Exploring the world one suitcase at a time
At Mommy Maleta we explore the world one suitcase at a time. Our latest suitcase arrived in Russia two weeks ago. In Post 1 of this series, we saw a map of Russia and learned ten facts about this country. Today we are going to meet Masha in Russia to learn even more. Masha is an absolutely darling 11 […]
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Welcome back to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day. I had the privilege of posting a wonderful Mother’s Day giveaway this weekend featuring a $75 Target Gift Card, an Eno Hammock, and the book Make It Happen by Lara Casey. I’m telling you this because the giveaway […]
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Happy Mother’s Day! I’m actually celebrating a couple occasions this weekend. I’m celebrating both Mother’s Day and the 23rd birthday of my blogging friend Laura Jean. So Happy Mother’s Day to all my wonderful friends and fellow bloggers who are also the moms to so many beautiful children. Thank you for all you do! And […]
[Continue reading...]This is just a reminder that last week’s blog hop is still live for another week because Jill, from our Thoughtful Spot Team, is currently moving. So please CLICK HERE to go back to last week’s post to link up any new posts and to enter the giveaway pictured below. There will be 10 featured posts at […]
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Each month at Mommy Maleta we explore the world one suitcase at a time alphabetically. So our very first month we learned about Australia because it begins with the letter A. Next we learned about Brazil because it begins with the letter B. See what I mean? Great. We spend 4 weeks exploring each feature […]
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Welcome to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! My week started with a bit of excitement. I found out that the book Adopted For Daily Life: A Devotional For Adopting Moms was published and is now available on Amazon. I wrote the chapter on Joy, based on our family’s international adoption experience. I hope you’ll read this post to find […]
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The adoption of our son was finalized in November 2012. At that time I remember thinking that the judge’s stamp of approval meant that we had reached the end of our adoption journey. I have since discovered it was really just the beginning. Our finalization actually opened countless doors of interaction with families considering adoption, […]
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Welcome to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! This week I would like to introduce you to someone and share an answered prayer. Last week I announced that I had just finished my Compassion Sundays series that featured the stories of Compassion sponsors. Many of you also know that we adopted our, now almost 3 year old son, […]
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Welcome to our fourth and final week exploring Peru at Mommy Maleta. We are going to get a taste of Peru today by making a popular Peruvian dish called lomo saltado. This easy to make recipe is similar to a beef stir-fry. If you recall, we talked about lomo saltado in week two of this series when […]
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Welcome to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! I love meeting here each week. I want to thank all of you for your kind comments in response to my Compassion Sundays series. I just posted the final story in the series and I would like to invite you all to read it. In Hannah’s Story, this young […]
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