Main Line Parent Magazine #7: Fall 2013

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Main Line Parent Magazine #7: Fall 2013

Love is All Your Need: How to push past tome, money, and other stresses and strengthen your family with the four letters that created it, 5 local kids doing amazing things, Plus: Everything you need for the sweetest holiday gifts.

September 10, 2013

Enjoy flipping through our Fall 2013 Issue of Main Line Parent!

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Founder & CEO, Family Focus Media | Creator for Main Line Parent, Philadelphia Family, & Bucks County Parent | Connect with me on Instagram @sarahbondfocus or email sarah@familyfocus.org.