We did it! About a month ago, we closed on our first home. It is a stunning white and black colonial style home. I am ecstatic! We are around 45 minutes from my hometown, which I never expected, but turned out to be a big blessing. Most days you can find me sitting on the…
Category: Big Families
How I Increase Productivity
How do I get it all done? Hint: I don’t! But I do have some ideas to make things easier. Having more people and tasks to manage means that you have to figure out how to get as much out of each day as you can, without completely burning yourself out. When I had our…
Are Big Families Worth It? A Short Note on Compassion
A Difficult Loss Late on the night of Ash Wednesday, we lost my grandfather. Papa, my dad’s dad, was an amazing man. He was a Captain in the United States Navy and served for many years as a Navy chaplain, then as a pastor of a small church in his hometown. We had to travel…
Are Big Families Worth It?
As the momma of a bigger family, I’m sometimes greeted in public by people implying many negative points of parenting this many kids. Usually it’s something along the lines of how they could never handle it, or I must be out of my mind. I wanted to begin a series about the blessings and challenges…