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Family Travel

Fun things to do in Texas with kids

Welcome to part two of my travel post about places to visit in Texas! As written in my earlier post about places to visit in and around Houston, I gave you information about must- visit places with family in Houston and San Antonio. In this post I am writing about Texas travel ideas with kid-friendly […]

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Exploring cultural festivals

I am supposed to be writing post two about places to visit in Texas, a sequel to my last travel post, but then a few of my blogger friends asked me to share more about an Indian festival that just passed by! So here I am sandwiching this post in between my two travel posts, […]

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Family Travel

Places to visit in and around Houston

We love to travel as a family and consider ourselves travel enthusiasts! We generally travel twice in a year- one in summer and one in winter, sometimes we add a short trip in spring break or thanksgiving break also. We have taken numerous road trips in the US and you can check this post about […]

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Educator Tips Family

15 awesome free summer programs for your teens!

Summer is a time of relaxation. School is out and kids need this well deserved break after a year of academic learning. In most states of the US, summer break lasts between 10- 12 weeks. Yes, a minimum of two months off up to almost three months off for all students in PK through Grade […]

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Family Motivations Self-care

4 types of hobbies to pursue

What is a hobby? Do you believe that our kids and even we have fewer hobbies than our parents or when we were growing up? Anything done in your free time for the sake of pleasure is a hobby! A hobby can give creativity, passion, interest and joy to your life! But it looks like […]

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Educator Tips Family

25+ free online education sites

Parents, do you know that over the summer your child can lose up to three months of learning? Yes, it is scary! That is why it is always advisable to have your kid do some academic learning over the three months long summer, in addition to relaxing and having fun! There have been multiple research […]

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Family Motivations

18 reflections after 18 years of marriage

Before I start writing, I want to share that my blog Dawn and Hope has been selected by Feedspot panelist as one of the Top 200 Lifestyle Blogs on the web! I received an email from Feedspot founder, Anuj Agarwal, on June 23rd congratulating and thanking me for my contribution to this world. This is the most comprehensive […]

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Family Motivations Self-care

5 things to do every day

In a busy and hectic schedule that we all follow, it is very important to enjoy small joys in life. We need to balance our life, and taking out some time to count your blessings is as important as following your dreams and working hard towards it. If you are like me, there will be […]

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Family Motivations Self-care

10 goals to work towards during the summer

Every month, around the middle or 15th, I send an email to my blog subscribers with an inspirational tip. For the month of June it was ten projects to work on before the end of summer. The previous monthly email tips included self care, how to be happy/content and spring break activities with kids at […]

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Family Motivations

10 ways to show your support to BLM movement

Today’s blog post is in sequel to my last BLM post from June 3. This post involves ways we can support BLM and a summary of what all I have seen in the community, especially with the adolescents and teens. With the kids and parents permission, I have included what they (the kids) are doing […]