I often think about what my girls will be like when they are grown. Will they love the Lord? Will they be close sisters? Will they want to spend time with me? Who will they date? Will that person treat them with love and respect? What will their personalities be like? What job will they take on? etc., etc., etc. So…I came up with 37 wishes for these sweet girls. From a momma to her daughters, here goes:
Raising kids is hard in general. Add a child with special needs/circumstances and life gets even harder. You have to schedule in specialists appointments, doctor’s appointments, therapy, etc. into an already overcrowded schedule. I make it sound dire and that is not my intention. But…having a child with special needs Read more…
“What’s next?”
I heard Annora say that throughout Christmas and I was getting a little annoyed. I kept reminding myself that she is a little one and the excitement has been building for quite a while…just breath mom…
As a stay-at-home mommy, I have to get creative with our finances. I am always looking for a deal, shopping at second-hand stores and garage sales, and looking through online coupons to get the best bang for my buck. Anyone who knows me well knows I am FRUGAL! I Read more…
As a family of 4, I feel like we have a lot of stuff! As a means to declutter our home, I have found that there are 5 products our family could not live without. I am sure you can relate to this list of must haves!
#1 Baby wipes
I never bought baby wipes until I had children – now I can’t possibly imagine life without them. It doesn’t take long to appreciate just how many other uses wipes have. I seriously use these things for far more than wiping the toosh of my sweetie pie!
Annora: “Can I have this money to put into my piggy bank? (It is a $20 bill!) Me: “No honey, you didn’t earn it! Mommy and Daddy earn their money to put into our piggy bank called a bank account.” I am adamant about teaching the girls how to handle Read more…
Annora asked me the other day if a pack of people that were close by were strangers. I replied by asking her if she knew them. She shook her head “no” and she came to the realization on her own. I was pleased that she knew the true definition of Read more…
When I was pregnant with my first daughter, I was SOOO EXCITED and couldn’t wait to dress her. I went shopping (maaaaybeee daily) and QUICKLY realized that dressing these little beings is ExPeNsiVe!!! I needed to come up with a plan so that keeping our sweet princess clothed and looking adorable didn’t cost us an arm and a leg. Who doesn’t want their little girl dressed in the sweetest of dresses and bonnets with adorable lace anklet socks and mary jane shoes?!? I know that was my first thought until I realized that just that outfit alone was an$80 investment.
EIGHTY DOLLARS!!!!!!
I remember the day we brought our firstborn daughter home from the hospital. She was perfect, GORGEOUS, and sweet as pie. She had the tiniest fingers and toes and made the cutest sounds when she slept. When we got home, we set her carefully on our big, brown oversized couch and stared with awe, wonder, and FRIGHT! Ben and I looked at each other and we could tell what the other was thinking…NOW WHAT?!?