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10 Years Ago Today {Celebrating Liam}

10 Years Ago Today {Celebrating Liam}

Ten years ago today, our second boy was born, arriving the speediest out of all six of the boys. His birth was so unexpectedly quick that I barely made it...

10 Years Ago Today {Celebrating Liam}

Ten years ago today, our second boy was born, arriving the speediest out of all six of the boys. His birth was so unexpectedly quick that I barely made it...

How To Have a Simpler Summer With Your Kids

I honestly think that sometimes I'm the one that makes things complicated, with my overgrown expectations and perfectionistic entitlement issues. (P.E.I. --I just made that up, but it's for real,...

How To Have a Simpler Summer With Your Kids

I honestly think that sometimes I'm the one that makes things complicated, with my overgrown expectations and perfectionistic entitlement issues. (P.E.I. --I just made that up, but it's for real,...

The Spectacle of Traveling with A Large Family and What I Learned From My Boys On Our Road Trip

The Spectacle of Traveling with A Large Family ...

Sometimes folks are subtle, and whisper across the table. And sometimes they unabashedly stare and point at what seems perfectly normal to me, but outrageous to so many onlookers: a...

The Spectacle of Traveling with A Large Family ...

Sometimes folks are subtle, and whisper across the table. And sometimes they unabashedly stare and point at what seems perfectly normal to me, but outrageous to so many onlookers: a...

Shaping Family Culture on a Road Trip

I can't remember the last time I took two weeks off from writing here at the blog. It was an unplanned, but lovely break, but I am eager to give...

Shaping Family Culture on a Road Trip

I can't remember the last time I took two weeks off from writing here at the blog. It was an unplanned, but lovely break, but I am eager to give...

Choosing A Posture of Lowliness In Parenting

Choosing A Posture of Lowliness In Parenting

What if... ...when that little one acts foolishly again, you kneel low to the ground, and cup his face in your hands to say what must be said? ...when instead...

Choosing A Posture of Lowliness In Parenting

What if... ...when that little one acts foolishly again, you kneel low to the ground, and cup his face in your hands to say what must be said? ...when instead...

Dear Mom Who Feels Like A Failure

Dear Mom Who Feels Like A Failure, I get it, friend. I do. You're tired. You've not showered in a few days. Your kids are fighting, again. Your Bible sits...

Dear Mom Who Feels Like A Failure

Dear Mom Who Feels Like A Failure, I get it, friend. I do. You're tired. You've not showered in a few days. Your kids are fighting, again. Your Bible sits...