“How do you do it all? I could never…” That’s a phrase I hear constantly. Mostly from other moms and in relation to juggling all my kids, their schedules, my marriage, my volunteer work and budding career schedule. My answer…
Read moreWhen my kids were all young, I was exceptionally lonely. Easily the loneliest season of my whole life. My husband had a job that had him gone SIX DAYS a week. We moved to the middle of nowhere, where we…
Read moreYesterday I had the displeasure of doling out some healthy discipline on one of my younger babes. In fairness, it’s been quite awhile since this one has needed a “tune up” as we call it. When my kids were very…
Read more“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends“ MLK JR ▪️ I’ll never forget the deep guttural pain I felt in 2012 as I watched the media coverage of the…
Read moreLast night as I crawled in to bed- sick with a head cold and worried about it affecting my presentation tonight… two of my little munchkins came to tell me goodnight. As I was giving them my list of everything…
Read moreIve had a major marker of maturity for myself in the last few years. I often refer to it amongst friends as “taking the L”. Translation: taking the loss. Not doing things my way. Choosing to let things go without…
Read moreSeptember is here, which means for many of us, the onslaught of school, homework, practice, games and performances are upon us. My husband very rarely weighs in on this whole blog thing I’ve got going. However, the other night…
Read moreIf the men in your life are anything like the men in my life- they are extremely difficult to buy gifts for. If my husband wants something, he usually doesn’t say a word and goes out and gets it. (Ummm,…
Read moreWhen you start toying with the idea of being a stay at home mom, everyone warns you about the never-ending laundry, the housework, the constant snacks and how your husband inevitably assumes you will take over all the responsibility…
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I got my Bachelors Degree in Child Development and worked with kids for many years prior to having my own. I never imagined I would have a family of SEVEN, but here I am and LOVING every minute of it. I love helping people live their best life, raise good people and have FUN while doing it!
My life is the unmistakable byproduct of God’s amazing love and grace. Despite my every effort to screw up my life, He protected me, molded me and taught me along the way.
