Save Money on Birthdays & More with Groupon Goods {#Groupon #ad @Groupon}

**A huge thank you to Groupon for sponsoring today's post. All thoughts are my own. In our household, August is the month of the birthdays! My son's birthday comes first on August 4th, then my daughter's on the 19th, and finally my own on the 23rd. My husband is the only non-August birt…

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Journaling for the Nonartist: An HCSB Illustrator's Notetaking Bible Review

**Book received for review. All thoughts are my own. "I love the idea of Bible journaling, but I'm no artist. I wouldn't know where to even begin!" When talking to others about Bible journaling, I hear this statement quite often. And being a non-artist myself, I completely get it. …

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Oh, The Places They Will Go...with Silver Dolphin Kids Books {A Giveaway Hop Event} #backtoschool #bts

Welcome to the Oh! The Places You'll Go Giveaway Hop, hosted by  The Kids Did It & The Mommy Island . Enter my giveaway, then hop along to find more great prizes to enter to win!!! From back to school and beyond, these giveaways are going to be amazing! **************************************…

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Mommy Needs a Raise (Because Quitting's Not an Option): A Book Review

**Book received for review. All thoughts are my own. Whoever said that parenting was easy...well, either they've never been a parent or they just flat out lied. Parenting- though rewarding as it may be- is perhaps one of the toughest jobs that any of us will ever face. It has endless hours, no b…

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Who Inspires YOU? {Born This Way Season 2 Premier & Target Gift Card Giveaway} #BornThisWay

 **Gift card received in consideration for this post. All thoughts are my own. Let's talk inspirational people! When you hear that term 'inspirational people', who comes to mind? Maybe it's an athlete who has overcome great obstacles, a teacher who saw something in you that you didn&#…

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#WhatMattersToU During That Time of the Month: An Essential Oil Bath Salt Recipe {+ U by Kotex® & @walmart Deal} #ad

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #WhatMattersToU #CollectiveBias Ladies, today we're getting real...and real personal. We're talking about that time of the month. As women, this is something we all experience, but I can…

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Finding Strength in God {Journaling Through Illustrated Faith's I Am Strong Monthly Devotional Kit} #IllustratedFaith #DaySpring #IF_IAmStrong #Biblejournaling

**I received this devotional kit as part of the Illustrated Faith Launch Team with Dayspring. All thoughts are my own. Post contains affiliate links. Today I have a little challenge for you. I want you to go stand in front of the mirror and repeat these words: I Am Strong. That's easy enough, ri…

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Make Heart Hands For Farm Animals #ShopWithYourHeart

Aside from the people who are vegan, most everyone I know buys meat, eggs, or dairy at some point during the week/month/year. And those of you who do – have much more buying power than you probably even realize. By buying welfare-certified animal products, or more plant-based products, you send a s…

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All Things Bright and Beautiful: A Kids Book Review & Giveaway #FlyBy

Little kids pick up everything. Seriously, they are like little sponges... you may not think they are paying attention, but they're absorbing it all...the good and the bad. I don't know about you, but I would much rather they pick up those good things! So, even before my children could spea…

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Spoiler Alert: God Wins! #BibleJournaling #IllustratedFaith

Here on A Modern Day Fairy Tale, I really try to keep it a positive place! Rather than focus on anything negative that may be going on in my life, I try to focus instead on what is going well and the many blessings I have to be thankful for. I do the same on my personal social media accounts. And …

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FREE Clothes For Back To School? Find Out How with Schoola {Kids, Women & Maternity} #BackToSchool

Just when it seemed like summer was just beginning, it's already time to start thinking about back to school!! And more importantly, back to school shopping! When you are on a tight budget, back to school shopping can be something we dread... but I have great news for you! It doesn't have t…

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Power Rangers Dino Charge: Breakout- Available on DVD TODAY!

If you were a kid in the 90s... chances are, you watched Power Rangers! And if you watched Power Rangers, chances are you also played them and always had your favorite that you wanted to be. For me, that was the Pink Ranger. (Okay, for most of my girl friends!). There was just something about this …

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God Bless America: A Patriotic Coloring Book Review #ColoringAmerica

**Book received for review. All thoughts are my own. There are certain times of year where it seems every one of us seems to break out the red, white and blue and celebrate the USA. Memorial Day, 4th of July, even Veteran's Day can bring out the patriot in all of us. The 4th of July may have come…

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How Does Your Garden Grow? {Our Swimming Pool Garden 6 Week Update}

Back at the end of May, I shared a little project with you that the kids and I were working on this summer- a swimming pool garden. You can read the full story here . Basically, we took an old kiddie pool that  the kids had outgrown, drilled some holes in the bottom and made it into a little contai…

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The Life We Never Expected {A Book Review & Giveaway} #lifeweneverexpected #flyby

When you think of having a child, you dream of many things. You dream of first words, you dream of all the fun things you will do, the sports and activities they will participate in, the experiences they will have. You expect this ideal childhood...the 'normal' stuff. But in parenthood you …

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