Mother of 3 kids, caretaker of two dogs, and wife, all while working as a full time children's pastor. These are the all too real, wildly entertaining, and often sarcastic stories of everyday life in a family of five where most days are anything but ordinary.
I posted about a week ago about not stressing, and a deep dive into the unknown. Since that post, I feel like I’ve taken a deeper plunge into the unknown then I even knew was possible. We’re moving this summer into new house that my amazingly talented, and pretty darn handsome, husband has built for … More The faith to leap
Life with kids is unstable. Physically, emotionally, financially…constant, ever changing, instability, one wave of transition after the other. It’s a hot dang mess of disruption and disorder, because life has a way of just continuing to happen. It makes me think of sitting on the beach, a wave comes and brings with it something new, … More Life, Kids, and the Pursuit of Stability
Years ago I heard a speaker say that parenting wasn’t about raising healthy kids, it was about raising healthy adults. The older my kids grow, the truer I can see that statement is. I was given the opportunity to hear a man speak a few weeks ago who said that by the age of 12 … More How to Launch
They say one in twenty six people will be diagnosed with epilepsy each year. Even with a family history, and a child with a previous nasty head injury, we still were not prepared to be one of the twenty six. My seventeen year old had her first seizure just over six months ago, just one … More What I’ve learned having a kid diagnosed with Epilepsy
My third and final blog on health marriages that promote healthy kids is focused on arguments. I believe that children need to see their parents have healthy arguments. I remember when a friend of mine got married in her early 20’s. Her parents had a beautiful picture perfect marriage, she could proudly say that she … More Can arguing in front of your children really be healthy?
So this is blog two on healthy marriages that promote healthy kids. This blog is all about how our kids need to see that their parents are physically affectionate to one another. All of my life I’ve had this precious friend named April. When I was young I loved being at her house because her … More Intimacy in marriage and the way it impacts your children
I can’t even tell you how many kids I’ve talked to who don’t see their parents date, and don’t even get me started on how mad I am at parents of teenagers who are clueless about dating because they’ve never ever had it modeled for them. … More Why your kids need to see you date your spouse.
When Mamma’s sick you know what happens? Basically the same as every other day, you just feel awful while doing it. I know, it’s an age old rant, but here I am, joining in it. You know what I do for the hubs and kiddo’s when they are sick? Bring them drinks, check their fever, … More When Mamma’s sick
Before our kids were teens we thought we had it all figured out. We had a plan. Then we realized that the more we got to know our teens and their friends, the less that we knew about dating today. Its changed a lot, but here are a few things I’ve figured out. 1. Teens … More The Teen Dating Scene- and what I’ve learned about it parenting teenagers…
Sometimes motherhood sucks. It truly is the most thankless job on Earth. I know, when your kids are little you think “one day they’ll appreciate all this that I did for them”, but let’s be honest, I think I was in my 30’s with 3 kids of my own before I got there! And it’s … More Tales of a Thankless Mother
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