My beautiful baby girl is seven today. It is such a strange feeling when you celebrate your child’s birthday and you can’t look back and remember their birth. This is why adoptive parents celebrate adoption day, because birthdays are nothing more than a celebration of a year older, which is worthy of celebration, but there … More seven years worth of memories, and I can’t see them all
you may have read this post on my church facebook, it is a post I wrote about 3 weeks ago. but, I made several edits and changes for the church site, so here it is in original form…. So no, there isn’t actually a secret formula that guarantees healthy kids, parenting is hard…like for real … More How to have amazing kids who turn into healthy adults- the unedited version
Back to school, back to school, how I hate you back to school. I actually hate it as much as my kids. Seriously, school is the worst! Financially it is a killer; back to school clothes, supplies, and new teacher gifts have left me penniless. Not to mention that it is when all the Fall … More School is stealing my Soul (and wallet)
One year ago today our family changed forever. A year ago today my nephew and brother-in-law died in a horrible plane crash. He was 9, almost 10. My sisters only son and her husband. I don’t write about this to broadcast our tragedy to the world, that’s not what this is for. I just desire … More My own personal ocean of doubt and fear in God’s plan
Step mom. It’s a horrible term. Feels like stepped on mom, which is a horrible thought. And frankly, sometimes it feels that way. Not because of the son, no he’s great. But just because of the situation. Sometimes I can’t help it but be the 6th wheel. It’s normal. My other son (you may call … More Why I reject being a step-mom
Ok, I’ve been home for almost a full week and if I tried to tell you everything about my 13 days, this blog would never end. So instead I’m writing a one sentence (ok, who am I kidding 2 sentence, maybe 3..) highlight from each day. This is my trip in a snapshot. Oh and … More My outlandish trip across America and to the Crow Indian Reservation
I totally meant to post this blog on my son’s b-day, but life has just been too crazy. If you know the Bedlington’s, you know it’s true. Our fiends all joke that we are never home, and they are right. We have 3 kids in 3 different sports, my family get’s together for some kind … More My kid says the darndest things!
The church is an interesting place. If I told the church that there was a man with three children dying of cancer and his wife and kids needed help, I would have more people than we need ministering to them. Any time there is a natural disaster anywhere in the world I find myself proud … More My thoughts on Ministry to Children in the church
Life piles it’s heartaches in dump trucks sometimes and leaves you at the bottom of the heap. … More Jonah day…Try Week!
As of yesterday we have officially been married 16 years and it got me to thinking of 16 years ago us, and well, we were idiots. So, if you say these things then, I’m sorry… 1. We will never go to bed angry. Sorry, we go to bed angry plenty. Yup, we are constantly on each … More Lies we told 16 years ago
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