I started writing a post on a completely different topic because I guess I didn't want to get too personal-as in, talk about my marriage. Ironic, since I can so easily talk about the hard things in mothering as evidenced by yesterday's post.  Apparently, I have more inhibition when it comes to talking about hard … Continue reading Don’t Be Silly →

Being a mom isn't just snuggles, kisses, and feeling all warm inside.  Sometimes being a mom means that you intentionally make your life harder because you know it will benefit your child.  It isn't enjoyable, and it isn't often talked about.  Here's why: there's this weird, unspoken, untrue belief circulating among women that if you … Continue reading Sometimes the Hardest Thing and The Right Thing are the Same →

For the last year, I've been contemplating what to do next in my life.  The past 17 years, I've had a lot of big projects, but they've all been the same project: making babies, taking care of babies, and helping toddlers.  Pregnancies were pretty brutal for me.  Extreme sickness (think crying on the kitchen floor … Continue reading One Step →

The other day I had a conversation with a friend about life being hard.  We were discussing someone that was in a less than ideal situation, and how hard it would be for her to get out of it.  It would mean breaking relationship habits with two people in her family.  Ending patterns of interacting … Continue reading Life is Hard →

Not that long ago, I had the opportunity to be at the hospital with my mother-in-law while her husband's body was shutting down.  My husband and I were both there with her as his stepdad took his last breaths.  It was the third time in my life that I have been there as someone passed … Continue reading Seeing Things As They Really Are →

I feel like someone should make a a parody, and instead of singing, "breaking up is hard to do" they could show a mom singing "working out is hard to do." One of my friends is experiencing a little more stress and discouragement than normal. Her husband is having to work long hours, and that … Continue reading Working Out Is Hard to Do →

February has been a pretty busy month for us.  We've left for the weekend three times in a row in addition to all our regularly scheduled activities.   My husband and I are pretty diligent about date night because we know our relationship is so much better when we regularly go (and by regular I mean … Continue reading Never Underestimate the Power of a Date →

My little 5 year old wanted her ears pierced so badly. After much pleading, and a conversation with mom and dad, we agreed she could get them pierced as a reward for when she learned 100 words and read 30 of her learning books. She agreed and worked so incredibly hard to cross off every … Continue reading God Cares about Little Girls with Pierced Ears →

When I decided to start writing this blog, this isn't what I thought I'd write about.  I've done a lot of work figuring out how to run a house of 8 (because I had to figure things out or I would have gone insane), and I envisioned sharing some of those ideas.  Things like...  How … Continue reading Working on My Mind →

Last week, I woke up early in the morning 2 days in a row.  I laid in bed and my mind was full of thoughts about a certain individual.  I knew that the Lord wanted me to reach out to them with a loving letter and information that could be helpful for them in their … Continue reading It’s Not About Me →