Category: big family life

10 Minute Meals for When You’re Injured, Over-Scheduled, or Just Plain Tired

big family life, chronic pain, family, food, stay-at-home mom
10 minute meals

Super easy 10 minute meals are all I have time for lately. Have you ever had a phase like that? This week I had to stay off my feet. I had plantar fasciitis in a mild, I-can-handle-this version for 4 months. A little over a week ago, it turned into big, fat roaring don’t-you-dare-take-a-step-on-these-feet plantar fasciitis. It hurt! I did go and see a doctor about it. He gave me some anti-inflammatory medicine, and he told me to stay off […]

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My Attempt at Baking with Mary Berry

big family life, books, food, stay-at-home mom

***This side includes Amazon ads. We collect advertising fees when you purchase through these ads.*** Have any of you watched The Great British Baking Competition on Netflix? It may not sound like much, but it is addictive. Alan even watched it with me sometimes. I’ve seen every single episode of all the seasons, so we don’t watch it anymore, but I watched it around the clock last year. On the show, there are 2 judges. Well, really there’s 3. For […]

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Presenting Our New Whippet Puppy

4 kids, big family life, family

For years upon years, we were a pet-less family. In fact, I even swore that I would never have a dog. I had a whole list of why not. But gradually, they chipped away at this hardened heart. Daniel and his sweet tone of voice and John David and his persistence. They wore me down. It took 3 years of begging, but they got the job done. When you are getting a shelter dog, it’s tricky. You want to make […]

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Saying Good-bye to Aunt Linda

big family life, encouragement, faith, family

The last couple of weeks things have gotten muddy. Problems. Death. Loss. Hurricanes. Math. My broken website. Cold feet. Problems. It reminds me of a song Jamie Grace sings: I’ve had a long day, I just wanna relax Don’t have time for my friends, no time to chit chat Problems at my job, wonderin’ what to do I know I should be working but I’m thinking of you and Just when I feel this crazy world is gonna bring me […]

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“I Wanna See You Be Brave”

Bible verses, big family life, faith, family
"I Wanna See You Be Brave"

*** Disclosure for legal purposes: I often include links in my blog posts, and I do collect advertising fees for these links. I do not promote any product I do not believe in, and all opinions are my own.*** Everyone goes through hard or hectic, confusing times. It seems like we’re constantly wading knee-deep in and out of huge changes for as long as I can remember, really. 2018 does not wish to be upstaged. As peaceful and incredible as […]

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Day 3 of Jumping Into Fall: Shopping Deals We’re Loving This Week

being frugal, big family life, blogging, parenting

***When you purchase through links on my webpage, I do earn advertising fees.*** 12 Days of Jumping Into Fall & Recovering From Summer Day 3: Shopping, Creating, & Learning Online (In case you missed the first 2 days, here are the links: Day 1 House Cleaning Playlist and Day 2 Tackling Low Self Esteem.) Do you know what else you tend to do when you get your days back to yourself? Well, personally, I pop open my laptop and go gallivanting […]

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Disappointments and Limitations: Starting a New School in a New State

4 kids, accomplishment, attitude, Bible, big family life, faith, goals, God, parenting

School started back yesterday.  This was an exciting event that I’d finished in high gloss and framed in my mind as a victorious day ushering in a new era for me. Without a single pre-schooler following me around I will have a spotless house, serve gourmet dinners, volunteer at their school, and run wild and free through grassy meadows. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! High expectations. I love to do that to myself. Three years ago, my heart began to give me […]

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The Bama Vacation & One Hot Mess of a Movie Trip

big family life, family, funny stories, kid quotes, parenting

We just got home from spending 10 days with our family down South. I can say with complete sincerity that it was a fun, fulfilling, trip.

Were there melt-downs? Yes, especially me, okay. I was the one with the melt downs.

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Despondent Summer Mom Brain

4 kids, big family life

What a terrible attitude, huh? I know. But if I have to break up one more fight, say good-bye to one more broken Willow Tree figurine (They broke 2 today. Okay, really just one of the boys keeps breaking things), or make one more pitcher of Kool-Aid, I’

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What I’m Cooking This Summer (& Chatty Stories at the Supermarket)

4 kids, big family life, food, funny stories, parenting, recipes
What is for dinner this week and stories from the supermarket

A few weeks ago, I was grocery shopping alone at the Commissary. It’s funny. When I was pregnant, strangers in stores always talked to me. “You’re so….big. Are you having twins?” Oh, how I loved those little chats…Then when the boys were babies, people still talked to us, but these days we’re just regular old people. I don’t get comments unless I take all 4 of them out together. Then of course, no one can believe they are all boys. […]

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