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Kindergarten. It’s Time.

"I haven’t been feeling overly sentimental lately. I’ll admit, I can lose myself to the sentimental dark side from time to time, but I’ve been coasting…

Lori BlairMay 9, 2016

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More Than Beautiful

Yesterday, my first blog post for Raleigh Moms Blog went up! Whoop! I've been excited about joining their team as a contributor. But, I'm also…

Lori BlairApril 8, 2016

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For My N, on his 5th Birthday

I love to write my littles letters on their birthdays. It's for them, but maybe it's more for me. It's so they'll remember. It's so…

Lori BlairSeptember 7, 2015

Family Homemaking Lifestyle Motherhood + Kids

My Life vs. Writing about My Life

I want to write. I do. I want to curl up with a hot cup of coffee and my computer. I want to sit and…

Lori BlairJune 22, 2015

Lifestyle Motherhood + Kids Thoughts + Feelings Words

Hearts of Love on Mother’s Day

Today. Mother's Day. A day of celebration. A day of complication. A day of emotion. Today my heart is full of gratitude. I'm hiding out…

Lori BlairMay 10, 2015

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Being Still

Sometimes, some days, my heart just gets caught up in all of it. In all of the ... the mothering. And, I start to forget.…

Lori BlairApril 21, 2015

Homemaking Lifestyle Motherhood + Kids

Freedom from The Mommy Guilt

Aha! Aha! A few weeks ago, a light bulb went off. I was sitting at a women's conference (Tara Furman's uh-maz-ing "Making a Difference in…

Lori BlairMarch 23, 2015

Family Homemaking Lifestyle Motherhood + Kids Thoughts + Feelings Words

Stop Comparing – Focus On YOUR Gifts

I continue to take my eyes off of the prize. I continue to slip. To look around. To watch others. And, you know what ...…

Lori BlairJanuary 28, 2015

Family Lifestyle Motherhood + Kids Thoughts + Feelings Words

You Might Not Remember

N and I were laying side by side, having one of our bedtime chats a few nights ago and he was quizzing me about "when…

Lori BlairJanuary 23, 2015

Faith Lifestyle Motherhood + Kids

Learning to Trust – A Testimony

Am I asking all the wrong questions? Lately, I think - yes - I am. I have been. Maybe? You see, a little while ago, almost a…

Lori BlairJanuary 12, 2015