I'm busy-busy, as moms always are when getting a family ready for vacation. We are spending the Thanksgiving holiday in Arizona. It's been three years since I've been back; I cannot wait! (Like seriously, please bless I make it until then!) But I have to take a minute to acknowledge a few things I'm …
Crock Pock Chicken Chili Verde
I haven't forgotten about my promised five fantastic crock pot dinners. Quite the opposite. I've been busy trying a recipe or two a week, and I think I've finally narrowed it down to the last two recipes that will go in this series. Like I said before, I find really amazing crock pot recipes hard to …
Rose-Colored Glasses
"Oh, they're so cute!" "What handsome little boys!" "Are they twins?" "How old are they?" "Are they twins?" Every time we visit our friend in her retirement facility, I feel like a celebrity for one hour. Well, technically, I have nothing to do with it. It's all the boys. One by one, a dozen …
Present
Yesterday was the kind of motherhood day I wish came to me every day. It was all the sweeter because the day before, my patience was thin and my ability to enjoy the boys almost nil. But yesterday morning, before my head even left the pillow, the words, "Please bless me with patience; help me to …
Dealing with Emotion during Pregnancy
If I could warn any pregnant woman about one thing, it would be the emotional toll pregnancy may take on you. I'd grab her by the shoulders and yell, "No matter your emotional state, you are normal!" While I was pregnant with my first son, I couldn't understand why I spent so many hours lying on my …
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Recreational Companionship
When we first got married, we read a book about the five needs of a man and a woman. I don't have the book to refer to now, but over the last seven years, Ryan and I have made a lot of jokes about three of the male needs—an attractive spouse, sexual fulfillment, and recreational companionship. …
