

Broken Crayons Still Color...
We are finally through day 2 of rages. It is days like this where I can see in to the very depth of my child's soul and all of the...


You are Wonderfully Made
It's after midnight and I just finished having a tender heart-to-heart with my 13 year old. It's not the kind I expected to be having --...
Our New Reality
We are officially a month in to parenting a dozen kiddos and there are so many things to share with you. I'm sure that they will all...


"That's too many kids..."
We are used to stares and odd comments about our family. We get counted wherever we go and people often stop and ask us about our...


Potato Bread (AKA..."Mom! This is my FAVORITE BREAD EVER!")
With a gazillion kids, we go through A LOT of bread. Just last night, I made french toast for dinner and we went through two and a half...


Seriously...Can She Really Be 17??!!!
She didn't know it, but the other night I snuck in to her room and watched her sleep. I knelt beside her bed and thanked my Heavenly...


Happy Birthday Big J!
Not only are we celebrating a brand new year today, we are also kicking it off with a very special young man's birthday! So here are the...


The Curse of the Nags
"How many times have we had this conversation?" I looked at my teenager in disbelief that once again we were having the same...


Ginormous Chocolate Muffins (Costco Style)
I love Costco muffins...moist, delicious, and OH SO GOOD! And let's be honest with ourselves. You don't eat just one Costco muffin when...


Adjustments...and an update!
This morning, my darling husband let me sleep until 10:30....yup, TEN THIRTY. Who knows how long I would have slept. There are so many...