The Not So Elaborate Days…

  I can feel it slipping – these days of sunshine and simplicity. Days of neglecting some of the to-do’s for the gifts in front of me… Days of constant noise and chatter… Days of make believe, laughter, togetherness, and play… Days of childhood that can be cherished a little longer… It’s fleeting at an …

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25 Tips to Encourage Kids to Eat Their Veggies: From a Mom Who’s Tried Them All

We’ve all been there – coaxing, encouraging, bribing, battling to get more veggies down our kids’ hatches.  My kids certainly aren’t the perfect veggie consumers, but we’ve all made great strides. They are almost always willing to try, they tolerate several varieties, and they even like a handful. Here’s some tips and ideas that have …

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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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Alive, Alive, Alive Forever More!

We had a wonderful Easter weekend with family and our church. We went to an annual Pancake Breakfast at The Beef House on Friday and spent time with my family, then attended a “Secret Church” simulcast with David Platt on suffering Friday night at our church. Sunday we headed to the early service, a breakfast …

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How To Egg Your Neighbor’s House {Easter Style}

One of my quad mama friends Jen, updated her Facebook status about getting ready to “egg” her neighbors with her quads.  I was instantly intrigued and knew we HAD to throw our own “Egg-Stavaganza” in our ‘hood. So when it started to get dark (which takes forever these days!), we started packing eggs with jelly …

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Four Future IU Candy Stripers?

Kentucky Wildcats are partying as National Champions, but IU Basketball is in my blood.  I grew up watching the candy striped warm-up pants on our Zenith color television waving my pom poms in front of the screen (much to my dad and brothers’ annoyance), and reciting player names since I could talk. This weekend our …

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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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Questions and Answers about Buying a 1/4 of a Cow {Take THAT Pink Slime}

The internet has has been exploding over the "pink slime" beef found at a local grocery store near you. Many grocery stores have been quick to respond to this PR train wreck, and government officials have been reporting on how “safe” it is for consumption. {Here’s a list of pink slime free grocery stores. } …

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