• LIFESTYLE

    Motherhood lately…

    (I wrote this post  about a year ago and never posted.. But I’m still posting it even if it’s a little later.) Most of the time I am grateful for how far God has brought me and how much he changed me for better.  But there are times, better said days and weeks, when I fall into a hole full of self-pity, “not-enough” feelings and “this is hard” thoughts. I love being a mom and I’m thankful I get to be a mom. Doing life with kids is more fulfilling and joyous than I’ve ever dreamed of. Mom life requires more patience than your first 20 years of life together,…

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    Introducing our kids to an Allowance!

    Hello sweet friend,   Today I’m writing about why we decided to give our kids an allowance and how we do it. I’ve searched the internet up and down and there was no method that I was all in for. There was always something that I didn’t like and didn’t want to add to our plan. So I made our own model and picked just the things that work for us and left everything behind. If you are thinking of starting an allowance plan, I encourage you to add or take down the things that make the plan work best for you and your kiddos.  We just want to help…

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    My story Part 2 – 8 long months waiting for an answer

    Shortly after Josh was born, we were told that the symptoms he had (low muscle tone, no sucking reflex, no cry, always happy and contempt, no drinking) were just symptoms and they are a part of something bigger. I did not believe a thing the doctors were saying. I kept telling the doctors, that Joshua would just need to come home and be with his family – get used to life out of womb. And that maybe he is just a quiet, sweet baby. They told us that we needed to go with him to a genetic consultation and gave us an appointment approx. 4 months after his birth. It…