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1 month ago | 
mother-u.com | Rachel Norman |Rachel Norman
The instinct that surprised me the most about parenting was my Mama Bear Instinct. Mama Bear nurtures, loves, serves, and protects. She is watchful and very cautious. I never knew how protective I was until I had children. Actually, I had a glimpse of it once before I even knew I was pregnant with my first child. Here’s what happened: I was watching a movie about a young child who had been separated from his birth parents and was living on the streets.
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1 month ago | 
mother-u.com | Rachel Norman
Kids don’t want to do chores and resist chore time when these habits are going on in the home. Let’s get those kids to cooperate!If you’ve got little ones making messes, then you need little ones picking those messes up.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
amotherfarfromhome.com | Rachel Norman
💫 Spring Refresh: Simple Decluttering & Organizing Tips HERE 💫 Easter is coming up and that means easter egg hunts at your church. Here are some awesome Easter basket ideas. Growing up, my mom used to leave me an Easter basket on the counter to find each Easter morning before church. And, I’m telling you, it was very early morning because we had sunrise services starting at 6:30 a.m. It would have Reese’s, the fun green grass, and whatever else she had decided to put.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
amotherfarfromhome.com | Rachel Norman
✨ 7 simple ways to prepare your family for the whole year ✨ If you fear you’re on the verge of having desperate housewife syndrome, read on for tips and ideas on how to help. Long before anyone filmed anything on Wisteria Lane, the desperate housewife syndrome was in full bloom. All over the world, moms are wearing pajamas at 11 am and wondering how the moms around them seem to find time to match their fingernail polish with their outfit. Outfit?
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
amotherfarfromhome.com | Rachel Norman
✨ 7 simple ways to prepare your family for the whole year ✨ Inside: Are you having babies close together and a bit worried about how it’ll all pan out? Well, you should be. I’m just kidding… here’s some encouragement coming your way :)When my son was born my daughter was 12 months and 3 weeks old. She couldn’t even walk. When I brought my baby boy home from the hospital and my daughter was still crawling around… it might have gone through my mind a time or two that I was nuts.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
amotherfarfromhome.com | Rachel Norman
✨ 7 simple ways to prepare your family for the whole year ✨ If you are prone to ignoring situations in hopes they’ll go away, here are my thoughts on why brushing things under the rug doesn’t help, but hurts. When you hear the word conflict, what do you think? Do you think of fighting, dissension, and drama? Or is it a neutral word? A normal part of life?
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
amotherfarfromhome.com | Rachel Norman
✨ 7 simple ways to prepare your family for the whole year ✨ Want a cozy home this winter? Here is how to make your home hygge for the winter so you can rest, relax, and enjoy your family. Here are 7 ways to do hygge as a family. Thank you, Melody, for your ideas and inspiration for this post. A couple years ago I came across that small book about cozy Danish living. Or, that cozy togetherness, warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you are relaxed, warm, and doing something with others you love.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
amotherfarfromhome.com | Rachel Norman
✨ 7 simple ways to prepare your family for the whole year ✨ Coming from the person who thinks that routine brings sanity and that it’s necessary to keep a good routine when you are raising multiple children, this post may seem out a little of character. A few months ago we were speaking with a teacher friend discussing his plans for the break. He said that while he didn’t have big vacation plans, essentially “a change is as good as a vacation.” I couldn’t agree more.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
amotherfarfromhome.com | Rachel Norman
✨ 7 simple ways to prepare your family for the whole year ✨ The instinct that surprised me the most about parenting was my Mama Bear Instinct. Mama Bear nurtures, loves, serves, and protects. She is watchful and very cautious. I never knew how protective I was until I had children. Actually, I had a glimpse of it once before I even knew I was pregnant with my first child.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
amotherfarfromhome.com | Rachel Norman
✨ 7 simple ways to prepare your family for the whole year ✨ Inside: Want some sample routines for babies and toddlers? Here’s are all my sample routines and schedules. I’ve always been a creature of habit. Growing up, I liked to try 234 ways to do things and – when I found something that worked – stuck with it religiously. In college, every day for nearly 3 years, I ate the same lunch. Diet Coke and a small pack of combos. What can I say? I’m a health nut. ????
