I don’t usually do movie reviews. In fact, I’ve never done one before and I don’t expect to be doing many more, but I watched a movie last week that I just can’t get out of my mind. I got pregnant when I was 15 and became a mommy for the first time a few […]
The Body My Babies Built
This is the first week I am participating in the Wellness Wednesday link-up over at Scoops of Joy, and one of the prompts this week is “Why I love my body.” I immediately knew that this was the prompt I wanted to write about…not because I have some smokin’ hot, perfect body, but because I […]
Sleep Deprived Mommy
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that at the beginning of December we had a sweet little bundle of joy join our home. (If you haven’t, you can read my birth story here.) These last 3 weeks have been filled with so much love in our home. The older 4 […]
Our Home Birth–and FREE PRINTABLES!
In the early morning hours on Friday, December 5, our beautiful baby girl was born. Each of my children’s births have been special, but this one was unique in that it was our first home birth. It’s funny how something can be so different from all other experiences, and yet still the same. That is […]
Handling Birthday’s During Holiday Season
photo credit We are very blessed to be expecting baby #5 in early December. I love this time of year, with all the decorations and festive spirit and Christmas music playing every where I go. I enjoy the cold weather and bundling up to go outside. It makes me happy to have a fire going […]