Motherhood gives us countless opportunities to practice patience. Unfortunately, those opportunities do not always arrive when we are rested, peaceful, and prepared. They usually come when the baby has been crying, dinner is late, the house is loud, and everyone seems to need something at the same time. One child is tired. Another is hungry. […]

Welcome back to Waiting Well, my pregnancy series where I share honest, real-life updates from this season of waiting. Throughout this pregnancy, I’ve shared how I’m feeling physically, emotionally, and spiritually—from symptoms and doctor appointments to baby preparations, changing routines, and all the little moments in between. This series has never been about having pregnancy

It’s time for Friday Favorites!! Check out Erika or Andrea’s blog for links to bloggers everywhere sharing their favorites of the week! Let’s dive in! Favorite Party My dear friend, Heather, threw Benny a BIG BROTHER BABY SHOWER. Heather is Fletcher’s mom, Benny’s best friend. She hosted a bunch of teenage boys. She fed them,

Three Things on Thursday: Little Mood Boosters Today I’m bringing back Three Things on Thursday! I’ve done these posts sporadically throughout my blogging career, and I’ll link my other Three Things on Thursday posts at the bottom of this one. But today, I thought it would be fun to share three little mood boosters I

I have grown so much in this area. I have not always been a “clean” person. However, I married a cute boy that really likes clean things. He isn’t a stickler for being super organized, he just wants it to look clean. I can respect that. After 16 years of marriage, I have also learned

  Hi guys! I just wanted to talk about my trip to Mexico, Missouri. We went there to celebrate the Fourth of July with my dad’s side of the family, and we stayed for three days. It was really fun. The drive was eight hours long. That is a really long time. I watched Toy

We have had a great stretch of Amazon finds this summer! Today I want to share our 12 favorite Amazon finds.   Enjoy this Amazon Dump! King Koil 20” Queen Air Matress   The inflate and deflate on this air mattress is incredible. So easy and the kids slept great on it! ALIOBC Baby Monitor

Office fans get it.    What’s Up blog world?! Today, I am going to share what’s been up with us for the past month (or two)… Sorry for so much M.I.A. action.   Today I am linking up with fellow bloggers everywhere to share our WUW’s. You can find these links HERE or HERE. Let’s

Blogging has been on my mind but not on my to-do list. I’m thinking about blogging. I get internally excited about ideas I could write about. I have so many fun moments and photos from the last few months that I’d love to share with yall…   BUT LIFE…   May was absolutely WILD. It

Today I thought I would give you a quick pregnancy update and also admit that I have been a horrible blogger lately. Life has just been… a lot. Now that baseball has started for both boys, every single night feels like complete chaos. It’s either a game, a practice, a school project, homework, or some