Tag: Family

I wanted to repost something I wrote over three years ago because the truths of it have come back around for me presently. Does that ever happen to you? Do you write something in a journal or on a sticky note and find it years later and it transports you back to the very moment […] READ MORE

Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Remembering painful losses can take you and I down a couple different roads, depending on two main factors – the healing we’ve allowed to take place in our hearts since the loss and secondly, where our Hope is anchored. The Road of Darkness Remembering can take us […] READ MORE

I look at the smiling faces of my little people as I post their pics on a Facebook, and as their mom, only I know the depth of the joy, and also the struggles in each of them. I look in their eyes and I know…just like only you know your kids or those closest […] READ MORE

Running errands and shopping seems to be the hardest times for me in regards to eating healthy…especially with 3 little ones in tow!  All moms know how hard it is to shop with hungry, cranky kids (or a hungry, cranky mom!). One thing I have found though is that, as with most things in life, […] READ MORE

I used this routine with all of my children and it was a lifesaver!   It gets them on a great schedule, sleeping through the night earlier, and just overall, helps them to be very content. I don’t think any kid likes being in charge…Deep down inside they want someone to set the boundaries for […] READ MORE

Don’t you love it when you leave your kids alone for a few minutes and then find them doing crazy things? At least this time it wasn’t something disastrous! If your kids are curious and want to know how things work, let them…as long as they are not doing anything hazardous to their health!  This […] READ MORE

Almost three and a half years ago we had a beautiful little boy named Hosea Nathan.  He was perfect in every way!  After two girls, you can imagine all of our excitement!  One month later, Hosea passed away from SIDS–Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.  This earth-shattering tragedy rocked me to the core.  There were days I […] READ MORE