A Broken Leg, A Broken Heart, but not a Broken Family
Having 8 older brothers we never thought our only girl would be the first with a broken bone! It was a trying experience but some wonderful lessons were learned.
Tag: motherhood Flashback
What I Learned from My Last Cesarean Birth
I didn’t love feeling those things, heaven knows I was praying for them to hurry up, I am glad that he was able to help me connect to my C-sections in a deeper way.
Black, Black Friday
Taking a look back to a very memorable Black Friday, but not for happy reasons. and when you have a bad day early on, there’s no where to go but up!
How to Have the Best Christmas Ever with Kids
In 2013, we had the worst Christmas either of us could remember. We then learned a few secrets to making our family Christmas mornings and days more meaningful and memorable and we wanted to share them with you!
We Couldn’t Fathom having more than 2 Kids
We had other times when we wondered how we could manage with another baby but none so intense as after our second child.
Here’s that story and how we eventually had 10 kids.
The Moment our World went from Only Blue to Sparkled with Pink!
I recall the moment I found out that after 8 sons, I would finally get to raise my daughter. The emotions were real and I’m glad we took a video of my reaction.
Pep Talk for the Hard Days: A Note from My Younger Self
An excerpt from a blog post I wrote in 2014 after the birth of my second set of twins. I was scared of taking care of so many little children and wrote myself a letter to help during the hard days.
My Miscarriage
Emotions are a weird thing. I can be just fine then I’ll see something or hear or read something and I’m crying like a baby.
Biggest Shock of Our lives
He scanned over for a second then took off the wand and asked, “Did we know there’s twins in there?”
When Life Seems Unbearable
Sometimes life seems so big and overwhelming and your not sure how you’ll ever make it through. But that’s why God gave us our loved ones, whether it’s a spouse, a family member, or a friend.