It’s the morning. Whitney Houston’s “I Want to Dance with Somebody” is playing in the background as I sing to my few-weeks-old infant while we wait for my husband to bring up a bottle. I’m in complete bliss. Society has demanded a lot from me with my last three pregnancies. The crushing weight of it’s... Continue Reading →
Before Four, Declutter More.
When I found out I was pregnant with my fourth child, I did what any mother would. I immediately googled what it would be like to have four kids. And most of the articles discussed how to handle chaos. Anyone who has 3+ kids knows that it's always chaotic. So I took to asking moms in... Continue Reading →
Trust
Confession time, I don't want to think about my kids as adults. I really don't. The thought makes me panic. What will life look like for them when they are older? Will they be able to make it? What if everything they learned is not enough? What, when, how, where and how, etc.... It's all... Continue Reading →
Give me liberty, or give me homeschool. Maybe both.
If you have followed me on Instagram, then you know that I have posted so much about what it has taken to get to our decision to homeschool for another year. You may have even heard me touch base a little bit on what our why is. If you haven't, then you have come to... Continue Reading →
Weekly Motherhood reflections. One
Motherhood has afforded me so much in what feels like a short and fast life. I want to believe that I am who I am because of my kids. This is not to say that life does not change us in different ways. As a mother of three, soon to be four every child has... Continue Reading →