• Lifestyle - Parenting

    6 Careers If You Enjoy Working with Kids

    If you want to have a career working with children in the future, then you have probably known this from a young age.  You may have loved babysitting, hanging out with your younger cousins, or volunteered at your local place of worship or preschool to help with the kids.  Fortunately, there are many careers available to those who are interested in working with kids that will warm your heart that range from needing no formal education to an MBA. Here are six careers that may be right for you. Teaching is one of the most sought-after careers for those who…

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    Adventures in Scouting

    Our kids are trying something new this year by joining the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. This is going to be something new for all of us as my husband is taking on a leadership role in the Cub Scouts and I am taking on a mentor role in the Girl Scouts. We all might be a tad bit over our heads with information and things to do, but I think this is going to be a fun new adventure for all of us. I really like that both organizations will be teaching our kids how to be strong leaders…

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    AAA is Letting Down 1000’s of Tennessee Kids

    Tennessee elementary schools were notified next week that the largest and most exciting trip was being gutted. AAA sent letters to the schools telling them that effective immediately only 8 kids per school were going to be allowed to go on the Washington DC Safety Patrol trip. This has been a massive disappointment to many kids who have looked forward to this trip for years. Not only did AAA cut back on this trip, but they made the announcement about the cut backs AFTER school has been in session for a month and AFTER kids have already signed up for…

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    7 Tips To Beat Mompreneur Guilt

    Being an entrepreneur is hard work. Being a mom AND an entrepreneur is beyond tough. I think a lot of moms go into entrepreneurship because they want a lifestyle that allows them to spend more time with their family only to find out the exact opposite happens. As entrepreneurs, it is easy to do nothing but eat, sleep and breathe your business. The next thing you know this business you started to allow you to spend more time with your family has actually taken over your life. Does this sound familiar to anyone? If you are experiencing any of these…

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    Summer Solstice Fire Puja

    “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.” – Buddha Last night my family and I had the opportunity to participate in our very first Fire Puja. This was a very special fire puja because the full moon just happened to line up with summer solstice. This was the first summer solstice full moon in over 50 years! What is a fire puja?…