I didn't think freezer prep was a win for our family for a long time. My problems with it? 

#1: We don't love casseroles

#2: I didn't have a giant freezer to store all the meals

#3: I like things that taste . . . fresh. Not crockpot after crockpot.

But over the years I have learned a few...

So often we look at what a child takes away when it enters our world, instead of what it brings. 

Often that trickles down to what our children perceive as truth as well. When we truly see a new child as a new gift to bless our home, that excitement and joy informs how we communicate...

"You are not a Victim.

To your children. 
To your home.
To yourself." 

I wrote that in my journal two years ago, because sometimes it feels like I am. 

When the house is falling apart, and the kids are popcorn whining, and baby stole every drop of sleep from my eyes. 

I start...

Some of us have them but have no time to see them. Some of us want them. And some of us don’t really see the point.

I used to fall into the first and last category. I mean, how were you supposed to keep in touch with other women as a busy mother and what was the point anyway?

When You Don't...

I did one of those eight-minute-long-winded rambles on Social Media (as I am prone to do) and left no time in my afternoon to give you the links to our current favorite reads this month. Below you will find links to where I found each title -- hopefully saving you precious time...

Do you ever look at a mom with the same amount as kids and wonder how she seems to get WAY more done? Or be more at peace?

(First off, all moms have frazzled moments, so even if she looks like she doesn’t . . . she loses it sometimes.)

BUT there are women who do...