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A Business With a Purpose

February 18, 2016

It is an incredible feeling to know that you are strong, purposeful, and honorable.  Everyday we should be reminded and recognize these wonderful qualities in ourselves.  SHE IS Clothing, an independent clothing company started by Kimberly Gladman in Vancouver, BC, speaks truth to women, encouraging them to wear their God given strength everyday.

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Style & Beauty

Little Girls Style in Luv Mother Clothing - on Creative Wife & Joyful Worker

“The seed was planted in the Fall 2010 after having our twin girls Léla and Quinn. We were lucky to receive a bunch of merino wool hand-me-downs from family living in Norway but once the girls outgrew the clothes we couldn’t find suitable replacements in North America. As parents who have spent a lot of […]

February 16, 2016

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“Collaboration is the essence of life. The wind, bees, and flowers work together, to spread pollen. Mindfulness gives us the opportunity to work with the cosmic collaboration.” – Amit Ray, Mindfulness: Living in the Moment

February 12, 2016

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DIY Tassel Garland Cake Topper

For Valentine’s Day a few blogger friends, The Cheerio Diaries and The Pampered Baby, and I got together with our daughter’s to plan a styled Valentine’s photo shoot. While getting everything together and gathering our thoughts the night before we realized that we didn’t have a cake topper. We chatted back and forth and then […]

February 2, 2016

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Imagine you are driving around with your sister/friend in the car and the kids in the back seat. The music is playing and you have no particular destination except to find an empty field with a mountainous view in the background. We were coming back from a little small shop browsing and coffee, taking a […]

January 26, 2016

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Over the past few months I have come to know Haley of Beluga Baby and am so pleased today to share a bit of her story and the benefits that she has had from her baby wrap products. Haley is a hardworking momma and produces the best quality products for her consumers. She has opened […]

January 25, 2016

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Wow! What a year we had here with Creative Wife & Joyful Worker. There were so many highlights — and so much work put into keeping this blog go round. It was so neat for me to look back over the holidays and see which posts were the most successful over the last year… and […]

January 3, 2016

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Father and Daughter twinning

Twinning is always a favorite — Sophie and I have numerous pieces that match. I love dressing us both up and co-ordinating our outfits to be matching. I have also had fun in the past buying Christmas gifts for Ezra and James with matching head to toe outfits. It is always easy to be matching […]

December 17, 2015

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Home additions to add to your holiday decor

Like you may have read on my Instagram or previous posts… I am feeling a little behind this holiday season. The decorations are taking longer to get up that anticipated and the energy is running low (luckily I managed to get my Christmas Cards in the mail now, phew!) I love spening time checking out […]

December 15, 2015

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