Meet Super Mama Ariane Paquette. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband Matt and daughter Margo.

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3 Ways to Calm a Toddler Tantrum

A few tips on talking through a toddler tantrum, and avoiding the point-of-no-return.

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Super Mama Series: Geena Harrington

Meet Super Mama Geena Harrington. She's a mother to two (one arriving in April). She loves babies, running, education, thrifting, and sleeping in. Geena and her family and live in the Midwest for now; working on getting to Heaven forever.

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Super Mama Series: Camille DiPaola

Meet Super Mama Camille DiPaola, wife, mama of 3, wannabe photographer/ home decorator/ stylist/ professional antique shopper, sharing all of it over on her blog Cams & Co.

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Spending a Night Away For The First Time

A few weeks back, I spent a night away from Cecilia and Stephen for the first time in 2.5 years.

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Super Mama Series: Emily Fossier

Meet Super Mama Emily Fossier. She is a Louisiana expat that now calls Indianapolis home. Her husband is currently completing his family medicine residency, and she is navigating how to best balance life as a residency wife and a young mother living in a new city.

Toddler Toys We Love

Building, puzzles, and pretending toys perfect for playtime with your toddler.

Super Mama Series: Janet Easter

Meet Super Mama Janet Easter, an Indianapolis native who spent nine years in New York City, co-founding Verily Magazine, now settled in Sewickley, PA with her husband Brian and sweet daughter Gemma, where being a full-time mama has been a crazy, beautiful, refining adventure.

Super Mama Series: Danielle Reynolds

Meet Super Mama Danielle Reynolds. She is a wife, mother, mental health counselor, and life-long student. Balancing her roles hasn't been the easiest; however she feels blessed to be afforded the opportunity to live abroad with her sweet baby and loving spouse. She is a gardener, urban-farmer, and caffeine connoisseur.

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Why Do Moms Worry So Much?

Worrying is passive. It takes no action. It helps no one. But, we all do it. And it's normal.

How Make Time for Prayer and Meditation as a New Mom

Motherhood makes small adjustments to life before babies, including how we make time for prayer and meditation.