Mama's Twig & Blossoms Blog

When Our Kids are Hard to Parent

In this age of social media where we tend to put only our best foot forward, and especially at Chris...

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A Small Request

This morning, as we were heading out the door for our walk to kindergarten, I asked my daughter what...

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How to Train Your Dragon Birthday Party

On a recent trip to Prague I pulled the kids into yet another church and my daughter was about to ...

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Big Feelings, Kid-Sized Packages

It is the tender hearted moments like this that tug so at my mama heartstrings. Yesterday my sweet l...

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Kids in a Cage

We Love German playgrounds, they are the absolute best!! If you want to slide down a slide, you're g...

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For the Unseen Among Us

It is Mother's Day and I have been effectively sequestered in my room, with a cup of coffee, while m...

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We grow where we're planted

Being a part of a military family means we move, a lot. In the last 9 years, we have lived in Texas,...

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I'm a Super-Hero, and so are YOU!

I was in the grocery store this morning when I got the call from the school. "The children are fine,...

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Quilt in a Day

Many years ago my sister, excited I was showing an interest in her favorite hobby, loaned me a book ...

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What's on your beam?

Once a week, I said. How hard can it be? I'll publish a new blog post once a week. Ahahahaha, yes we...

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That Magical Mommy Moment

**We are traveling, and busy, and instead of writing I’m watching my littles ride horses, collect eg...

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Faking It

We are traveling and it is fun. (It is fun. It is fun. It is fun.) OK, I don’t actually have to conv...

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Turns out, you actually CAN pick your family

There’s a line in To Kill a Mocking Bird that reads, “You can choose your friends, but you sho’ can’...

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What's Under Your Deck?

My family and I are getting ready to move. Have I told you that? Our house has been packed, the move...

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I Take Pictures of Poop

Every now and then, whilst flipping through pictures on my phone, I find one of poop. Let me explain...

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I WANT A CAKE POP!!!!!

"I WANT A CAKE POP!!!" His voice was downright shrill, and seemed to reverberate throughout the stor...

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Kangaroos Don't High-Five

Kangaroos don’t high-five. Those are the first words my sweet girl spoke when she woke up this morni...

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Excuse the Mess

I don’t know how many ways I’ve said it:  “Excuse the mess."  "I’m so sorry, it’s been a crazy day h...

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