Category: Motherhood

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Important Notice if you know anyone with a #preemie born before 37 weeks, please pass along.

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

Simply Thick Causes Life-Threatening Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Premature Infants http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/226169.php We use Simply Thick for E and received this same warning from the company.  If you know anyone with a preemie, please send this to them so they are aware. It’s important to empower the parents so they can be aware and educate themselves when consulting with the doctors and nurses. NEC signs and symptoms include bloody stools, greenish vomit and bloated stomach. Continue reading Important Notice if you know anyone with a #preemie born before 37 weeks, please pass along.

Children, Family, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Motherhood, Parenting, Twins, Uncategorized2 Comments

Weekly Video Journal of MNFD….

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” ~ Denis Waitley Thanks for spending another week with ‘mynewfavoriteday’ and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Continue reading Weekly Video Journal of MNFD….

Challenges, Children, Compassion, Courage, Depression, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Inspiration, Life, Love, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Quotes, Thanks, Uncategorized3 Comments

Baby Steps become Milestones…

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance – and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.”  ~ Oprah Winfrey  When I looked for the … Continue reading Baby Steps become Milestones…

Challenges, Children, Family, Gratitude, Inspiration, Love, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Relationships, Twins, Uncategorized, Working Mom6 Comments

Kindness in Chaos…it starts with me and you.

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“Love is saying ‘I feel differently’ instead of ‘You’re wrong.’” ~ Unknown If you are anything like me you tend to live your life in fast forward, always moving at the speed of light (or at least feeling like you … Continue reading Kindness in Chaos…it starts with me and you.

Children, Courage, Depression, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Love, Motherhood, Parenting, Quotes6 Comments

Your kindness can change someone’s whole day and your own.

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“During my second year of nursing school our professor gave us a quiz.  I breezed through the questions until I read the last one:  “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”  Surely this was a … Continue reading Your kindness can change someone’s whole day and your own.

Family, Gratitude, Infant disorders, Inspiration, IVF, Motherhood, Preemies, Prematurity, Quotes, Social Media, Twins2 Comments

The journey to get to ‘mynewfavoriteday’ as a Google video…

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style” — Maya Angelou I guess this is my attempt at putting some “style” into ‘mynewfavoriteday’ outside of references to fashion and shoes!  I have posted this on my Facebook profile, but I also wanted to post it here so it can live in the heart of where it belongs, in the blog: It’s only :35 seconds but it captures our journey in a unique way that led me to the creation of mynewfavoriteday and I … Continue reading The journey to get to ‘mynewfavoriteday’ as a Google video…

Children, Depression, Faith, Family, Fate, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Motherhood, Parenting, Preemies, Quotes, Thanks, Twins, Uncategorized, Working Mom5 Comments

Chasing watermelons is easy, being “normal” is hard…

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal”. ~ Albert Camus To me the word “normal” is hilarious.  Who gets to define “normal”?  And what gives the person who defined “normal” the right to be the … Continue reading Chasing watermelons is easy, being “normal” is hard…

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Fan Favorite Quote from “Sage Advice” Tuesday…..

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“When one door closes, another door opens. Until then, it’s hell in the hallway.” ~ submitted by Nissa Seriously, can’t we all identify with this and if you create a visual in your head, it’s really quite hilarious…. Cheers to … Continue reading Fan Favorite Quote from “Sage Advice” Tuesday…..

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Sage Advice Tuesday, What’s your Advice?

Authored by Shannon Pruitt

“To accept good advice is but to increase one’s own ability” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe In honor of all of you who have given me such sage advice, today is the first “Sage Advice” Tuesday on Mynewfavoriteday Please take the … Continue reading Sage Advice Tuesday, What’s your Advice?