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 “Mama, come me” she says as she tugs on my arm, pulling me toward the stairs. “Baby deeping*” she says as she gently pats her baby. Yes, that’s a dish towel. “Bankie, baby, mama?” She says, asking me to get her a real blanket for her baby. I dig out a flat fold cloth diaper that is [...]  If you haven’t already, you’ll probably want to read the first part of this story. Due to some misgivings and past experiences, I was terrified of being “just” a stay-at-home-mom. I did know that once we moved, I was not going to be putting our two children back into daycare (actually Eli had been going to work [...]  Mamas, let me just tell you that yesterday was one of those days. I know you know what I’m talking about. One of those days that just seems to be wrong from the moment everyone wakes in the morning. Yeah, one of those. We just couldn’t get it together. There was plentiful grumpiness and disobedience. And the [...] I’m on a journey… A long, arduous, challenging yet enchanted, glorious and rewarding journey. This journey I speak of began nearly 7 years ago when I gave birth to our oldest son, Jacob. From the moment I first saw him, I knew that my heart was his and that I loved him far more than I had ever [...]  Last night as I was cleaning up the kitchen after dinner, I spotted this scene through the kitchen window. A daddy that treasures time with his babes and those same babes who truly treasure their special time with daddy is definitely a finer thing. This post is linked to Finer Things Friday.  Ah, chores. It’s such a broad topic. Chores can be any number of things and I’m sure no two families handle them the same way. We have started our children on official chores around the age of 3, but they start out much younger than that with “helping” around the house. As soon as they are [...]  I LOVE homeschooling and am not afraid to admit it! We believe it’s truly what God desires for our family and, even though that would be enough to convince us to follow through, we are so blessed to have so many additional reasons why we love it! Here are some of those reasons, in no particular order: 1. [...]  When my first child, Jacob, was born 6 years ago, I never could have dreamed how messy meal time could get. Over those first few years I tried many different bibs and never really found one I liked. At home it wasn’t ever a big deal, but I really wanted an effective bib for when we [...]  This evening while I was preparing dinner (nearly an hour later than normal…), Jacob asked if we could make some muffins so they could have some for a snack before bedtime and then again for breakfast tomorrow. My very first reaction was “no way, it’s already nearing 6:00 and we haven’t even eaten yet.” If you had [...]  I have the perfect photo for this week’s You Capture! Anytime I’m on Skype with Michael (he’s in Iraq) or have a photo of him up on the monitor, Rachael finds her way into my lap and shimmies herself up until she’s level with (and an inch from) the monitor and begins her smooch-fest with daddy!! [...]  |
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