids are all grown and I have raised [...]
Jan 30th, 2016 12:09 pm — "Monica" writes: Oh that is SO sweet, Deidre! Thank you s[...]
Jan 31st, 2016 6:01 pm — "Jordan K." writes: I read this post a long time ago… I’[...]
Jan 31st, 2016 9:51 pm — "Monica" writes: Oh Jordan…That makes me so happy! I’[...]
Feb 1st, 2016 3:13 am — "Farleyagain" writes: This is wonderful and brilliant and righ[...]
Feb 1st, 2016 6:47 am — "Monica" writes: Wow, more great wisdom! Beatufully said.[...]
Feb 5th, 2016 5:20 am — "Em" writes: This was beautiful. It was what I needed[...]
Jun 26th, 2016 11:39 am — "Joy" writes: So many yes’es.
Jun 27th, 2016 4:31 am — "Monica" writes: Awww, good and thank you for taking the [...]
Apr 9th, 2017 6:50 am — "Vickie" writes: You are a genius, my dear. Or inspired. [...]
Apr 9th, 2017 3:01 pm — "Monica" writes: oh that is so very kind, Vickie. :) bles[...]
Nov 28th, 2018 12:07 pm — "Jennifer Easterbrooks" writes: Wow! Just what I needed to hear…. I’[...]
Nov 28th, 2018 4:59 pm — "Maria Timmons" writes: Thank you. I needed to read both of thes[...]
Nov 28th, 2018 7:55 pm — "Sally" writes: This was a timely encouragement for me. [...]
Nov 28th, 2018 9:37 pm — "Monica" writes: Thank you Sally!! That blesses me… Hop[...]
Nov 29th, 2018 2:01 am — "Fani" writes: Thank you, thank you, thank you for all [...]
Nov 29th, 2018 7:38 am — "Karyn H" writes: Somehow I happened upon your post during[...]
Nov 29th, 2018 8:59 am — "Ruth" writes: Thank you. Today, I just needed a bit of[...]
Nov 29th, 2018 10:40 am — "Monica" writes: Karyn, Thank you so much for taking the [...]
Nov 29th, 2018 10:42 am — "Monica" writes: Thank YOU, Fani, for taking the time to [...]
Mar 28th, 2019 4:20 am — "Amber" writes: I absolutely love your writing Monica. I[...]
Mar 28th, 2019 9:14 pm — "Monica" writes: Thank you so so much Amber! That means a[...]
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