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Mother and Daughter Twinning | Thoughts on what it means to become a mother and when that day comes at different ages for your children.

When You Become a Mother

January 7, 2017

When is it that you become a mother, when you get pregnant or when the baby is born? Or what about for those that don’t go through the birthing process, the mothers that become mothers by other means, like step-parenting or adoption. For each person the time they truly felt like they became a mother […]

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Style & Beauty

Our Family vacation to Oahu, Hawaii

Since as long as I can remember Hawaii has been on my “next place to travel” list. It has always been a number one place that I wanted to visit, but it never ended up happening. Well things have changed and thankfully a cousin of James’ decided that Hawaii was where they wanted to get […]

January 2, 2017

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Christmas themed holiday Family Photos with kids

I was looking back on 2016 through past blog posts and noticing how far Creative Wife and Joyful Worker has come since the beginning of the year. At the start of the year I had no idea what 2016 would bring for the blog and could not have even imagined how far it has come. This […]

December 31, 2016

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Hope Sugar Cookie | Prayer Request

I have had a hard time gathering my thoughts around the news that I am about to share, but I know I must to ask you to please pray. Writing it out makes it seem all the more real, and frankly it is something that I very badly do not want to believe is true. […]

December 30, 2016

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Mother and Daughter Winter Style Post | Warm and Cozy | Shop Hunnis

One of the best things about winter style has to be the ability to be able to wear all of your favorite things all at the same time. Like with my outfit I have taken an everyday white turtleneck and combined it with a cozy knit, suede leggings and winter boots. Sophie’s outfit has even […]

December 22, 2016

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Holiday Christmas Event Decor Ideas by Epic Events Vancouver | Blogger Brunch | Red and Green Party

A couple months back an invitation came through my email inviting me to be a part of a Christmas Blogger Brunch. The hosts invited some one ” Vancouver’s finest women” to enjoy their Annual Christmas Brunch together. Well that right there had me blushing.

December 19, 2016

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Mother and Daughter Style | Roma Boots Canada | Mom Style | Kids Fashion

Holy Moly, it has been a cold week (yes all you up North folk I am complaining about the -5’s with wind). I don’t do good in the cold, not one bit. At home I almost always have

December 17, 2016

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High Tea at Tracycakes Bakery Cafe | Fraser Valley

The past weekend was a winter wonderland for us in the valley, making it an extra special birthday for me. I had planned to stay home all day on my birthday and then enjoy a late morning/afternoon out with my sisters the following day. The holiday season is always so rush rush I wanted to […]

December 15, 2016

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Mother and Daughter in matching toques #fall #knitted #fashion

The end of the year brings so many great feels, holiday vibes and lots of reminiscing of the last twelve months. This past year my Instagram account has grown twice as fast as the previous year, going from

December 13, 2016

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