Since our fifth child has been born, I tried grocery shopping multiple times with all my children and each trip was so close to a fail. The next week rolls around and I think, "Oh, I can do this!" So I load up all the children into the vehicle and an hour or so later, driving home and thinking again, "Why in the world did I choose to do that!" So, I'm done! I've gotten to Continue Reading
My First Ever Pain Free Birth Story
This brings me to pregnancy #5, and my birth story with this one is one that I will never forget (wait... how can you forget any birth experience!). My previous births, I thankfully had no complications, which is why we started to have home births. Every single time, once I go into labor, the baby tends to come out in a very short amount of time! This round, like her siblings, Continue Reading
Not a Typical Getaway Part 2… The Logistics of Planning a Quarterly Review
My husband and I went on another Getaway this past weekend. We accomplish these Getaways quarterly- getting away four days every three months (with no children!). I already created a post - 8 Things We Accomplish on Our Getaways - explaining in detail what we mainly get done in one Quarterly Review Getaway. This post here is all about the logistics in planning a Getaway. The Continue Reading
Yes, I’m Pregnant Again
Yes, I am pregnant again! Guilt I’m starting to not feel guilty sharing with everyone that yes, I’m pregnant again! I want to be just as excited sharing this news as I was sharing it when I was pregnant with my first. I believe the hesitation or guilt comes from the reaction I receive from sharing the news with people. Most of our family and friends rejoice with us. Continue Reading
The 2 Parenting Tips that Guarantee You Success
Want respectful and loving children? As a parent, you can be proactive in mothering (and fathering). The success is not determined by how your children turn out, but in how you intentionally raise them up in your home. Be careful not to implement just one of these tips. The secret is implementing both these parenting tips in order to have successful parenting. Proverbs Continue Reading
Not a Typical Getaway… 8 Things We Accomplish on Our Quarterly Review Getaways
A few years ago, my husband and I started a tradition of going away every three months for 3 nights and 4 days. This is what we call our Quarterly Review GETAWAY. These getaways are not what most people would think of a Getaway. We work. We plan. We journal. We discuss. We think. We read. We spend time together. It's a time to grow as a person and couple, and evaluate our Continue Reading
7 Amazing Advantages to Having a Really Large Family
There really are advantages to having a large family. I have a lot of friends that say they could not imagine having five children. They say, "I have one child that consumes all my emotion, time and energy, I could not imagine having another one, let alone two or three more!" Or, "I could not imagine loving another child as much as I love this one." It is very possible to Continue Reading
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