Olive Branch Mom

Abiding in God’s Presence and Peace

Ban on E-Commerce Check In (Where I Give. IT. UP.)

Well, we are only 8 days into the New Year and I’ve already noticed how freaking HARD it is to walk away from the point-click-buy life. A few examples, in no particular order. TEEEEEAI had an amazing cup of tea when visiting my family in ...
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On Food Fights

It’s funny, the things you learn about yourself when parenting. Or attempting to parent. Or pretending to. The point is, I’ve always enjoyed throwing things away. Does that can opener spark joy? No? Goodwill pile! I enjoy a clean ...
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What the H@ll to Do in Winter (Midwest Edition)

As I’m writing this, it’s a blissful 18 degrees here in western Wisconsin and the only thing us midwesterners can talk about is a potential for high 30’s tomorrow. Snow will melt! Please let it be true!! There are actually some folks out there ...
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Tis the Season . . . To Get Sick (Dooh!)

Decccck the hall with . . .  oh wait? No decking? No colorfully organized cookie platters? No happy Xmas music because . . . Oh no, a tickle in your throat! It started yesterday? Gurrrrrl you are going to be SICK OVER CHRISTMAS. Ok, ...
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On Holiday “Krazy-ness”

I have a RADICAL solution to managing holiday stress. I got this brilliant idea when negotiating a meeting at work. When glancing at the agenda, we saw something we didn’t like. It was up to my team to get it off. This was shockingly easy. ...
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