Here I am in that place again. The one I find myself in frequently where I’m stressed and exhausted mind, body and spirit. I suppose this is the way of a mother, especially when there’s six young lives to shepherd and a marriage to keep tended to. I’m tempted to check-out mentally and sink into the oblivion of nothingness, but Continue Reading →
More and more often I find my myself operating at such a pace that a few hours into my day, I have to look down to make sure I put my underwear on, check my face to see if I put all of my make up on or if my fly is up. Sometimes I find myself with fuzzy teeth Continue Reading →
For the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of having two extra children in my home. Yes, that would make 7 children for more than just a few hours. In fact, it was more in a lot of ways. More clothes to wash and fold, more food to prepare, more shoes to trip over, more hugs of comfort Continue Reading →
Some days I just don’t want to be the Mommy. Do you ever feel that way? Okay, so maybe you feel that way every day. Most days I’m good with being the mom, but some days I just want to stand in the middle of my house and scream my head off simply because, just for that moment, I won’t Continue Reading →
I think these are some road signs that are trying to warn me. I can’t say I have a ton on my plate right now, but the transition of this new child to our home has been a bit more than I anticipated. One more mouth to feed, clothes to wash, watch over, cuddle and play with. More than anything Continue Reading →
Lately my brain has felt like mush. We’ve recently added a new family member to our car along this journey and I feel like I’ve been catapulted right back to the newborn phase. Our new member is 4 years old so it’s not like I’m up all night nursing a baby, but there are a lot of similarities–right down to Continue Reading →