From 5 to 14 Children ~ Podcast with Becky

March 20, 2012

Aren’t people’s stories fascinating?  I have always been intrigued by others’ lives.  I find that I learn so much through others. Last week I was able to sit down (via Skype) with Becky who is someone that I have learned SO much from.  She shared her story of how her and her husband, Mark, came [...]

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Stop Comparing

January 24, 2012

Why do we feel the need to compare ourselves to others??? Cade is extremely competitive.  He will compete even when it doesn’t make sense to.   Ella is 16 months younger than him and in a different math book altogether, but Cade still needs to know that he is further than her in his math [...]

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Painting on Other People’s Walls

January 22, 2012

As our good friends were preparing to move they had a “painting party” to prepare their house to be put on the market.  We were asked to bring any painting supplies we had.  I was in the basement grabbing brushes and rollers and pans.  It briefly crossed my mind that it was too bad that [...]

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How Does Your Blog Look?

January 18, 2012

I have consistently struggled to remain consistent in blogging ~ at least I’m consistent at something:). I have a hard time justifying my time blogging unless most everything else is already done.  Kirk and I joke about the mom who sits blogging while her kids are running around her screaming, the dishes are stacked in [...]

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Saying Goodbye

January 10, 2012

This Friday we will be saying good-bye to some very dear friends.  They are moving across the country. We’ve lived life together. When we met they had 1 child, and we had none.  Now we have 9 children between our two families (that’s a little lot crazy!!). These are the friends that you can literally drop [...]

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