Baby sleep is stressful. As a mom, you care so much when your kid cries, and you want them to get good rest. There are magical babies that sleep through the night at a few months old. And then there are my babies. My husband has always urged me to let my babies cry it […]
Month: August 2016
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My 5YO reads chapter books and it’s not my fault
This post may contain affiliate links. Or not. I’m not really sure what I’m doing. Kayla’s brother Jac, who’s three, is autistic and barely puts two words together. Kayla, who just turned five last month, had a 100-word vocabulary by the time she was one. At eighteen months she was speaking in sentences… lots of […]
How to make a simple greeting card
I loooove paper crafting. I’m not crafty, in general. But cards and scrap booking … ah. Useful, pretty, AND fun. Then I had kids. Nuh uh. Goodbye paper crafting. The only time I have for such a thing is after the kids are asleep and I haven’t the energy for it. However, now Kayla is […]
10 tips to grow your social media following and promote your blog
Let my preface this post with a disclaimer: when I wrote this post, I was still a newbie blogger myself. I started my blog in May 2016 and then two months later recreated it on WordPress. I’m also part-time. I only wanted to write this because my social growth has been pretty decent. In three […]
8 cooking hacks
This post may contain affiliate links. Or not. I’m not really sure what I’m doing. By no means am I a legit cook, but I cook decent food constantly and I’m desperate for ways to do things quicker and better. Here’s some ideas I stumbled upon in the years I’ve been married to a VERY […]
A Note to New Moms
A Note to New Moms I had a friend tell me about a relative of hers that was struggling with two kids under two years old. I had been ruminating about writing an encouraging article on this topic, so I decided to go for it. My first two kids are sixteen months apart. Since God […]
7 baby products that shouldn’t exist
By this point I’ve been through three babies. My youngest is a toddler. So I find myself at times asking the question, “who on earth thought this baby (or toddler) product was a good idea, and why have they not made amends for their error?” Read my list, and then let me know if you […]
The Day My Anxiety Left Part 2
Around this time I had one of those *special* days where personal stuff with my family compounded with an extremely untimely diaper blowout and ended in me snapping at my husband, confirming my emotional failure for the day. All in all, for about five days, I lived almost as if God’s work in me had never happened. I knew I was still free, that the Holy Spirit had still blessed me, but this test I failed.
The Day My Anxiety Left
“Whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” Romans 14:23 I never called it “anxiety” until it was gone. In fact, I justified it: I had three small kids, one with autism, and I was a WAHM. Obviously, I was stressed out! People around me justified it also. “I don’t know how you do it.” Not […]