How Mama Got Her Laundry Groove Back {Thanks to the Whirlpool Duet}

What are three things ALL moms are searching for more of?  Time Energy Money {Nod your head if you’re in agreement.} I know for me personally, laundry can “wash” these valued resources in a hurry and leave ME on the spin cycle rather than my whites.  Since the boys were born, laundry has been a …

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A Quad Moms Life In a Comic Strip

Source: John McPherson, Close to Home A lady from my church growing up sent me this comic clipping in the mail.  Could it be more fitting?  (I think my boys are a tad cuter than this comic, however.  Bias, I know.) Kinda glad those stroller days are behind us, but we still get asked at …

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White House Tweetup Event with Press Secretary Carney and Other Members of the Obama Administration

  What a whirlwind of a trip to our Nation’s Capitol! If we didn’t have the pictures to prove it, we might have thought it was all a dream.  In less than 24 hours, we booked airline tickets, hotel, arranged a night in Annapolis with a friend, and found 3 sets of babysitters for our …

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Meet the Newest Set of Twins in Our Family: The Whirlpool Duets

Twins run in our family. Even in our appliances. The shock of having two sets of twins on the same day is wearing off, however we’re still floored by this double blessing. I received an application during my surgery recovery that snapped me out of my drug induced fog – an opportunity to apply for …

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A Few of Our Favorite Places to Frequent

I love being home with my boys.  I love having family meals at the kitchen table.  I love playing with the boys in the backyard. I love my comfort pad that I affectionately call HOME.  But I also love to GO!  We break out of these walls quite often to run errands, or just for …

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Look in the Mirror…

Have you ever caught yourself being overly critical of your spouse?  Have you found that you tend to hold them to a higher standard than anyone else in your life?  Do you hold them to a higher standard than even yourself? I began asking myself these questions a few weeks ago because of a very …

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Thursday Thankfulness

As our Indiana Summer threatens to come to a close, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for this season of life we are experiencing.  Although this summer has had its share of trials, there have been numerous blessings. God has provided for us, and lavished His mercy and grace upon us in ways we do not deserve. …

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Sometimes You Have to Choose to Laugh So You Don’t Cry, Especially When It Involves A Gas Station Bathroom

So everyone has a gas station bathroom disaster story, right?  We have several… Normally I wouldn’t share them, but you know how sometimes you have to choose to laugh instead of cry?  This is totally one of those moments, and the laughing will come easier if I share it with you.  (No worries – no …

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