When I was pregnant with Bella, I bought seven pregnancy books. Seven. I simply needed to know everything about pregnancy and what was coming at me. I figured the more I could control, the better of a time I’d have. Ah, so young and naïve. 😉 The book that had the most use, in fact the…
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10 Books to Start Homeschooling Your Preschooler
ContinueSo this last week, I asked on Facebook what questions you all had about homeschooling a preschooler. The responses I got there, by email, and on Twitter were amazing. I’m going to tell you right now – I don’t have all the answers. We’ve only been at this a week at home. But as a…
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The Chaperone Book Review
ContinueI read The Chaperone for the Blogher Book Club without knowing who the famous start let Louise Brooks even was. The book is set in 1922. Louise decides to head to NY to be a dancer and her parents ask Cora Carlisle, a 36 year old mother of two grown boys, to chaperone her from Wichita,…
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Domestic Commando Review: What Every Stay At Home Parent Should Read
ContinueI had the chance to read Toni Carpenter’s book Domestic Commando: A Stay-At-Home (R)evolution (see her ad in the sidebar) and wanted to share what I thought about it with all of you. First – this book is unlike any other I’ve read. When I knew I would be a stay at home mom (because we…
{About Me}
Sam and I have been married since I was 19. He was 20. He's an OIF, medically retired veteran of the Army and Marines. We have 5 children - Bella was born in 2009 after a rather bumpy pregnancy and her first year was mostly crazy reflux. Preston and Julian, my identical twins, were born at 20 weeks in 2012 and lived only a few hours. Kaden was born full term in 2013 seemingly perfect, and at 4 days old he was found to have cardiomyopathy due to ciHHV-6. He passed away at 3 weeks old. Charlotte was born in 2015, and was a complete surprise to us. Each of them have changed our lives completely.
Currently I'm in school to become a counselor who focuses on trauma and grief.
I love Jesus - even though sometimes I get really angry and upset at the way our life has gone. I hope through my faults, insecurities, snarkiness, selfish nature, and general mess - my love for Christ and His work in my life shines through in my story.
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