You guys! I will have a teenager in 3 months! I’m not ready. Having 6 kids is hard and it’s even harder when they vary in age so much. I have to find balance between letting my oldest grow and be herself and teaching her. It’s no joke guys, wish me luck. Also take me back to the beach! Are your kids spread out? Or close together? ... Continue Reading...
National Infertility Week {A Royal Daughter}
Hi there, have we met before? Yes, actually we have! Myranda first opened up her blog to me back in January, when I shared 3 Tips for Being a Successful Blogger.But just in case some of you are new around here, here's a little about me: I am a country-living, ice tea drinking, good book reading, farming, ranching, Jesus-loving, curly-headed wife of a seminary professor. He's a teacher, I'm a writer. He's a thinker, I'm a creative. Together we make our home on a small farm in Texas.First ... Continue Reading...
Doing Dishes With A 3 Year Old Requires Patience
My little lulu belle is 3 and let me tell you she is head strong, I mean seriously she only does what she wants. Being her momma requires truck loads of patience, and sometimes it gets very hard, but today I remembered 1 key thing and it has been a good dayThe key word there is without getting angry, which requires a lot of help and quite frankly prayer. My little one likes to hit me and throw things when she doesn't get her way, oh yes she threw the remote just a few days ago, and as you ... Continue Reading...
Words…They Can Hurt Me
{Via}We've all heard the saying Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt meBut we all know that this is not true, words can hurt and they do. Bullying is no longer something that is saved for the junior high playground, it happens everyday, everywhere, regardless of your age.My 5 year old has been getting bullied recently by someone in her class, they tease her, taunt her and when they walk past occasionally shove her, and it is NOT OKAY. I have talked to the ... Continue Reading...
Comfortable in My Skin
I am not comfortable in my skin, but I have never been. Even when I weighed much much less I still felt uncomfortable about my body. I have been trying to figure out why I am fatAm I lazy?Do I just love food too much? Do I stress eat?I asked myself these questions and many more and I may have found the answer...It has nothing to do with foodI don't LOVE myself, not even a littleI judge so harshlyI am dumbI can't do anything rightI don't work out enoughMy house isn't clean enough...the list ... Continue Reading...