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How Sand Shots Will Change How You Organize Family Photos

June 12, 2014 By Jelli 6 Comments

Do you have a hard time keeping track of photos? If you’re anything like me, you’ve your family photo files are exploding-  just waiting to be edited, printed, and organized. Don’t lose track of those precious memories this summer. Today I’ll show you my favorite way to keep track of summer beach photos using sand… 

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Filed Under: mommyhood, tips Tagged With: family, photography

10 Ways Childhood is Different in Costa Rica

May 21, 2014 By Jelli 6 Comments

Kids Life in Costa Rica At Jellibeanjournals.com

It’s fascinating to learn about how people in other cultures live. I guess that’s why The Travel Channel is such a hit.  I’m always curious about other cultures, especially the more I travel with my children. If I were transplanted in Russia, what would mom life look like? How on earth would I keep my… 

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10 Common Mistakes about Cloth Diapering You Can’t Afford to Make and How to Avoid Them

May 13, 2014 By Jelli 2 Comments

10 Common Cloth Diapering Mistakes and How to Avoid Them | Jellibeanjournals.com

When you’re new to cloth diapering, it’s easy to get lost in all the bizarre terminology and piles of paraphernalia that are marketed to you. You’ve got two choices- get informed or get frustrated. I learned everything I know about how to cloth diaper online since I didn’t know a single person who used modern… 

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Filed Under: Cloth Diapers, mommyhood Tagged With: Baby, family, savings

Fierce Love: What is it?

May 10, 2014 By Jelli 10 Comments

When you become a parent you get a closer glimpse of how firece the love of God is for his children. Nursing my baby I look down at his butterfly lashes, closed peacefully as he suckles. He is tender, tiny, helpless- just like we are under Go’ds care. He clings to me, trusting wholly my… 

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Filed Under: Faith, mommyhood Tagged With: family, Inspiration

Daddy-Daughter Date Footage

April 17, 2014 By Jelli 6 Comments

Little Girl's First Ice Cream Cone Video

Little kids and ice cream cones are just about the messiest, most comical combination ever. Goodness, it sure is fun to watch children’s faces get smeared in ice cream as their smiles radiate pure joy. Cleaning up, now that’s another story. For your sheer entertainment, I’ve got an ice cream packed giggleworthy video clip for… 

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A Week of Firsts

April 15, 2014 By Jelli 7 Comments

My family’s not the spring break vacay kind. We prefer to stick close to home while everyone else gets stuck in beach-bound traffic. That definitely doesn’t mean we don’t have fun!This past week my kids had a blast, especially Summer Elizabeth. She witnessed her first international art festival, an annual tradition for us, tried her… 

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Eight Month Little Man

March 31, 2014 By Jelli 4 Comments

I can hardly believe how fast the weeks have flown by since I met my little man and he first knocked our socks off with his incredible talent. He celebrated eight months this weekend and I couldn’t be more pleased to have such a genuinely joyful and happy baby in my family. Elijah is the… 

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Start Seedlings in Eggshell Planters

March 26, 2014 By Jelli 20 Comments

Did you know that you can start seedlings in eggshells indoors long before the winter frosts subside? Eggshells are the perfect vessel to contain and nourish tiny seedlings. They’re 100% natural and an ultra inexpensive, low-mess solution to growing a healthy, vibrant herb,vegetable, or flower garden. You can start herbs , vegetables, or even flowers… 

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Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

February 11, 2014 By Jelli 19 Comments

Help Your Baby Sleep ALL Night! Tips that worked for all my children in less than a week. #parenting #baby | JellibeanJournals.com

Both my children slept through the night at five months. By all night, I mean twelve hours. *Update: This routine has now worked for all three of my kids! I’m no super mom and I don’t know everything about parenting, but I will share with you what worked to help my babies sleep through the… 

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Family First: Tidy Home

January 8, 2014 By Jelli 3 Comments

Tidy Home Checklist Free Printable | https://jellibeanjournals.com/tidy-home

This is the second post in the Family First series. Read the saucy marriage post here. The words “keeping house” make me think of 1950’s sitcoms, pearls, and perfectly polished silverware. Who does that? Maintaining a tidy house is important to me and my family, whether or not I don an apron and heels to… 

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