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 […]
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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 […]
Dealing with Sleepless Nights
“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to those he loves.” -Ps. 127:2 Everyone always jokes to new moms about how they’ll never sleep again. I always naively assumed that since I had excelled at most everything else I had put my hand […]
6 Days, 4 Cities, and 3 Kids under 5: The Tale of our Trip
They said we were crazy. I think they were right. We flew into Boston, stayed the night, drove to New York City, stopping at New Haven on the way, stayed two nights in Manhattan, drove to Philly, back to New York for the next night, and then back to Boston, stopping again at New Haven […]
How a Vacation Made Me Appreciate My Home Life
I always REALLY look forward to vacations. It’s not that I’m deluded into thinking that it will be an opportunity to relax. I’m not THAT naive. It’s always a ton of work. I do look forward to not cooking and washing dishes, but on this last vacation there was a lot of feeding littles in […]
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Using a Game to Bring Focus to Homeschool
It’s kind of funny that I’m doing a homeschooling post because I barely consider myself a homeschool mom. You have to understand that my daughter is unusually brilliant. I know, everyone thinks their kid is smart, but we’re having her tested in November and we’re actually considering putting her in a gifted program. Kayla started […]
Managing Ministry with Small Children
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matt. 6:33 My husband and I have been in ministry for years, even before we met. We’ve always known that we would have children, and that we would be serving in church in some capacity. I studied […]