Mar 25, 2016
Vol 6, Issue 6
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March Forth!
Note From Julie and Tom
Dear One,

Do you remember the first week of your child's life? Did you spend it sore and recovering? Did you spend it in the NICU? Did you fall instantly in love or was it a little more gradual? Did you spend hours just looking in that little face watching that tiny mouth move this way and that? What do you think a new born sounds like? Someone in our family says all those little squeaks and grunts sound like a baby elephant.

Perhaps your child is adopted: Was your first week filled with paperwork and meetings and introductions? Was your child newborn or a bit older? Do you remember who handed you your child for the very first time? Did time stop?
 
Julie and EvelynWe are over the moon here at March Forth Family with the birth of Evelyn Grace - the firstborn of our firstborn and our son-in-love. Little Evelyn has made Amy an auntie for the very first time. Precious Evelyn made Julie a Grammi and Tom a Grampa for the very first time.

So many memories came flooding back of the births and new lives of our four children.

What are your special memories? Take a minute to remember the good ones. If you would like to share your memories, we'd love to hear them: email us at [email protected].

Noteworthy Happenings:

Blog:  Do you remember what it was like to be a new parent? Are there things you wish family and friends knew?  Julie spent some time with our firstborn chatting about the first week of being new parents. Be sure to catch the latest blog article post for 15 Quick Tips from a Brand New Mom for Family and Friends. We are sure that you could add your own ideas to this list. We'd love to know about them. Email us at [email protected] with your own list of tips.

On the horizon:
April 99:00 am - 4:00 pm - We will be teaching an all-day seminar called:
Turn Your Challenge into Success
Stock Your Parenting Toolbox
Cornerstone Christian School, Harrisonburg, Virginia
$15 a person, $20 a couple. Lunch will be provided.
Register by calling CCS at 540-432-9816 or send an email to: [email protected]

April 15 & 16 - We will be attending the Accessibility Summit at McLean Bible Church in McLean, Virginia. Our goal is to pick up even more tips and helps so that we can share them with YOU!

April 22 & 23 - Maryland Homeschoolers - Come visit our booth at MACHE's Curriculum Fair at the Frederick County Fairgrounds in Frederick, MD.

April 21 through 25 - Trip to Maryland for strategic planning with group leaders. Would you like to set up a meeting to discuss how we might serve your group? Email us at [email protected] to schedule a meet-up.

Is your group looking for a speaker?
We would love to put you on our 2016/2017 Calendar

With Much Love,

Tom and Julie and Amy

 
Blog Article
15 Quick Tips from a Brand New Mom for Family and Friends
By Julie Meekins

We have a new baby!!!

Our first grandchild is just a little over a week old and absolutely beautiful (of course ☺

Amy with Evelyn Here is Auntie Amy with her new little niece: Evelyn Grace.

Since it has been a long time since we have brought home a newborn (almost 21 years), we realize that we are a little rusty on tips that would be helpful to new moms and dads.

So, we asked our daughter to share with us a few tips that would help the rest of us - family and friends in the lives of new parents -- understand a few things:
Coming Events
April 9 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Cornerstone Christian School, Harrisonburg, Virginia
$15 a person, $20 a couple. Lunch will be provided. We will be teaching an all-day seminar called:
Turn Your Challenge into Success
Stock Your Parenting Toolbox
Register by calling CCS at 540-432-9816 or send an email to: [email protected]
April 15, 16 - Access Ministries - We will be attending the Accessibility Summit at McLean Bible Church in McLean, Virginia. Our goal is to pick up even more tips and helps so that we can share them with YOU!
April 22,23 - MACHE - Come visit our booth at MACHE's Curriculum Fair at the Frederick County Fairgrounds in Frederick, MD. This will be our third year in attendance. We love our Maryland connections!

April 21 through 25 - Trip to Maryland for strategic planning with group leaders. Would you like to set up a meeting to discuss how we might serve your group? Email us at [email protected] to schedule a meet-up.
July 25-28 - PEF Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Us
We are devoted to providing hope, encouragement,  education, and empowerment to all parents especially to those who are raising a child who  has challenges or is complex.  We bring our training and experience in neurodevelopmental child development, integrative health coaching, and parenting skills.  And as presenters and the special needs specialists for the National Center for Biblical Parenting, we bring heart-based parenting strategies to ALL parents. 

We are parent mentors, authors, and 
motivational speakers. We speak to large and small groups. We would love to connect with you! Let's talk! Send us an email at [email protected]

Schedule a Get Acquainted Call with us today to see what we have that can help you in your journey -- Find more information see our website at: MarchForthFamily.com/GAC
  
The outreach of March Forth Family extends worldwide. We work with you online by phone, Skype, and your computer wherever you live.
 
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Quick Links
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See us on our Nutrition School Blog:

The Mini Documentary VIDEO created by our nutrition school, IIN (9 min):

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Our Services: 
How we can support you:  

Private Coaching: Sign up for a Get Acquainted Call.  Check out our website: MarchForthFamily.com. Contact us at: [email protected] or 410-746-9010


Speaking and Teaching: Looking for a Speaker? We love to speak to groups to encourage and empower parents! We do weekend seminars, individual classes and webinars. Contact us for more information at: [email protected]
 

 

Our Books: Check out our book on Amazon, 

Melt the Meltdowns. The booklet form of our very popular talk of the same name. Check it out on Amazon today. Only $11.

 

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We have written 4 eBooks. Julie's is available on Amazon. It is available for the Kindle for $2.99, Every Mom's Checkist - Five Point Focus. 

 

Happy Moms Peaceful Homes

Our second eBook is available for no cost on our website. For our current readers of this newsletter, a link is provided HERE to get the PDF version of the book right now! Just click this link to get Happy Moms Peaceful Homes - 3 Tips to Survive Overactive Children. You may also want to save the book to your computer to access at anytime. And be sure to direct your friends to our website to sign up and get their copy! Contact us about receiving our third and forth eBook. We would love to share it with you!

 

Classes: We teach live online webinars on a regular basis. Stay tuned to these newsletters and the EVENTS tab of our website for dates and times! AND we have recorded online classes for listening. Visit our website and go to the "Our Services" tab. You will also find a list of our services.

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