The other day I had the chance to spend the afternoon with one of my lifelong best friends. We live in different cities and it had been ages since we had the chance to sit down one on one and really catch up. She was in town and visited me at my house. My four …
Momma, You Are More Than Ordinary…You Are Significant
My husband’s been working crazy hours lately. He’s often out the door before the kids wake up in the morning and doesn’t get home until after they’re in bed. And then there are other nights he’s out of town altogether. I’m so proud of him and thankful for how hard he works to support our …
Real Life Mom Moments: The Past Few Days
Well, I haven’t been posting real life mom moments everyday. I guess that’s real life. There’s never enough time for blogging as I’d like. So we’ll play a little catch up. This guy turned THREE on Thursday! With this fall being so busy, we decided to keep celebrations pretty simple. No big birthday party, just …
To Moms With Kids Under 5: THIS Is Our Time
I keep thinking about how great it would be to have a meeting with all the moms. Every single one of you. It wouldn’t be a meeting in a sterile board room with dress pants and hot coffee. No. It would be in my living room. And there would be toys scattered all over and …
A Busy Mom’s Most Frequently Asked Question: HOW Do You Do It?
One of the questions I get asked most often when people find out I have four kids under three is, “HOW do you do it?” Besides coffee, there’s only one real response that comes to my mind. “By God’s grace.” When I say that, I’m not just trying to say the right answer. That’s the honest truth. …
Real Life Mom Moments: They Keep Going And Going And Going
It’s funny. When Baylen was born I remember thinking how hard the newborn phase was. Obviously it was hard in the sense that we were sleep-deprived and new at the whole parenting gig. The learning curve was steep and our world changed overnight. But then he started moving and everything REALLY changed. We could no longer …
Real Life Mom Moments: Everything Feels Like Work
This afternoon after we all woke up from nap time (yes, Jake and I included…we rarely miss a weekend nap), we got ready to run some errands. With a new baby, that means feeding him while Daddy gets the other kids ready to go so we can get out of the house as soon as possible. …
Real Life Mom Moments: House Slippers In Public
Guess what? This was the first whole week I’ve been on my own with all four kids! And I survived! My mom’s been helping me the other weeks, but this week I wanted to go it by myself. It included two overnights by myself too, when my hubby was out of town. It feels great to …
Real Life Mom Moments: What IS IT About Toilet Paper?
Ok but seriously. WHAT is it about toilet paper that makes toddlers all giddy? Maybe it’s the fact that they can shred it into a million pieces? Or feed it to the dog? Or clog the toilet when they decide it’d be fun to throw a whole roll in? Whatever it is, my kids LOVE …
31 Days of Real Life Mom Moments
I have four kids under three. At this point in my life, I have PLENTY of real life chaos going on inside the four walls of my home and everywhere we venture out to. Every day there are several instances when I look around and simply have to laugh at the predicaments I find myself in. …