I don\’t think anything can truly prepare a person for the role of parenting. Parenting is a delicate balance of learning how to be a parent, figuring out and working with your child\’s personality, transitioning between the stages, letting your child be the person that God designed them to be, and acceptance. It took aContinue reading “Going From One Kid to Two”
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Beyond the Number on the Scale
This time around, I knew that I wanted to get to a healthier weight. Fortunately, after my third pregnancy, I was starting out at a number that was one of the lowest it had been in nearly 10 years. I had additional reasons for wanting to get healthier. I wanted the boost in energy, confidence,Continue reading “Beyond the Number on the Scale”
The Mom Tribe
When I say mom tribe what do you think of? For me, it is the other mom\’s in my life that help support, encourage, love my kids just as much as I do, are true friends of mine and their kids are true friends of my kids. It\’s the people that we see regularly,Continue reading “The Mom Tribe”
"Have a Beauiful Day!"
Have a beautiful day, four simple words that can make a big impact. Today, I swung through the drive thru to pick up a \”coffee\” (can\’t have caffeine, so it\’s a mocha frappe, but I pretend it\’s coffee) and a little breakfast (fed the kids, got everything ready, and realized once we were onContinue reading “"Have a Beauiful Day!"”
11 years
11 years ago I married my best friend, and yes, my high school sweetheart. We\’ve been together nearly 21 years. Yes, you read that right, 21. We\’ve been through the awkward middle school years, the transition to high school, then the long distance of the college years, leading us to marriage and family. OurContinue reading “11 years”
Fourth of July
We recently celebrated the Fourth of July. Usually we\’ve haven\’t done much of anything, other than maybe catch the fireworks. Some years we\’ve gone camping or gone to the lake to spend time with family. If we get out of town for the weekend, it was to do something we enjoyed while getting away fromContinue reading “Fourth of July”
Being Depleated and Needing a Break
It is said that in a person\’s life they go through many seasons. In any given day, week, month, or year a person slides from one season to the next. In away, we all have our Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Granted, sometimes it falls into the same order as the Earth\’s seasons, but usually,Continue reading “Being Depleated and Needing a Break”
The Art of Listening, or Better Yet, The Art of Follow Through
Not sure what is in the air today, but from the get go, we had issues with listening and following directions on and off throughout the morning. By 8 this morning, we had already face a handful of melt downs, maybe a fit or two, and not following directions. My oldest hadn\’t even been upContinue reading “The Art of Listening, or Better Yet, The Art of Follow Through”
Sometimes it\’s the simpliest things
Sometimes it\’s the simplest things that prove to be our biggest struggle, challenge, hurdle. They stir up feelings of worry, anxiety, fear and we wonder \”how in the world will we ever _____\” (fill in the blank). I am sure dads feel this way, but I can only speak from the mom side of it. Continue reading “Sometimes it\’s the simpliest things”
Mini Vacation ~ Duluth
My oldest has been asking to see lighthouses, especially to see Split Rock. This time around we didn\’t make it all the way up to Split Rock, but we settled on Duluth with a short trip up to Two Harbors during nap. So we got to see lighthouses and a few extra things. For us,Continue reading “Mini Vacation ~ Duluth”
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