How I’m Forcing Myself Into Becoming a Morning Person

Mornings and I do not get along.  We’ve had this dysfunctional relationship for quite sometime.  I feel beat up, cannot shake the tiredness, and have to talk and negotiate my way out from under the covers every single morning. My sleep meter never gets filled, and I pout about it through the morning routine. My …

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Yancy Blog Tour + Giveaway

  There’s not much in this world that melts my heart more than my kids singing their hearts out in worship. Oh how I hope the words on their lips becomes the desire of their hearts! I was introduced to Yancy and Friends through my dear friend Amanda – who looks like her so much …

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Does My Heart Reflect That Children Are a Blessing?

I firmly believe that our children are better at hearing our hearts in our words than we are. They pick up on even the slightest negative tone in my voice; they hear every word I say under my breath.  They notice when I am annoyed at them, no matter how much I try to hide …

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Mourning with Those Who Mourn

It’s been a full week, and there are several things on my heart that I would love to blog about, but this one is the heaviest. It’s not easy to write, it’s not easy to communicate, and it’s certainly not easy to live out. As a mom of quadruplets, I’ve come in contact and gotten …

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Instead of White Knuckles…

Source: piccsy.com via Jen (QuatroMama) on Pinterest     Life has been coasting along like a kiddy coaster – a few bumps, some small hills, but mostly just coasting. Just when we least expected, it dropped us last night. Instinct told us to scream, to cringe in fear, to close our eyes and hold on …

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Friendship and Community In Real Life {in}RL

The internet has been good to me.  It’s given me some incredible, lovely relationships. Online relationships have come a long way – haven’t they? You can connect, build friendships, support one another, and engage in heartfelt conversations. But you know what’s golden? Those in real life friendships that have stood the test of time. The …

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On Being Brave and Having Super Powers…

For some reason, there is a misconception that birthing multiples gives you super powers.  Although I think there’s so much that mothers do that is heroic in nature, I’m far from super hero status. I certainly am not superior to any of you. {This includes mother’s of one child, mother of multiples, mothers of a …

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Back from the Jungle and Into Reality

We’re back from The Opryland Hotel or “The Jungle” as the boys affectionately referred to it.  It was a busy, yet refreshing time away – an opportunity to be free of routine, be in new surroundings, and even being stretched from our comfort zone. My boys spent some time both at the hotel in Nashville …

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