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7 Simple Ways to Brighten a New Mom’s Day

Brightening a new mom’s day can be quite simple.  As I’ve gone through the experience of having a baby and the fogginess that accompanies it, there have been several things that people have done that have blessed my heart.  I thought it might be good to share these things since many of our friends are either expecting, are new parents or know someone who is one of the above.  Want to bless a new mom?  Read on.
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Lessons of a New Mom: Love is a Discipline

This is a preview of a guest post I wrote for my friend Daisy Go‘s blog: My Journey Into Motherhood. 

Living life with an infant, I feel like I am learning afresh that love is often a discipline. The word “discipline” might come as a surprise to you.  But what I mean is that love is made up of all the little choices I make throughout the day.  Some of these choices are easy (like dropping everything to play with my smiling baby) but many times the choices require more effort.
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Our Cloth Diaper Service (Happy Nappy review after 2 months)

It’s been almost two months since Alena was born so I thought I’d write a little review of how the cloth diapering service from Happy Nappy is working out for us (initial introduction of the service can be found here). [Update: As of Feb 2013, in the Vancouver Lower Mainland, this diaper service company is now called Happy Baby Cheeks. There is no more Happy Nappy in Vancouver. Most of the below still applies but there have also been some changes. You can read the Happy Baby Cheeks review. We’ve also written a review for Toronto-based BabyDue Cloth Diaper Service, which we used during our 3 week visit to Toronto.] Read More

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Hosting our children

A couple years ago, before I became a mother, I came across this passage about parents and children.  It was encouraging and visionary, and the idea of being hospitable to our children resonated with something deep in me.  At the time, even though I didn’t know when or if I’d become a parent, I took note of it and filed it away, thinking that it would probably come in handy sometime down the road.  I stumbled across it again while looking for something else this week.  And now I think it’s time to share it.
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