Teaching Care
I get stopped often while out with my boys. Especially if I am running an errand… waiting in line somewhere… or trying on clothes (yes I have taken all four of my boys into a dressing room area – now...
View ArticleSocial Media Heaviness
Do you ever have those days when you read something else, yet again that just makes you a bit heavy? From a news article. To a blog post. To a persons post on instagram or facebook. Something else that...
View ArticleWaking up with Reed
Decided Id capture a few snippets of what I see every morning when I get baby Reed. It wont be long and he wont be in a crib any more.. and life with Reed will be different in a small way. I guess he...
View ArticleEncouraging the Moms
A few days ago I posted the images to the right on my instagram. It is an image of myself as a newborn in the hospital, shortly after my mom had me back in 1983. That is me in the first container crib....
View ArticleHomeschool Curriculum Choices for 2015 – 2016
We got our Wifi turned on yesterday… and it didn’t take me long to begin the process of figuring out what we will do for school this coming school year. I knew we’d home school this year… The thought...
View Article32
Step back 15 years… Had you interviewed me in high school, I would have never imagined life at 32, to look like my life today. I remember in high school seeing movies like 13 going on 30… I imagined my...
View ArticleThe Job of Motherhood and why its worth it
The job of Motherhood is a job, many do not desire… They desire children but not so much the staying at home all day. I truly believe, the calling to be a full time stay at home mom, does not come to...
View ArticleWhy home schooling has to be a calling
There are a few people that often times when I really struggle in the area of home school, I will txt, email, call, some how reach out, because struggling in the area of home schooling your children,...
View ArticleI could pretend
Reed was lounging in my bed the other day, playing with my iPhone. I have been battling some serious sinus junk… Last time I got a sinus infection like this, it ended up infection my ears, which...
View ArticleLay it down
There are some times moments in your life, where you feel under attack. Where a lot goes wrong at once… and you just can’t seem to get out of the rut. Could stem from sick kids. Quarrels. Stress. Job....
View ArticleMom’s Gift Guide
I don’t know about any one else, but my husband has the hardest time buying gifts for me. It is one of those things that caused lots of arguments our early years in marriage but now almost 14 years in,...
View ArticleI use to share more
I grabbed my camera this weekend. A camera that I feel I’ve neglected some, due to the ease of an iphone always being handy & the ease instagram provides. It takes me being intentional to actually...
View ArticleNursing & Bottle Wars need to stop.
Before I start… let me say that I believe this is an area of struggle for “some” moms. I have had friends that this topic doesn’t even phase them & honestly, that is a blessing. For those who do...
View ArticleWe all have Foot in my Mouth Disorder.
I often think of myself having a disorder called Foot in my Mouth. Obviously made up, possibly. Then again, something I find I struggle with. One thing I greatly struggled with during my early years of...
View ArticleDoes Social Media make Holidays Harder?
I talked briefly on Instagram late Sunday Night (or I guess you could say early Monday morning), about our recent trip to the ER with our youngest son Reed. He was playing on a playground balance beam....
View ArticleTears, Tantrums and Trauma
The other day I went to meet up with a dear friend at a nearby park. Her and I became close over a year ago now. Immediately clicked. During the time we met, I was so thankful. Shes been a blessing to...
View Article26 vs 36 – The Motherhood Struggle Bus
26 vs 36. I sat on my instagram screen this morning for a bit, trying to write some sort of inspirational post to young mothers. Who are where I was a decade ago. However, I kept running out of room....
View ArticleI use to share more
I grabbed my camera this weekend. A camera that I feel I’ve neglected some, due to the ease of an iphone always being handy & the ease instagram provides. It takes me being intentional to actually...
View ArticleNursing & Bottle Wars need to stop.
Before I start… let me say that I believe this is an area of struggle for “some” moms. I have had friends that this topic doesn’t even phase them & honestly, that is a blessing. For those who do...
View ArticleLay it down
There are some times moments in your life, where you feel under attack. Where a lot goes wrong at once… and you just can’t seem to get out of the rut. Could stem from sick kids. Quarrels. Stress. Job....
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