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By JoanneKraft 49 Comments

My Book is Here!

Look what showed up at my house on Friday! Oh glorious day!  I've been a  blubbery mess ever since.  It's been pathetic, I walk around the house and even run my errands with a book in my hand. It's like my writer-binky. I wish I could convey the joy  when I walked outside to discover these books waiting for me. Words fail me. (Okay, you know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: busy mom, christian mom, joanne kraft, just too busy, mom blogger, overscheduled kids

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Mom Guilt Strikes a Fatal Blow

Mom-guilt. I hate it. The moment the nurse placed each of my four babies into my eager arms, I could physically feel a lump form in my throat, a lead brick settle in my stomach, and some type of hot, painful, guilt-hormone race through my veins. He has ear infections because I didn't breastfeed long enough.I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: busy mom, dad and samuel, just too busy

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Boys Will Be Boys

"Dad will love this!" David grabbed the navy blue t-shirt off the rack and shoved it under my nose.Had my teenage son lost his mind? "Oh, son, you've got to be kidding me. Your father would never be caught dead in that." Visions of my 80's high school years and a parade of muscle-shirt-wearing teen males flashed before my eyes. … [Read more...]

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7 Things I’ve Learned About Authorship

There are three weeks left until my book release. Not sure exactly what that means, besides the fact people can go to Amazon or Barnes & Noble and get it - lately I've been overwhelmed with the marketing end of authorship. When I typed my last word and inserted my last period - for some strange reason I thought I was done. Wrong. So, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: writer, writing Tagged With: author, lessons on authorship, marketing a book, publishing, writing

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My Amazing Moms – A Mother’s Day Tribute

My husband is a Hallmark-holiday-hater. He tries to convince me that he would have no problem remembering me throughout the year without commercial prodding. Yeah right.Mother's Day is still pretty special to me. What mama-heart doesn't melt over rubber pancakes and runny eggs in bed? My heart swells when I receive homemade cards and Popsicle stick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, happy mother's day Tagged With: California, life in the south

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