My eyes barely open and sitting on my chest is my little puppy wagging his tail to feed him. My other two dogs jump up and down on my bed. I hear cheerios bounce from the table to the floor as my seven year old fills his breakfast bowl. Standing in my bedroom doorway is…
My little mirror image looks right back at me when I look at my oldest daughter. From her brown eyes to her love of big words, she resembles me in too many ways to count. At the very lest least we are similar enough as to make us like the prickly side of Velcro rubbing…
By Jennifer Markham Almost two years ago my husband and I began our journey to adopt a special needs child from China. Our first step was to complete something known as the “medical checklist.” This form consists of all the possible struggles and medical problems your child might have and you must select all the…
Introducing you to our newest writer – I am a homeschooling mom of three amazingly silly and smart children. I have one daughter by birth, a son through adoption from Korea and a daughter through adoption from China. When I find a few moments alone, I love to read Jane Austen books, attempt the guitar,…
Hi Moms, My first blog video. A message from my heart to your heart. You matter and you have what it takes. You are doing better then you think are. If you struggle with insecurity I recommend this amazing book that I am going through right now by Carey Scott – Untangled I would like to…
One thing I have learned as a mom is that loving our children and building them up is not an eighteen year journey that hits a dead end and suddenly we can turn and walk away. Parenting has different stages and seasons. It may look different at age five than it does at age thirteen…
Karisa’s son is no longer here with us today and his birthday is on Mother’s Day. At this very moment her heart is aching and I want to honor her during this really difficult time by sharing her story. She will never stop missing Jonathan. This will be her first Mother’s Day without him. Yet in…
Kaylie Hodges is a wife to an amazing husband and mom of five sweet babies under five. She has three bio daughters and two adopted sons. She is a Truth Seeker, a Jesus Follower, and a Strong Coffee Drinker. Kaylie blogs about faith, family and funnies at kayliehodges.com My house is a zoo. I have five…
We strive to teach our children truth, we nurture their hearts and minds, we make sure all their needs are met, and we keep them from danger. We work around the clock nonstop. God has designed us to be strong and mighty for such a job as this. But He never intended for us to…
Most recently, God has shown me the opportunities I have been given to teach my children, but so many times I rush right past it. I give instructions like this: “Clean your room.” “Call your Grandma and tell her thank you.” “Get off your electronics now.” And on and on … the instructions we…
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